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Metro Nashville / MNPS Dodson Elementary

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MNPS Dodson Elementary

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 98 employees with median total compensation of $33,657; the highest distinct record was $136,654.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.2M
Employees
98
Median total
$33,657
Highest record
$136,654

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 98 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($33,657) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$41,604 (96%)
  • Overtime$600 (1%)
  • Other$1,043 (2%)
  • 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
$7,655
$18,561
$33,657
$72,165
$82,273

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,273 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,655. 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
$2.6M
62
$46,368
2016
$2.7M
4.6%
64
3.2%
$47,229
1.9%
2017
$2.7M
0.5%
65
1.6%
$44,794
5.2%
2018
$2.9M
7.0%
68
4.6%
$46,317
3.4%
2019
$3M
2.4%
66
2.9%
$47,444
2.4%
2020
$2.6M
11.5%
65
1.5%
$45,018
5.1%
2021
$2.8M
4.6%
62
4.6%
$51,273
13.9%
2022
$3.3M
19.0%
75
21.0%
$47,389
7.6%
2023
$3.6M
9.0%
83
10.7%
$35,333
25.4%
2024
$130.2K
96.4%
1
98.8%
$130,150
268.4%
2025
$4.2M
3156.4%
98
9700.0%
$33,657
74.1%

Record list

Employees

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Logan Walling

Teacher - Grade 3/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2022 total comp
$55,253
Base pay
$50,357
Overtime
$175
Other pay
$4,721
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,253

Source-specific fields

Record ID
191,734
Total Pay
$55,253

At MNPS Dodson Elementary, Logan Walling serves as a Teacher - Grade 3. Their 2022 pay totaled $55,253.

Vanessa Goodnight

Teacher - Grade 2/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2018 total comp
$54,992
Base pay
$54,487
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$505
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,992

Source-specific fields

Record ID
83,798
Total Pay
$54,992

Vanessa Goodnight holds the role of Teacher - Grade 2 at MNPS Dodson Elementary. In 2018, their total compensation was $54,992.

Laurel Miller

Teacher - Kindergarten/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2016 total comp
$54,898
Base pay
$54,528
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,898

Source-specific fields

Record ID
34,366
Total Pay
$54,898

At MNPS Dodson Elementary, Laurel Miller serves as a Teacher - Kindergarten. Their 2016 pay totaled $54,898.

Pamela Pedigo

Specialist - Instructional/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2016 total comp
$53,856
Base pay
$51,356
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,856

Source-specific fields

Record ID
34,375
Total Pay
$53,856

Pamela Pedigo works as a Specialist - Instructional for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Pamela earned $53,856 in 2016.

Timothy Bushong

Teacher Related Arts/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2022 total comp
$52,020
Base pay
$51,430
Overtime
$175
Other pay
$415
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,020

Source-specific fields

Record ID
191,671
Total Pay
$52,020

Timothy Bushong works as a Teacher Related Arts for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Timothy earned $52,020 in 2022.