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Metro Nashville / Pla Design Studio

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Pla Design Studio

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Pla Design Studio is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $86,454; the highest distinct record was $157,536.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$945.8K
Employees
11
Median total
$86,454
Highest record
$157,536

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,454) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$85,905 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$78 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$32,315
$78,538
$86,454
$103,398
$112,033

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,033 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $32,315. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 5 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2021
$325.9K
7
$54,277
2022
$462.5K
41.9%
11
57.1%
$46,823
13.7%
2023
$519.6K
12.4%
9
18.2%
$71,643
53.0%
2024
$101.2K
80.5%
1
88.9%
$101,234
41.3%
2025
$945.8K
834.3%
11
1000.0%
$86,454
14.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Eric Hammer

Planning Manager 1/Pla Design Studio

2025 total comp
$103,398
Base pay
$103,205
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$193
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,398

Source-specific fields

Record ID
284,385
Total Pay
$103,398

At Pla Design Studio, Eric Hammer serves as a Planning Manager 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,398.

Harriett Jameson-Brooks

Planning Manager 1/Pla Design Studio

2025 total comp
$102,340
Base pay
$102,340
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,340

Source-specific fields

Record ID
286,311
Total Pay
$102,340

Harriett Jameson-Brooks works as a Planning Manager 1 for Pla Design Studio. Harriett earned $102,340 in 2025.

Joni Williams

Planning Manager 2/Pla Design Studio

2024 total comp
$101,234
Base pay
$101,124
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$110
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,234

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,179
Total Pay
$101,234

Joni Williams is a Planning Manager 2 at Pla Design Studio. 2024 total compensation came to $101,234.