Metro Nashville / MNPS John Early Middle / Teacher Ex Education
Job-title file
Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
2 employees hold this title in MNPS John Early Middle. Median total compensation for the role is $73,879, above the department median of $36,444.
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. MNPS John Early Middle pays a median base salary of $65,790 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 53rd 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 MNPS John Early Middle’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. MNPS John Early Middle’s median base salary is 14% below that national figure, about the 33rd 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.
Median total compensation for this role at MNPS John Early Middle is $73,879, 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 161 Metro Nashville departments. In MNPS John Early Middle, the median of $73,879 ranks #18 of 161.
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.
Record list
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Teacher Ex Education/MNPS John Early Middle
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At MNPS John Early Middle, Yvette Lawary serves as a Teacher Ex Education. Their 2023 pay totaled $90,745.
Teacher Ex Education/MNPS John Early Middle
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Liza Graham is a Teacher Ex Education at MNPS John Early Middle. 2023 total compensation came to $57,013.