Metro Nashville / Pla Executive Leadership
Agency file
The Pla Executive Leadership is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $103,769; the highest distinct record was $260,730.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,769) — 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 $247,596 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,734. 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 | $823.2K — | 9 — | $80,076 — |
| 2016 | $777K ▼ 5.6% | 10 ▲ 11.1% | $63,589 ▼ 20.6% |
| 2017 | $916.7K ▲ 18.0% | 10 ±0% | $70,680 ▲ 11.2% |
| 2018 | $980K ▲ 6.9% | 11 ▲ 10.0% | $72,922 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2019 | $612K ▼ 37.5% | 6 ▼ 45.5% | $99,569 ▲ 36.5% |
| 2020 | $704.2K ▲ 15.1% | 7 ▲ 16.7% | $74,497 ▼ 25.2% |
| 2021 | $972.1K ▲ 38.0% | 12 ▲ 71.4% | $71,879 ▼ 3.5% |
| 2022 | $1.1M ▲ 11.1% | 13 ▲ 8.3% | $74,645 ▲ 3.8% |
| 2023 | $480.8K ▼ 55.5% | 14 ▲ 7.7% | $19,358 ▼ 74.1% |
| 2024 | $251.5K ▼ 47.7% | 1 ▼ 92.9% | $251,462 ▲ 1199.0% |
| 2025 | $1.2M ▲ 364.4% | 9 ▲ 800.0% | $103,769 ▼ 58.7% |
Record list
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Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management/Pla Executive Leadership
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John Houghton works as a Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management for Pla Executive Leadership. John earned $63,530 in 2023.
Planning Executive Director/Pla Executive Leadership
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Richard Bernhardt is a Planning Executive Director at Pla Executive Leadership. 2016 total compensation came to $61,339.
Special Assistant to the Director/Pla Executive Leadership
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At Pla Executive Leadership, Paul Cathey serves as a Special Assistant to the Director. Their 2021 pay totaled $58,797.
Planner 1/Pla Executive Leadership
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At Pla Executive Leadership, Laura Hardwicke serves as a Planner 1. Their 2018 pay totaled $58,512.