Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary / Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education
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Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
12 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $29,217, below the department median of $38,273.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 12 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, Hull-Jackson Elementary pays a median base salary of $29,544 for this role, 9% below that figure — about the 30th 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, Hull-Jackson 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, Hull-Jackson Elementary’s median base salary is 20% below that national figure, about the 19th 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 9 of 14 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, Hull-Jackson Elementary is $29,217, 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 Pro Ex Education is held in 148 Metro Nashville departments. In Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary, the median of $29,217 ranks #35 of 148.
Median total compensation for the Paraprofessional Pro 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 Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Kenneth Miller is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $44,475.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Charissse Marshall is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $36,203.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Kristen Howse works as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. Kristen earned $33,890 in 2023.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Justin Howse works as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. Justin earned $32,772 in 2023.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary, Joshua Baker serves as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education. Their 2023 pay totaled $32,264.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Antonia Walker is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $29,492.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Beyonce Dowell holds the role of Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,943.
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Makayla Crawford works as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. Makayla earned $28,073 in 2023.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary, Sonya Walker serves as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education. Their 2022 pay totaled $15,350.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary, Stephanie Fitzgerald serves as a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education. Their 2020 pay totaled $13,704.
Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary
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Rakia Phillips is a Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $5,520.
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Chelsey Smith holds the role of Paraprofessional Pro Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Hull-Jackson Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $3,105.