Metro Nashville / Par Arts/History Classes
Agency file
The Par Arts/History Classes supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.
In 2025, this agency had 23 employees with median total compensation of $38,500; the highest distinct record was $108,834.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 23 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,500) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $70,019 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,716. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $384.7K — | 12 — | $25,717 — |
| 2016 | $466.1K ▲ 21.2% | 14 ▲ 16.7% | $37,124 ▲ 44.4% |
| 2017 | $482.2K ▲ 3.5% | 13 ▼ 7.1% | $49,253 ▲ 32.7% |
| 2018 | $516.1K ▲ 7.0% | 14 ▲ 7.7% | $44,260 ▼ 10.1% |
| 2019 | $475.1K ▼ 7.9% | 14 ±0% | $36,432 ▼ 17.7% |
| 2020 | $455.5K ▼ 4.1% | 15 ▲ 7.1% | $19,706 ▼ 45.9% |
| 2021 | $498.1K ▲ 9.4% | 13 ▼ 13.3% | $43,136 ▲ 118.9% |
| 2022 | $478.3K ▼ 4.0% | 15 ▲ 15.4% | $35,633 ▼ 17.4% |
| 2023 | $553K ▲ 15.6% | 18 ▲ 20.0% | $24,259 ▼ 31.9% |
| 2024 | $71.8K ▼ 87.0% | 1 ▼ 94.4% | $71,807 ▲ 196.0% |
| 2025 | $910.3K ▲ 1167.7% | 23 ▲ 2200.0% | $38,500 ▼ 46.4% |
Record list
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Parks & Recreation Superintendent/Par Arts/History Classes
Source-specific fields
Sherry Harman is a Parks & Recreation Superintendent at Par Arts/History Classes. 2025 total compensation came to $108,834.