Metro Nashville / Par Environmental Education Program
Agency file
The Par Environmental Education Program protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.
In 2025, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $48,173; the highest distinct record was $162,832.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,173) — 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 $84,071 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,526. 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 | $785.4K — | 19 — | $42,537 — |
| 2016 | $827.9K ▲ 5.4% | 20 ▲ 5.3% | $43,708 ▲ 2.8% |
| 2017 | $929.3K ▲ 12.3% | 20 ±0% | $47,882 ▲ 9.6% |
| 2018 | $921.5K ▼ 0.8% | 20 ±0% | $47,634 ▼ 0.5% |
| 2019 | $920.2K ▼ 0.1% | 19 ▼ 5.0% | $48,516 ▲ 1.9% |
| 2020 | $909K ▼ 1.2% | 19 ±0% | $50,082 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2021 | $867.3K ▼ 4.6% | 20 ▲ 5.3% | $46,197 ▼ 7.8% |
| 2022 | $931.5K ▲ 7.4% | 24 ▲ 20.0% | $39,940 ▼ 13.5% |
| 2023 | $974.6K ▲ 4.6% | 26 ▲ 8.3% | $41,209 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2024 | $151.9K ▼ 84.4% | 1 ▼ 96.2% | $151,937 ▲ 268.7% |
| 2025 | $1.3M ▲ 751.9% | 25 ▲ 2400.0% | $48,173 ▼ 68.3% |
Record list
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Parks & Recreation Assistant Director/Par Environmental Education Program
Source-specific fields
James Hester is a Parks & Recreation Assistant Director at Par Environmental Education Program. 2025 total compensation came to $162,832.