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W&S Wastewater Central Key

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

The W&S Wastewater Central Key operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 77 employees with median total compensation of $62,286; the highest distinct record was $138,489.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.7M
Employees
77
Median total
$62,286
Highest record
$138,489

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 77 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,286) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$51,028 (83%)
  • Overtime$8,518 (14%)
  • Other$1,624 (3%)
  • 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
$19,480
$42,808
$62,286
$73,127
$115,145

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $115,145 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $19,480. 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 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$2.9M
54
$53,268
2016
$3.1M
7.2%
56
3.7%
$55,632
4.4%
2017
$3.4M
7.9%
53
5.4%
$61,792
11.1%
2018
$3.3M
1.8%
54
1.9%
$57,964
6.2%
2019
$3.4M
2.0%
57
5.6%
$59,862
3.3%
2020
$3.4M
0.2%
61
7.0%
$56,665
5.3%
2021
$3.4M
1.7%
65
6.6%
$58,357
3.0%
2022
$3.3M
3.5%
60
7.7%
$57,478
1.5%
2023
$3.8M
15.0%
70
16.7%
$60,127
4.6%
2024
$157.2K
95.9%
1
98.6%
$157,161
161.4%
2025
$4.7M
2897.0%
77
7600.0%
$62,286
60.4%

Record list

Employees

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Nigel Williams

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$66,002
Base pay
$55,348
Overtime
$9,125
Other pay
$1,530
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,002

Source-specific fields

Record ID
303,512
Total Pay
$66,002

At W&S Wastewater Central Key, Nigel Williams serves as a Treatment Plant Technician 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,002.

Stephen Brooks

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$65,664
Base pay
$62,582
Overtime
$1,350
Other pay
$1,732
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,664

Source-specific fields

Record ID
275,481
Total Pay
$65,664

Stephen Brooks holds the role of Treatment Plant Technician 2 at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,664.

Noah Ward

Treatment Plant Technician 1/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$65,497
Base pay
$52,084
Overtime
$11,979
Other pay
$1,435
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,497

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,466
Total Pay
$65,497

Noah Ward holds the role of Treatment Plant Technician 1 at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,497.

Cayce Armstrong

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$65,424
Base pay
$58,508
Overtime
$4,244
Other pay
$2,671
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,424

Source-specific fields

Record ID
274,556
Total Pay
$65,424

Cayce Armstrong holds the role of Treatment Plant Technician 2 at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,424.

Eduardo Barrera

Treatment Plant Technician 1/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$65,022
Base pay
$52,103
Overtime
$8,619
Other pay
$4,300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,022

Source-specific fields

Record ID
274,716
Total Pay
$65,022

Eduardo Barrera works as a Treatment Plant Technician 1 for W&S Wastewater Central Key. Eduardo earned $65,022 in 2025.

Jonathan Jackson

Treatment Plant Technician 1/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$64,203
Base pay
$52,056
Overtime
$11,316
Other pay
$832
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,203

Source-specific fields

Record ID
286,195
Total Pay
$64,203

Jonathan Jackson is a Treatment Plant Technician 1 at W&S Wastewater Central Key. 2025 total compensation came to $64,203.

Brandon Downing

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2016 total comp
$64,026
Base pay
$41,146
Overtime
$22,065
Other pay
$815
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,026

Source-specific fields

Record ID
49,829
Total Pay
$64,026

At W&S Wastewater Central Key, Brandon Downing serves as a Treatment Plant Technician 2. Their 2016 pay totaled $64,026.

Rich Jinks

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$63,941
Base pay
$59,589
Overtime
$2,875
Other pay
$1,478
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,941

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,025
Total Pay
$63,941

Rich Jinks works as a Treatment Plant Technician 2 for W&S Wastewater Central Key. Rich earned $63,941 in 2025.

Sean Womer

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2018 total comp
$63,387
Base pay
$45,733
Overtime
$16,122
Other pay
$1,532
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,387

Source-specific fields

Record ID
102,219
Total Pay
$63,387

Sean Womer holds the role of Treatment Plant Technician 2 at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2018, their total compensation was $63,387.

John Lawrence

Treatment Plant Assistant Manager/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2020 total comp
$62,538
Base pay
$62,428
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$110
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,538

Source-specific fields

Record ID
153,832
Total Pay
$62,538

John Lawrence holds the role of Treatment Plant Assistant Manager at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2020, their total compensation was $62,538.

Jimmy Estes

Treatment Plant Technician 1/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2023 total comp
$62,457
Base pay
$40,665
Overtime
$20,474
Other pay
$1,318
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,457

Source-specific fields

Record ID
226,506
Total Pay
$62,457

At W&S Wastewater Central Key, Jimmy Estes serves as a Treatment Plant Technician 1. Their 2023 pay totaled $62,457.

Jalen Edwards

Treatment Plant Technician 1/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2025 total comp
$62,286
Base pay
$51,472
Overtime
$9,596
Other pay
$1,217
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,286

Source-specific fields

Record ID
281,371
Total Pay
$62,286

At W&S Wastewater Central Key, Jalen Edwards serves as a Treatment Plant Technician 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,286.

Mary Nickerson

Treatment Plant Assistant Manager/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2021 total comp
$62,167
Base pay
$62,167
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,167

Source-specific fields

Record ID
181,957
Total Pay
$62,167

Mary Nickerson holds the role of Treatment Plant Assistant Manager at W&S Wastewater Central Key. In 2021, their total compensation was $62,167.

David Watson

Treatment Plant Technician 2/W&S Wastewater Central Key

2019 total comp
$61,634
Base pay
$39,729
Overtime
$9,874
Other pay
$12,031
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,634

Source-specific fields

Record ID
125,098
Total Pay
$61,634

David Watson works as a Treatment Plant Technician 2 for W&S Wastewater Central Key. David earned $61,634 in 2019.