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MNPS Donelson Middle

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 70 employees with median total compensation of $53,356; the highest distinct record was $142,220.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.8M
Employees
70
Median total
$53,356
Highest record
$142,220

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 70 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,356) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$49,432 (91%)
  • Overtime$605 (1%)
  • Other$4,037 (7%)
  • 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
$3,450
$31,854
$53,356
$79,865
$95,246

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $95,246 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,450. 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
$3M
71
$45,732
2016
$3.1M
4.6%
71
±0%
$46,729
2.2%
2017
$3.6M
15.0%
85
19.7%
$45,551
2.5%
2018
$3.8M
8.0%
90
5.9%
$46,777
2.7%
2019
$3.9M
2.8%
89
1.1%
$46,530
0.5%
2020
$3.7M
6.7%
85
4.5%
$46,181
0.7%
2021
$4.2M
14.0%
94
10.6%
$48,923
5.9%
2022
$4.6M
9.3%
115
22.3%
$41,248
15.7%
2023
$3.5M
23.0%
90
21.7%
$37,839
8.3%
2024
$135.3K
96.2%
1
98.9%
$135,261
257.5%
2025
$3.8M
2698.4%
70
6900.0%
$53,356
60.6%

Record list

Employees

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Braidy Miller

Teacher Health Physical Education Secondary/MNPS Donelson Middle

2025 total comp
$88,720
Base pay
$87,553
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,167
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$88,720

Source-specific fields

Record ID
290,268
Total Pay
$88,720

At MNPS Donelson Middle, Braidy Miller serves as a Teacher Health Physical Education Secondary. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,720.

Kimika Thorpe

Principal Assistant Ms/MNPS Donelson Middle

2021 total comp
$87,474
Base pay
$84,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,988
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,474

Source-specific fields

Record ID
163,223
Total Pay
$87,474

Kimika Thorpe holds the role of Principal Assistant Ms at MNPS Donelson Middle. In 2021, their total compensation was $87,474.

Joan Hooper

Teacher - English/MNPS Donelson Middle

2017 total comp
$86,257
Base pay
$68,200
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,057
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,257

Source-specific fields

Record ID
58,971
Total Pay
$86,257

Joan Hooper is a Teacher - English at MNPS Donelson Middle. 2017 total compensation came to $86,257.

Barbara Talley

Teacher Grade 6 Science/MNPS Donelson Middle

2025 total comp
$85,943
Base pay
$75,136
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$10,807
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,943

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,395
Total Pay
$85,943

At MNPS Donelson Middle, Barbara Talley serves as a Teacher Grade 6 Science. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,943.

Matthew Patterson

Principal Assistant Ms/MNPS Donelson Middle

2021 total comp
$85,486
Base pay
$84,486
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,486

Source-specific fields

Record ID
163,202
Total Pay
$85,486

Matthew Patterson is a Principal Assistant Ms at MNPS Donelson Middle. 2021 total compensation came to $85,486.

Michael Sheffield

Teacher Art/MNPS Donelson Middle

2025 total comp
$85,139
Base pay
$73,190
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,949
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,139

Source-specific fields

Record ID
299,555
Total Pay
$85,139

Michael Sheffield works as a Teacher Art for MNPS Donelson Middle. Michael earned $85,139 in 2025.