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MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 58 employees with median total compensation of $38,456; the highest distinct record was $132,623.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.6M
Employees
58
Median total
$38,456
Highest record
$132,623

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 58 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($38,456) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$41,334 (92%)
  • Overtime$945 (2%)
  • Other$2,527 (6%)
  • 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
$24,421
$38,456
$63,645
$85,291

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $85,291 — 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
$1.7M
55
$30,707
2016
$1.7M
2.4%
47
14.5%
$42,224
37.5%
2017
$1.8M
4.7%
43
8.5%
$45,011
6.6%
2018
$2M
14.7%
47
9.3%
$46,251
2.8%
2019
$1.7M
14.9%
42
10.6%
$44,730
3.3%
2020
$1.8M
4.0%
40
4.8%
$46,004
2.8%
2021
$1.9M
6.6%
40
±0%
$52,613
14.4%
2022
$2.4M
25.0%
51
27.5%
$51,865
1.4%
2023
$2.3M
2.5%
59
15.7%
$34,960
32.6%
2024
$137.9K
94.0%
1
98.3%
$137,937
294.6%
2025
$2.6M
1784.0%
58
5700.0%
$38,456
72.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tameka Walker

Education Assistant - Ex Education One to One/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2015 total comp
$9,834
Base pay
$9,834
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,834

Source-specific fields

Record ID
10,609
Total Pay
$9,834

Tameka Walker is a Education Assistant - Ex Education One to One at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. 2015 total compensation came to $9,834.

Brittany Howell

Ambassador Elementary Safety/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2025 total comp
$9,467
Base pay
$7,517
Overtime
$1,950
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,467

Source-specific fields

Record ID
285,412
Total Pay
$9,467

At MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary, Brittany Howell serves as a Ambassador Elementary Safety. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,467.

Patricia Mcmurtry

Assistant - Food Service/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2015 total comp
$9,239
Base pay
$8,598
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$641
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,239

Source-specific fields

Record ID
10,588
Total Pay
$9,239

Patricia Mcmurtry is a Assistant - Food Service at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. 2015 total compensation came to $9,239.

David Nooe

Teacher Math/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2025 total comp
$8,833
Base pay
$8,833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,833

Source-specific fields

Record ID
294,468
Total Pay
$8,833

David Nooe works as a Teacher Math for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. David earned $8,833 in 2025.

Jessica Rosenthal

Teacher - Grade 1/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2016 total comp
$8,736
Base pay
$8,736
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,736

Source-specific fields

Record ID
36,748
Total Pay
$8,736

Jessica Rosenthal is a Teacher - Grade 1 at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. 2016 total compensation came to $8,736.

Carolyn Gehlmann

Tutor III Certificated/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2025 total comp
$8,331
Base pay
$8,331
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,331

Source-specific fields

Record ID
284,149
Total Pay
$8,331

Carolyn Gehlmann holds the role of Tutor III Certificated at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,331.

Caroline Butler

Teacher - Kindergarten/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2018 total comp
$8,110
Base pay
$8,110
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,110

Source-specific fields

Record ID
86,763
Total Pay
$8,110

Caroline Butler works as a Teacher - Kindergarten for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. Caroline earned $8,110 in 2018.

Sheneika Spears

Education Assistant - Ex Education One to One/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2017 total comp
$7,802
Base pay
$7,381
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$421
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,802

Source-specific fields

Record ID
60,308
Total Pay
$7,802

Sheneika Spears is a Education Assistant - Ex Education One to One at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. 2017 total compensation came to $7,802.

Deborah Moore

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2025 total comp
$6,798
Base pay
$5,198
Overtime
$1,600
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,798

Source-specific fields

Record ID
293,758
Total Pay
$6,798

Deborah Moore works as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. Deborah earned $6,798 in 2025.

Ashlee Olson

Teacher Grade 4/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2023 total comp
$6,668
Base pay
$2,668
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,668

Source-specific fields

Record ID
230,896
Total Pay
$6,668

Ashlee Olson works as a Teacher Grade 4 for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. Ashlee earned $6,668 in 2023.

Carla Burgess

Dean - Instruction/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary

2023 total comp
$6,370
Base pay
$3,270
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,370

Source-specific fields

Record ID
230,895
Total Pay
$6,370

Carla Burgess works as a Dean - Instruction for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. Carla earned $6,370 in 2023.