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MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

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

The MNPS John F Kennedy Middle is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2022, this agency had 113 employees with median total compensation of $47,537; the highest distinct record was $117,151.

Year
2022
Total payroll
$4.7M
Employees
113
Median total
$47,537
Highest record
$117,151

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2022 total compensation is spread across the 113 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($47,537) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$38,379 (92%)
  • Overtime$187 (0%)
  • Other$3,060 (7%)
  • 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
$2,894
$8,494
$47,537
$65,360
$80,276

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $80,276 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,894. 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 8 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$3.3M
76
$47,511
2016
$3.4M
3.6%
70
7.9%
$50,428
6.1%
2017
$3.5M
2.3%
73
4.3%
$52,670
4.4%
2018
$3.7M
6.0%
73
±0%
$53,948
2.4%
2019
$3.7M
±0%
76
4.1%
$53,495
0.8%
2020
$3.8M
1.5%
85
11.8%
$47,765
10.7%
2021
$4.3M
14.8%
86
1.2%
$52,851
10.6%
2022
$4.7M
8.4%
113
31.4%
$47,537
10.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kirk Ponder

Teacher - Music Band/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2022 total comp
$58,431
Base pay
$55,205
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,226
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,431

Source-specific fields

Record ID
197,204
Total Pay
$58,431

At MNPS John F Kennedy Middle, Kirk Ponder serves as a Teacher - Music Band. Their 2022 pay totaled $58,431.

Gladys Lake

Teacher - English/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2020 total comp
$57,995
Base pay
$57,227
Overtime
$40
Other pay
$728
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,995

Source-specific fields

Record ID
139,935
Total Pay
$57,995

At MNPS John F Kennedy Middle, Gladys Lake serves as a Teacher - English. Their 2020 pay totaled $57,995.

Sandra Saracho

Teacher - El Secondary/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2018 total comp
$57,384
Base pay
$55,929
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,455
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,384

Source-specific fields

Record ID
88,486
Total Pay
$57,384

At MNPS John F Kennedy Middle, Sandra Saracho serves as a Teacher - El Secondary. Their 2018 pay totaled $57,384.

Kimberly Mooney

Teacher - Language Spanish/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2021 total comp
$57,328
Base pay
$56,228
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$57,328

Source-specific fields

Record ID
165,091
Total Pay
$57,328

At MNPS John F Kennedy Middle, Kimberly Mooney serves as a Teacher - Language Spanish. Their 2021 pay totaled $57,328.

Caitlin Wright

Teacher Grade 7 English Language Arts/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2023 total comp
$56,684
Base pay
$55,213
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,471
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,684

Source-specific fields

Record ID
232,384
Total Pay
$56,684

Caitlin Wright is a Teacher Grade 7 English Language Arts at MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. 2023 total compensation came to $56,684.

Marcus Kinnon

Specialist - Literacy Teacher Development/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2019 total comp
$56,513
Base pay
$54,959
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,554
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,513

Source-specific fields

Record ID
113,129
Total Pay
$56,513

Marcus Kinnon is a Specialist - Literacy Teacher Development at MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. 2019 total compensation came to $56,513.

Angelia Mckellery

Teacher - Ex Education/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2017 total comp
$55,974
Base pay
$54,300
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,674
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,974

Source-specific fields

Record ID
63,519
Total Pay
$55,974

Angelia Mckellery works as a Teacher - Ex Education for MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. Angelia earned $55,974 in 2017.

Lynne Rankin

Teacher - Math/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2020 total comp
$55,687
Base pay
$54,351
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,336
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,687

Source-specific fields

Record ID
139,974
Total Pay
$55,687

Lynne Rankin works as a Teacher - Math for MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. Lynne earned $55,687 in 2020.

Tracy Leftwich

Teacher - Engl Lrnr Secondary/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2019 total comp
$55,504
Base pay
$54,886
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$618
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,504

Source-specific fields

Record ID
113,132
Total Pay
$55,504

Tracy Leftwich works as a Teacher - Engl Lrnr Secondary for MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. Tracy earned $55,504 in 2019.

Chad Stem

Teacher Grade 8 Science/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2023 total comp
$54,550
Base pay
$50,246
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,304
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,550

Source-specific fields

Record ID
232,382
Total Pay
$54,550

Chad Stem works as a Teacher Grade 8 Science for MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. Chad earned $54,550 in 2023.

Sarah Hawthorne

Teacher Math/MNPS John F Kennedy Middle

2021 total comp
$54,324
Base pay
$47,494
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,830
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,324

Source-specific fields

Record ID
165,071
Total Pay
$54,324

Sarah Hawthorne works as a Teacher Math for MNPS John F Kennedy Middle. Sarah earned $54,324 in 2021.