Metro Nashville / Pla Planning Policy and Design
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The Pla Planning Policy and Design supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.
In 2025, this agency had 12 employees with median total compensation of $91,603; the highest distinct record was $199,575.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 12 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,603) — 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 $111,169 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $82,466. 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.
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How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $537.3K — | 10 — | $53,763 — |
| 2016 | $588.1K ▲ 9.5% | 11 ▲ 10.0% | $56,130 ▲ 4.4% |
| 2017 | $564.3K ▼ 4.1% | 11 ±0% | $59,742 ▲ 6.4% |
| 2018 | $612.8K ▲ 8.6% | 11 ±0% | $60,267 ▲ 0.9% |
| 2019 | $737.4K ▲ 20.3% | 12 ▲ 9.1% | $62,400 ▲ 3.5% |
| 2020 | $642.4K ▼ 12.9% | 11 ▼ 8.3% | $68,291 ▲ 9.4% |
| 2021 | $295.4K ▼ 54.0% | 9 ▼ 18.2% | $9,402 ▼ 86.2% |
| 2022 | $375.6K ▲ 27.2% | 9 ±0% | $40,385 ▲ 329.5% |
| 2023 | $498K ▲ 32.6% | 9 ±0% | $70,498 ▲ 74.6% |
| 2024 | $183.6K ▼ 63.1% | 1 ▼ 88.9% | $183,590 ▲ 160.4% |
| 2025 | $1.2M ▲ 562.2% | 12 ▲ 1100.0% | $91,603 ▼ 50.1% |
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Record list
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Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, John Houghton serves as a Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management. Their 2025 pay totaled $199,575.
Planning Manager 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Kathleen Kemezis serves as a Planning Manager 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,169.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Anita Mccaig holds the role of Planner 3 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,042.
Planning Manager 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Donald Anthony serves as a Planning Manager 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,831.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Kelsey Gaude serves as a Planner 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,642.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Anna Grider is a Planner 3 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2025 total compensation came to $92,687.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Andrea Barbour serves as a Planner 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,520.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Anna Attkisson works as a Planner 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Anna earned $86,454 in 2025.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Eric Matravers works as a Planner 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Eric earned $86,454 in 2025.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Abel Del Pino Hidalgo works as a Planner 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Abel earned $84,805 in 2025.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Cory Clark works as a Planner 1 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Cory earned $82,466 in 2025.
Planning Manager 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Lee Jones works as a Planning Manager 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Lee earned $80,898 in 2019.
Planning Manager 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Kathryn Withers works as a Planning Manager 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Kathryn earned $79,350 in 2017.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Kathleen Kemezis holds the role of Planner 3 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2023, their total compensation was $78,185.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Harriet Mcsurdy is a Planner 1 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2025 total compensation came to $77,003.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Olivia Ranseen works as a Planner 1 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Olivia earned $67,787 in 2023.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Michael Briggs works as a Planner 3 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Michael earned $60,315 in 2016.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Dara Sanders holds the role of Planner 3 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2019, their total compensation was $58,668.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Jessica Buechler is a Planner 2 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2020 total compensation came to $57,288.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Anna Grider works as a Planner 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Anna earned $56,752 in 2022.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Justin Wallace holds the role of Planner 2 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2020, their total compensation was $55,105.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Gene Burse is a Planner 2 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2021 total compensation came to $51,886.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Eric Hammer holds the role of Planner 1 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2020, their total compensation was $42,669.
Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Angela Hubbard is a Plan Assistant Executive Dir-Prj Management at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2022 total compensation came to $40,385.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Singeh Saliki serves as a Planner 1. Their 2018 pay totaled $35,222.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Tifinia Capehart serves as a Planner 2. Their 2016 pay totaled $31,693.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Cynthia Wood works as a Planner 3 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Cynthia earned $31,001 in 2017.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Benjamin Miskelly serves as a Planner 1. Their 2015 pay totaled $15,965.
Planner 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Brenda Diaz-Flores is a Planner 1 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2016 total compensation came to $11,887.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Marty Sewell holds the role of Planner 3 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2021, their total compensation was $9,402.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Stephanie Mccullough is a Planner 2 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. 2022 total compensation came to $8,729.
Planning Manager 1/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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At Pla Planning Policy and Design, Joni Priest serves as a Planning Manager 1. Their 2021 pay totaled $3,481.
Planner 3/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Andrew Collins works as a Planner 3 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Andrew earned $3,306 in 2019.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Harriett Jameson-Brooks holds the role of Planner 2 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2021, their total compensation was $2,692.
Planner 2/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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Eric Hammer works as a Planner 2 for Pla Planning Policy and Design. Eric earned $2,500 in 2021.
Seasonal Worker 4/Pla Planning Policy and Design
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William Cross holds the role of Seasonal Worker 4 at Pla Planning Policy and Design. In 2018, their total compensation was $1,497.