Metro Nashville / MNPS Director of Schools
Agency file
The MNPS Director of Schools administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.
In 2025, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $123,999; the highest distinct record was $363,962.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,999) — 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 $208,404 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,431. 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 | $1.4M — | 12 — | $109,152 — |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▼ 5.0% | 13 ▲ 8.3% | $89,314 ▼ 18.2% |
| 2017 | $1.9M ▲ 44.8% | 19 ▲ 46.2% | $93,441 ▲ 4.6% |
| 2018 | $1.9M ▼ 1.1% | 18 ▼ 5.3% | $92,300 ▼ 1.2% |
| 2019 | $3.1M ▲ 64.3% | 22 ▲ 22.2% | $131,161 ▲ 42.1% |
| 2020 | $3.2M ▲ 3.1% | 27 ▲ 22.7% | $119,059 ▼ 9.2% |
| 2021 | $2.6M ▼ 16.3% | 20 ▼ 25.9% | $138,442 ▲ 16.3% |
| 2022 | $2.6M ▼ 1.5% | 21 ▲ 5.0% | $128,425 ▼ 7.2% |
| 2023 | $389.7K ▼ 85.0% | 21 ±0% | $8,043 ▼ 93.7% |
| 2024 | $326.5K ▼ 16.2% | 1 ▼ 95.2% | $326,538 ▲ 3959.8% |
| 2025 | $3.4M ▲ 928.0% | 26 ▲ 2500.0% | $123,999 ▼ 62.0% |
Record list
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Director - BOE Relations & Management/MNPS Director of Schools
Source-specific fields
David Sevier is a Director - BOE Relations & Management at MNPS Director of Schools. 2019 total compensation came to $98,221.
Source-specific fields
Payroll for Henry Clay (Chief Staff, MNPS Director of Schools) may cover more than one person; together they account for $97,145 in 2025.