Metro Nashville / MNPS Magnet Schools
Agency file
The MNPS Magnet Schools administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.
In 2025, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $86,188; the highest distinct record was $143,928.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,188) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,699 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,857. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 8 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $435.2K — | 7 — | $61,149 — |
| 2019 | $325.2K ▼ 25.3% | 4 ▼ 42.9% | $81,111 ▲ 32.6% |
| 2020 | $263.9K ▼ 18.8% | 6 ▲ 50.0% | $40,864 ▼ 49.6% |
| 2021 | $393.3K ▲ 49.0% | 5 ▼ 16.7% | $81,846 ▲ 100.3% |
| 2022 | $341.3K ▼ 13.2% | 9 ▲ 80.0% | $24,340 ▼ 70.3% |
| 2023 | $167.6K ▼ 50.9% | 7 ▼ 22.2% | $3,537 ▼ 85.5% |
| 2024 | $136.1K ▼ 18.8% | 1 ▼ 85.7% | $136,129 ▲ 3748.4% |
| 2025 | $647.3K ▲ 375.5% | 7 ▲ 600.0% | $86,188 ▼ 36.7% |
Record list
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Manager Magnet Grant Lead/MNPS Magnet Schools
Source-specific fields
At MNPS Magnet Schools, Cara Wade serves as a Manager Magnet Grant Lead. Their 2022 pay totaled $24,340.