Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary / Teacher - Ex Education
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Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
5 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $28,303, below the department median of $59,917.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 130 people — is $63,300. Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary pays a median base salary of $58,056 for this role, 8% below that figure — about the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other 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, John B. Whitsitt Elementary’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 33,930 people — is $76,580. Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary’s median base salary is 24% below that national figure, about the 22nd 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 6 of 10 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, John B. Whitsitt Elementary is $36,603, 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
Teacher - Ex Education is held in 136 Metro Nashville departments. In Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary, the median of $28,303 ranks #131 of 136.
Median total compensation for the Teacher - 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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Teacher - Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary
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Zane Owens is a Teacher - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary. 2022 total compensation came to $59,790.
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Joshua Johnson is a Teacher - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary. 2016 total compensation came to $44,902.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary, Kelly Johnson serves as a Teacher - Ex Education. Their 2018 pay totaled $28,303.
Teacher - Ex Education/Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary
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Cynthia Feldser holds the role of Teacher - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary. In 2021, their total compensation was $19,363.
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Hunter Whalen is a Teacher - Ex Education at Metro Nashville Public Schools, John B. Whitsitt Elementary. 2020 total compensation came to $19,211.