Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary / Paraprofessional - Ex Education
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
13 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $30,833, below the department median of $52,915.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 6,060 people — is $32,620. Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary pays a median base salary of $33,467 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary — about 1,420,350 people — is $36,780. Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 12 of 20 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary is $30,867, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Paraprofessional - Ex Education is held in 131 Metro Nashville departments. In Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary, the median of $30,833 ranks #5 of 131.
Median total compensation for the Paraprofessional - Ex Education role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Record list
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Paraprofessional - Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary
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Elisa Black works as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Elisa earned $38,971 in 2023.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary, Brooke Pinkerton serves as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education. Their 2023 pay totaled $38,867.
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Stacy Parman is a Paraprofessional - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $38,771.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary, John Grace serves as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,183.
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Kathryn Cutright holds the role of Paraprofessional - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $36,893.
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Melissa Beasley holds the role of Paraprofessional - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,321.
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Lucille Pinkerton holds the role of Paraprofessional - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $30,833.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary, April Dailey serves as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education. Their 2021 pay totaled $24,317.
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Candace Share works as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Candace earned $24,220 in 2021.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary, Aden Drolsum serves as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education. Their 2020 pay totaled $5,326.
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Jasmine Clark works as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Jasmine earned $4,209 in 2020.
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Paulette Cathey works as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Paulette earned $1,733 in 2020.
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Aimee Jones works as a Paraprofessional - Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Harpeth Valley Elementary. Aimee earned $1,485 in 2023.