Metro Nashville / MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $1.7M — | 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
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Teacher - Ex Education/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary
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Carie Dickson holds the role of Teacher - Ex Education at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $76,052.
Teacher - Grade 1/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary
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At MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary, Heather Rantanen serves as a Teacher - Grade 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,491.
Teacher Grade 2/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary
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Sasha Brown is a Teacher Grade 2 at MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $72,937.
Teacher - Pre-K/MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary
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Susan Joyce works as a Teacher - Pre-K for MNPS Hattie Cotton Elementary. Susan earned $72,357 in 2018.