Metro Nashville / MNPS Chief Operating Officer
Agency file
The MNPS Chief Operating Officer is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 8 employees with median total compensation of $139,402; the highest distinct record was $169,242.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 8 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($139,402) — 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 $166,715 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $105,541. 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 | $798K — | 8 — | $106,582 — |
| 2016 | $833.7K ▲ 4.5% | 10 ▲ 25.0% | $97,906 ▼ 8.1% |
| 2017 | $763.7K ▼ 8.4% | 7 ▼ 30.0% | $116,989 ▲ 19.5% |
| 2018 | $972.4K ▲ 27.3% | 8 ▲ 14.3% | $125,279 ▲ 7.1% |
| 2019 | $862.6K ▼ 11.3% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $95,866 ▼ 23.5% |
| 2020 | $868.9K ▲ 0.7% | 8 ▼ 11.1% | $121,409 ▲ 26.6% |
| 2021 | $946.6K ▲ 8.9% | 8 ±0% | $118,786 ▼ 2.2% |
| 2022 | $939.5K ▼ 0.8% | 8 ±0% | $124,288 ▲ 4.6% |
| 2023 | $185.9K ▼ 80.2% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $3,933 ▼ 96.8% |
| 2024 | $160.4K ▼ 13.7% | 1 ▼ 88.9% | $160,437 ▲ 3979.3% |
| 2025 | $995K ▲ 520.2% | 8 ▲ 700.0% | $139,402 ▼ 13.1% |
Record list
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Executive Director - School Safety/MNPS Chief Operating Officer
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James Wheeler is a Executive Director - School Safety at MNPS Chief Operating Officer. 2016 total compensation came to $119,619.
Executive Director - Tran & Central Services/MNPS Chief Operating Officer
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Taffy Marsh works as a Executive Director - Tran & Central Services for MNPS Chief Operating Officer. Taffy earned $117,039 in 2016.
Director - Information Management & Decision/MNPS Chief Operating Officer
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Laura Hansen holds the role of Director - Information Management & Decision at MNPS Chief Operating Officer. In 2019, their total compensation was $116,745.
Director - Student Assignment/MNPS Chief Operating Officer
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Christopher Weber works as a Director - Student Assignment for MNPS Chief Operating Officer. Christopher earned $116,627 in 2018.