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MNPS Nashville School of Arts

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

The MNPS Nashville School of Arts administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2022, this agency had 54 employees with median total compensation of $62,665; the highest distinct record was $111,131.

Year
2022
Total payroll
$3.1M
Employees
54
Median total
$62,665
Highest record
$111,131

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 54 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,665) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$52,955 (93%)
  • Overtime$309 (1%)
  • Other$3,658 (6%)
  • 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
$10,142
$33,129
$62,665
$74,384
$82,903

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,903 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $10,142. 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
$2.5M
55
$46,322
2016
$2.6M
1.9%
59
7.3%
$46,500
0.4%
2017
$2.4M
4.1%
49
16.9%
$51,552
10.9%
2018
$2.4M
1.4%
48
2.0%
$53,046
2.9%
2019
$2.6M
8.0%
52
8.3%
$49,474
6.7%
2020
$2.4M
9.1%
46
11.5%
$50,121
1.3%
2021
$2.5M
7.0%
51
10.9%
$53,459
6.7%
2022
$3.1M
21.2%
54
5.9%
$62,665
17.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

James Satterwhite

Teacher - Music Instrumental/MNPS Nashville School of Arts

2019 total comp
$98,441
Base pay
$76,066
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,375
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,441

Source-specific fields

Record ID
116,022
Total Pay
$98,441

James Satterwhite works as a Teacher - Music Instrumental for MNPS Nashville School of Arts. James earned $98,441 in 2019.

Patricia Pender

Teacher Health Physical Education Secondary/MNPS Nashville School of Arts

2022 total comp
$96,753
Base pay
$77,489
Overtime
$150
Other pay
$19,114
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,753

Source-specific fields

Record ID
195,905
Total Pay
$96,753

Patricia Pender works as a Teacher Health Physical Education Secondary for MNPS Nashville School of Arts. Patricia earned $96,753 in 2022.

Keith Spadafino

Teacher Social Studies Government/MNPS Nashville School of Arts

2021 total comp
$96,174
Base pay
$93,574
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,174

Source-specific fields

Record ID
168,614
Total Pay
$96,174

Keith Spadafino is a Teacher Social Studies Government at MNPS Nashville School of Arts. 2021 total compensation came to $96,174.