Metro Nashville / W&S General Administration
Agency file
The W&S General Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.
In 2025, this agency had 14 employees with median total compensation of $52,777; the highest distinct record was $121,913.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 14 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($52,777) — 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 $106,956 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,692. 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 | $155.6K — | 3 — | $54,503 — |
| 2016 | $206.9K ▲ 32.9% | 4 ▲ 33.3% | $47,899 ▼ 12.1% |
| 2017 | $359.2K ▲ 73.6% | 7 ▲ 75.0% | $42,513 ▼ 11.2% |
| 2018 | $288.1K ▼ 19.8% | 5 ▼ 28.6% | $49,469 ▲ 16.4% |
| 2019 | $379.7K ▲ 31.8% | 6 ▲ 20.0% | $55,699 ▲ 12.6% |
| 2020 | $395.8K ▲ 4.3% | 7 ▲ 16.7% | $44,417 ▼ 20.3% |
| 2021 | $450.8K ▲ 13.9% | 8 ▲ 14.3% | $49,380 ▲ 11.2% |
| 2022 | $481.2K ▲ 6.7% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $58,541 ▲ 18.6% |
| 2023 | $319K ▼ 33.7% | 12 ▲ 33.3% | $8,606 ▼ 85.3% |
| 2024 | $145.6K ▼ 54.4% | 1 ▼ 91.7% | $145,617 ▲ 1592.1% |
| 2025 | $810.2K ▲ 456.4% | 14 ▲ 1300.0% | $52,777 ▼ 63.8% |
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Record list
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Safety Inspector 2/W&S General Administration
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John Hight holds the role of Safety Inspector 2 at W&S General Administration. In 2017, their total compensation was $42,513.
Office Support Specialist 2/W&S General Administration
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At W&S General Administration, Jaunita Graham serves as a Office Support Specialist 2. Their 2017 pay totaled $42,282.
Human Resources Analyst 1/W&S General Administration
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William Carroll is a Human Resources Analyst 1 at W&S General Administration. 2017 total compensation came to $39,258.
Office Support Specialist 2/W&S General Administration
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At W&S General Administration, Shaquaundra Birdsong serves as a Office Support Specialist 2. Their 2016 pay totaled $37,917.