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Metro Nashville / MNPS Hillsboro High / Secretary

Job-title file

Secretary

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

3 employees hold this title in MNPS Hillsboro High. Median total compensation for the role is $30,092, below the department median of $60,356.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$73.1K
Role median
$30,092
Agency median
$60,356
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Secretary pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 12,100 people — is $49,000. MNPS Hillsboro High pays a median base salary of $29,848 for this role, 39% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where MNPS Hillsboro High sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,810
$40,110
$49,000
$58,710
$65,910
MNPS Hillsboro High median · $29,848

The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 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 MNPS Hillsboro High’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. MNPS Hillsboro High’s median base salary is 37% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
MNPS Hillsboro High median · $29,848

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 2 of 3 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 MNPS Hillsboro High is $30,092, 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

This role across Metro Nashville

Secretary is held in 37 Metro Nashville departments. In MNPS Hillsboro High, the median of $30,092 ranks #22 of 37.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Secretary role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Secretary beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 27 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $34,652 ranks #22 of 27. See Secretary across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Median total compensation for comparable Secretaryroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Carlos Holder Jr

Secretary/MNPS Hillsboro High

2017 total comp
$32,202
Base pay
$31,165
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,038
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,202

Source-specific fields

Record ID
61,799
Total Pay
$32,202

Carlos Holder Jr works as a Secretary for MNPS Hillsboro High. Carlos earned $32,202 in 2017.

Donna Bailey

Secretary/MNPS Hillsboro High

2016 total comp
$30,092
Base pay
$28,531
Overtime
$1,261
Other pay
$300
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,092

Source-specific fields

Record ID
35,814
Total Pay
$30,092

Donna Bailey works as a Secretary for MNPS Hillsboro High. Donna earned $30,092 in 2016.

Maria Summers

Secretary/MNPS Hillsboro High

2016 total comp
$10,823
Base pay
$8,711
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,112
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$10,823

Source-specific fields

Record ID
35,914
Total Pay
$10,823

Maria Summers is a Secretary at MNPS Hillsboro High. 2016 total compensation came to $10,823.