Metro Nashville / MNPS School Audit
Agency file
The MNPS School Audit administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.
In 2025, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $72,069; the highest distinct record was $92,585.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,069) — 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 $85,738 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,742. 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 | $199.7K — | 5 — | $35,725 — |
| 2016 | $197.4K ▼ 1.1% | 5 ±0% | $39,995 ▲ 12.0% |
| 2017 | $268.4K ▲ 36.0% | 7 ▲ 40.0% | $36,684 ▼ 8.3% |
| 2018 | $273.2K ▲ 1.8% | 6 ▼ 14.3% | $52,897 ▲ 44.2% |
| 2019 | $355.1K ▲ 30.0% | 8 ▲ 33.3% | $48,500 ▼ 8.3% |
| 2020 | $354.7K ▼ 0.1% | 8 ±0% | $45,544 ▼ 6.1% |
| 2021 | $371.1K ▲ 4.6% | 8 ±0% | $54,638 ▲ 20.0% |
| 2022 | $399.6K ▲ 7.7% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $47,173 ▼ 13.7% |
| 2023 | $453.8K ▲ 13.6% | 7 ▼ 22.2% | $62,661 ▲ 32.8% |
| 2024 | $85.9K ▼ 81.1% | 1 ▼ 85.7% | $85,896 ▲ 37.1% |
| 2025 | $587.2K ▲ 583.6% | 9 ▲ 800.0% | $72,069 ▼ 16.1% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Specialist - School Audit Training/MNPS School Audit
Source-specific fields
Elaine Frost works as a Specialist - School Audit Training for MNPS School Audit. Elaine earned $62,661 in 2023.