Metro Nashville / MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary
Agency file
The MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 115 employees with median total compensation of $46,664; the highest distinct record was $132,227.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 115 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,664) — 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 $86,733 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $11,530. 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 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $4M — | 104 — | $41,890 — |
| 2016 | $4M ▼ 0.4% | 95 ▼ 8.7% | $43,389 ▲ 3.6% |
| 2017 | $3.7M ▼ 7.7% | 88 ▼ 7.4% | $45,745 ▲ 5.4% |
| 2018 | $3.6M ▼ 1.5% | 84 ▼ 4.5% | $47,196 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2019 | $3.5M ▼ 2.7% | 83 ▼ 1.2% | $46,020 ▼ 2.5% |
| 2020 | $3.5M ▼ 0.1% | 88 ▲ 6.0% | $44,489 ▼ 3.3% |
| 2021 | $3.8M ▲ 7.4% | 93 ▲ 5.7% | $43,669 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2022 | $4M ▲ 5.4% | 92 ▼ 1.1% | $46,552 ▲ 6.6% |
| 2023 | $4.5M ▲ 11.9% | 108 ▲ 17.4% | $39,486 ▼ 15.2% |
| 2024 | $137.6K ▼ 96.9% | 1 ▼ 99.1% | $137,632 ▲ 248.6% |
| 2025 | $5.6M ▲ 3964.6% | 115 ▲ 11400.0% | $46,664 ▼ 66.1% |
Record list
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Teacher Related Arts/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary
Source-specific fields
Della Bacote is a Teacher Related Arts at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $92,452.