Metro Nashville / MNPS School Social Work
Agency file
The MNPS School Social Work administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.
In 2025, this agency had 55 employees with median total compensation of $78,313; the highest distinct record was $123,931.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 55 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($78,313) — 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 $96,142 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $28,433. 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 | $2.2M — | 43 — | $54,679 — |
| 2016 | $2.4M ▲ 7.8% | 47 ▲ 9.3% | $54,379 ▼ 0.5% |
| 2017 | $2.5M ▲ 7.3% | 47 ±0% | $52,478 ▼ 3.5% |
| 2018 | $2.7M ▲ 6.7% | 48 ▲ 2.1% | $57,411 ▲ 9.4% |
| 2019 | $2.8M ▲ 2.7% | 50 ▲ 4.2% | $53,479 ▼ 6.8% |
| 2020 | $2.6M ▼ 5.9% | 50 ±0% | $51,663 ▼ 3.4% |
| 2021 | $3M ▲ 12.6% | 55 ▲ 10.0% | $56,807 ▲ 10.0% |
| 2022 | $3.5M ▲ 18.2% | 57 ▲ 3.6% | $65,516 ▲ 15.3% |
| 2023 | $3.7M ▲ 4.4% | 59 ▲ 3.5% | $68,021 ▲ 3.8% |
| 2024 | $101.8K ▼ 97.2% | 1 ▼ 98.3% | $101,790 ▲ 49.6% |
| 2025 | $3.9M ▲ 3760.6% | 55 ▲ 5400.0% | $78,313 ▼ 23.1% |
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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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Social Worker I (Lssw)/MNPS School Social Work
Source-specific fields
Elizabeth Miller holds the role of Social Worker I (Lssw) at MNPS School Social Work. In 2022, their total compensation was $58,885.
Social Worker I Lssw/MNPS School Social Work
Source-specific fields
Paige Benda works as a Social Worker I Lssw for MNPS School Social Work. Paige earned $57,630 in 2023.