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MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

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

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.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$5.6M
Employees
115
Median total
$46,664
Highest record
$132,227

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$46,162 (95%)
  • Overtime$579 (1%)
  • Other$1,904 (4%)
  • 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
$11,530
$31,397
$46,664
$69,142
$86,733

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).

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 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

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James Lyons

Principal Es/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2025 total comp
$132,227
Base pay
$132,227
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,227

Source-specific fields

Record ID
290,983
Total Pay
$132,227

James Lyons is a Principal Es at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $132,227.

Brandy Johnson

Specialist Classroom Management/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2025 total comp
$105,409
Base pay
$85,075
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$20,334
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,409

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,243
Total Pay
$105,409

Brandy Johnson works as a Specialist Classroom Management for MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. Brandy earned $105,409 in 2025.

Meredith Musgrove

Teacher English Learner Es/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2025 total comp
$103,647
Base pay
$84,773
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,874
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,647

Source-specific fields

Record ID
294,563
Total Pay
$103,647

Meredith Musgrove is a Teacher English Learner Es at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $103,647.

Maria Austria

Principal - Es/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2017 total comp
$102,981
Base pay
$102,981
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,981

Source-specific fields

Record ID
65,519
Total Pay
$102,981

Maria Austria is a Principal - Es at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2017 total compensation came to $102,981.

Jane Johnson

Principal - Es/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2016 total comp
$102,748
Base pay
$101,748
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,748

Source-specific fields

Record ID
38,518
Total Pay
$102,748

Jane Johnson is a Principal - Es at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2016 total compensation came to $102,748.

Tamera Lipsey

Specialist - Literacy Teacher Development/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2019 total comp
$101,782
Base pay
$83,135
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,646
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,782

Source-specific fields

Record ID
116,870
Total Pay
$101,782

Tamera Lipsey is a Specialist - Literacy Teacher Development at MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. 2019 total compensation came to $101,782.

Shannon Cockerham

Principal Assistant Es/MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary

2025 total comp
$99,509
Base pay
$99,509
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,509

Source-specific fields

Record ID
279,479
Total Pay
$99,509

Shannon Cockerham works as a Principal Assistant Es for MNPS Paragon Mills Elementary. Shannon earned $99,509 in 2025.