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MNPS Hickman Elementary

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 84 employees with median total compensation of $37,847; the highest distinct record was $131,696.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.7M
Employees
84
Median total
$37,847
Highest record
$131,696

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 84 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($37,847) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$42,147 (96%)
  • Overtime$334 (1%)
  • Other$1,450 (3%)
  • 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
$4,250
$18,988
$37,847
$66,691
$81,374

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $81,374 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,250. 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
$2.5M
68
$41,577
2016
$2.7M
6.3%
73
7.4%
$42,182
1.5%
2017
$2.8M
6.3%
74
1.4%
$42,574
0.9%
2018
$3M
6.3%
74
±0%
$44,307
4.1%
2019
$3.1M
2.1%
76
2.7%
$45,489
2.7%
2020
$2.8M
9.2%
74
2.6%
$43,723
3.9%
2021
$2.8M
1.6%
77
4.1%
$30,968
29.2%
2022
$3M
5.1%
83
7.8%
$32,100
3.7%
2023
$3.4M
15.5%
82
1.2%
$38,683
20.5%
2024
$125.2K
96.3%
1
98.8%
$125,233
223.7%
2025
$3.7M
2846.6%
84
8300.0%
$37,847
69.8%

Record list

Employees

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Klara Szekely

Para-Pro Ex Education One to One/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2025 total comp
$26,736
Base pay
$26,653
Overtime
$83
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,736

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,312
Total Pay
$26,736

Klara Szekely works as a Para-Pro Ex Education One to One for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Klara earned $26,736 in 2025.

Kelly Henderson

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2025 total comp
$26,549
Base pay
$26,288
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$260
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,549

Source-specific fields

Record ID
286,822
Total Pay
$26,549

Kelly Henderson holds the role of Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at MNPS Hickman Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $26,549.

Tiffeney Edmondson

Education Assistant - Ex Education Regular/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2017 total comp
$26,440
Base pay
$24,427
Overtime
$1,044
Other pay
$969
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,440

Source-specific fields

Record ID
61,485
Total Pay
$26,440

Tiffeney Edmondson works as a Education Assistant - Ex Education Regular for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Tiffeney earned $26,440 in 2017.

Mary Garfinkle

Education Assistant - Ex Education Pre-K/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2017 total comp
$26,243
Base pay
$24,063
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,180
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,243

Source-specific fields

Record ID
61,502
Total Pay
$26,243

Mary Garfinkle works as a Education Assistant - Ex Education Pre-K for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Mary earned $26,243 in 2017.

April Acevedo

Para-Pro Ex Education One to One/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2025 total comp
$26,017
Base pay
$26,017
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,017

Source-specific fields

Record ID
272,719
Total Pay
$26,017

April Acevedo is a Para-Pro Ex Education One to One at MNPS Hickman Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $26,017.

Amber Jones

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2025 total comp
$25,957
Base pay
$24,352
Overtime
$1,594
Other pay
$11
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,957

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,826
Total Pay
$25,957

At MNPS Hickman Elementary, Amber Jones serves as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained. Their 2025 pay totaled $25,957.

Sheyla Helm

Administrative - Records Sch Finance Pay I/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2019 total comp
$25,831
Base pay
$25,457
Overtime
$290
Other pay
$85
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,831

Source-specific fields

Record ID
113,701
Total Pay
$25,831

At MNPS Hickman Elementary, Sheyla Helm serves as a Administrative - Records Sch Finance Pay I. Their 2019 pay totaled $25,831.

Chelsea Pugh

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Blended/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2023 total comp
$25,629
Base pay
$23,656
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,973
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,629

Source-specific fields

Record ID
233,534
Total Pay
$25,629

Chelsea Pugh works as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Blended for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Chelsea earned $25,629 in 2023.

Carole Scates

Teacher - English Learner Es/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2021 total comp
$25,559
Base pay
$25,459
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,559

Source-specific fields

Record ID
166,274
Total Pay
$25,559

Carole Scates is a Teacher - English Learner Es at MNPS Hickman Elementary. 2021 total compensation came to $25,559.

Tanisia Osborne

Assistant School General/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2021 total comp
$25,258
Base pay
$24,258
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,258

Source-specific fields

Record ID
166,264
Total Pay
$25,258

Tanisia Osborne holds the role of Assistant School General at MNPS Hickman Elementary. In 2021, their total compensation was $25,258.

Tawanda Starks

Education Assistant - Ex Education Resource/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2016 total comp
$25,069
Base pay
$24,427
Overtime
$557
Other pay
$85
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,069

Source-specific fields

Record ID
35,800
Total Pay
$25,069

Tawanda Starks works as a Education Assistant - Ex Education Resource for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Tawanda earned $25,069 in 2016.

Pamela Smathers

Paraprofessional Pro - Ex Education Prek(Slfcntd)/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2019 total comp
$24,915
Base pay
$23,836
Overtime
$931
Other pay
$148
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,915

Source-specific fields

Record ID
114,207
Total Pay
$24,915

Pamela Smathers is a Paraprofessional Pro - Ex Education Prek(Slfcntd) at MNPS Hickman Elementary. 2019 total compensation came to $24,915.

Olivia Andrews

Teacher Ex Education/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2022 total comp
$24,898
Base pay
$23,660
Overtime
$175
Other pay
$1,063
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,898

Source-specific fields

Record ID
194,066
Total Pay
$24,898

Olivia Andrews holds the role of Teacher Ex Education at MNPS Hickman Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $24,898.

Elizabeth Chapman

Education Assistant - Ex Education Pre-K/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2018 total comp
$24,864
Base pay
$24,382
Overtime
$112
Other pay
$370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,864

Source-specific fields

Record ID
86,369
Total Pay
$24,864

Elizabeth Chapman works as a Education Assistant - Ex Education Pre-K for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Elizabeth earned $24,864 in 2018.

Kathryn Caplenor

Paraprofessional Pro Prek General Education/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2022 total comp
$24,801
Base pay
$24,801
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,801

Source-specific fields

Record ID
194,073
Total Pay
$24,801

Kathryn Caplenor works as a Paraprofessional Pro Prek General Education for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Kathryn earned $24,801 in 2022.

Elizabeth Chapman

Education Assistant - Ex Education Prek Pic Inclu/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2017 total comp
$24,724
Base pay
$24,427
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$298
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,724

Source-specific fields

Record ID
61,452
Total Pay
$24,724

Elizabeth Chapman works as a Education Assistant - Ex Education Prek Pic Inclu for MNPS Hickman Elementary. Elizabeth earned $24,724 in 2017.

Pamela Smathers

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2020 total comp
$24,491
Base pay
$23,740
Overtime
$539
Other pay
$213
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,491

Source-specific fields

Record ID
139,155
Total Pay
$24,491

Pamela Smathers is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained at MNPS Hickman Elementary. 2020 total compensation came to $24,491.

Emily Reasonover

Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained/MNPS Hickman Elementary

2021 total comp
$24,296
Base pay
$22,915
Overtime
$229
Other pay
$1,153
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,296

Source-specific fields

Record ID
166,268
Total Pay
$24,296

Emily Reasonover is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education Prek Self Contained at MNPS Hickman Elementary. 2021 total compensation came to $24,296.