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MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary

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

The MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 60 employees with median total compensation of $35,964; the highest distinct record was $132,559.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.4M
Employees
60
Median total
$35,964
Highest record
$132,559

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 60 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($35,964) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$36,524 (92%)
  • Overtime$591 (1%)
  • Other$2,432 (6%)
  • 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
$3,290
$15,507
$35,964
$55,035
$83,403

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $83,403 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,290. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Teacher Grade 4
4 · $28,848
Teacher Grade 1
4 · $25,467
Teacher Grade 3
3 · $34,959

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$1.9M
51
$31,859
2024
$126.3K
93.5%
1
98.0%
$126,282
296.4%
2025
$2.4M
1779.0%
60
5900.0%
$35,964
71.5%

Record list

Employees

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Sherleta Sanders

Principal Es/MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary

2025 total comp
$132,559
Base pay
$132,559
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,559

Source-specific fields

Record ID
299,265
Total Pay
$132,559

Sherleta Sanders holds the role of Principal Es at MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,559.

Heather Barker

Specialist Curriculum School Based/MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary

2025 total comp
$97,042
Base pay
$93,618
Overtime
$910
Other pay
$2,514
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,042

Source-specific fields

Record ID
273,618
Total Pay
$97,042

Heather Barker holds the role of Specialist Curriculum School Based at MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,042.

Donna Sadler

Librarian/MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary

2025 total comp
$94,869
Base pay
$86,490
Overtime
$50
Other pay
$8,329
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$94,869

Source-specific fields

Record ID
298,294
Total Pay
$94,869

At MNPS Carter Lawrence Elementary, Donna Sadler serves as a Librarian. Their 2025 pay totaled $94,869.