Metro Nashville / W&S Laboratory Analysis
Agency file
The W&S Laboratory Analysis supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.
In 2025, this agency had 21 employees with median total compensation of $89,342; the highest distinct record was $139,068.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 21 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,342) — 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 $98,978 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $71,067. 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 | $1.1M — | 21 — | $45,201 — |
| 2016 | $1.2M ▲ 13.5% | 24 ▲ 14.3% | $48,265 ▲ 6.8% |
| 2017 | $1.1M ▼ 4.3% | 20 ▼ 16.7% | $53,141 ▲ 10.1% |
| 2018 | $1M ▼ 11.7% | 18 ▼ 10.0% | $52,858 ▼ 0.5% |
| 2019 | $1.1M ▲ 10.6% | 20 ▲ 11.1% | $54,953 ▲ 4.0% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▲ 10.9% | 20 ±0% | $59,730 ▲ 8.7% |
| 2021 | $1.3M ▲ 8.1% | 38 ▲ 90.0% | $40,890 ▼ 31.5% |
| 2022 | $1.4M ▲ 3.3% | 26 ▼ 31.6% | $55,262 ▲ 35.1% |
| 2023 | $1.5M ▲ 7.3% | 24 ▼ 7.7% | $74,183 ▲ 34.2% |
| 2024 | $112.1K ▼ 92.5% | 1 ▼ 95.8% | $112,099 ▲ 51.1% |
| 2025 | $1.9M ▲ 1570.2% | 21 ▲ 2000.0% | $89,342 ▼ 20.3% |
Record list
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Water Quality Analyst 3/W&S Laboratory Analysis
Source-specific fields
Chase Block works as a Water Quality Analyst 3 for W&S Laboratory Analysis. Chase earned $60,460 in 2018.
Utility Water Qual Analyst 1/W&S Laboratory Analysis
Source-specific fields
Mary Newton works as a Utility Water Qual Analyst 1 for W&S Laboratory Analysis. Mary earned $59,554 in 2025.