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Metro Nashville / Mac Head Start

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Mac Head Start

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

The Mac Head Start is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 296 employees with median total compensation of $44,354; the highest distinct record was $113,982.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$12.1M
Employees
296
Median total
$44,354
Highest record
$113,982

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 296 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,354) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$40,370 (98%)
  • Overtime$98 (0%)
  • Other$519 (1%)
  • 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
$8,069
$19,805
$44,354
$55,570
$68,672

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $68,672 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,069. 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
$7.3M
270
$27,213
2016
$7.6M
3.6%
283
4.8%
$27,474
1.0%
2017
$8.6M
13.1%
279
1.4%
$30,954
12.7%
2018
$8.3M
3.3%
269
3.6%
$31,208
0.8%
2019
$8.7M
4.8%
280
4.1%
$33,131
6.2%
2020
$9.4M
7.8%
290
3.6%
$33,628
1.5%
2021
$9.4M
0.3%
310
6.9%
$32,462
3.5%
2022
$10.1M
7.5%
296
4.5%
$36,319
11.9%
2023
$9.8M
2.7%
297
0.3%
$37,099
2.1%
2024
$106.8K
98.9%
1
99.7%
$106,765
187.8%
2025
$12.1M
11263.4%
296
29500.0%
$44,354
58.5%

Record list

Employees

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Donald Parham

Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$113,982
Base pay
$113,047
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,982

Source-specific fields

Record ID
292,964
Total Pay
$113,982

Donald Parham holds the role of Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac at Mac Head Start. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,982.

Stephanie Ross

Director of Early Education-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$111,392
Base pay
$110,594
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$798
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,392

Source-specific fields

Record ID
296,714
Total Pay
$111,392

Stephanie Ross holds the role of Director of Early Education-Mac at Mac Head Start. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,392.

Corita Edwards

Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$104,897
Base pay
$103,962
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,897

Source-specific fields

Record ID
281,335
Total Pay
$104,897

Corita Edwards works as a Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac for Mac Head Start. Corita earned $104,897 in 2025.

Sharon Suggs

Nutrition Services Mgr-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$103,418
Base pay
$102,483
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,418

Source-specific fields

Record ID
301,710
Total Pay
$103,418

Sharon Suggs works as a Nutrition Services Mgr-Mac for Mac Head Start. Sharon earned $103,418 in 2025.

Kenneth Lett

Transportation Manager/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$102,845
Base pay
$101,910
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,845

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,952
Total Pay
$102,845

Kenneth Lett holds the role of Transportation Manager at Mac Head Start. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,845.

Brenda Mcclellan

Speech and Language Services Coord-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$99,417
Base pay
$99,417
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,417

Source-specific fields

Record ID
291,990
Total Pay
$99,417

Brenda Mcclellan holds the role of Speech and Language Services Coord-Mac at Mac Head Start. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,417.

Alicia Murrell

Early Education Manager-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$98,851
Base pay
$98,851
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,851

Source-specific fields

Record ID
294,522
Total Pay
$98,851

At Mac Head Start, Alicia Murrell serves as a Early Education Manager-Mac. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,851.

Sharonda Dooley

Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac/Mac Head Start

2025 total comp
$97,982
Base pay
$97,130
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$853
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,982

Source-specific fields

Record ID
281,040
Total Pay
$97,982

Sharonda Dooley works as a Early Childhood Center Mgr-Mac for Mac Head Start. Sharonda earned $97,982 in 2025.