Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary / Teacher Kindergarten
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Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
19 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $57,134, below the department median of $57,493.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 19 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — about 860 people — is $60,680. Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary pays a median base salary of $52,035 for this role, 14% below that figure — about the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — about 108,870 people — is $62,680. Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 23 of 30 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary is $50,545, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Teacher Kindergarten is held in 77 Metro Nashville departments. In Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary, the median of $57,134 ranks #16 of 77.
Median total compensation for the Teacher Kindergarten role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $50,288 ranks #2 of 2. See Teacher Kindergarten across all of Metro Nashville →
Median total compensation for comparable Teacher Kindergarten roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Ashley Wakefield holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,375.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Maeve Fitzpatrick works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Maeve earned $71,376 in 2025.
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Sarah Padgett is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $69,321.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary, Rachael Edge serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,597.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Carrie Funderburk works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Carrie earned $66,739 in 2025.
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Molly Callaghan holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,985.
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Katharine Stein holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $60,785.
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Sarah Padgett holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $59,534.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Molly Callaghan is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. 2022 total compensation came to $58,279.
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Jennifer Conatser works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Jennifer earned $57,134 in 2023.
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Maeve Fitzpatrick is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. 2022 total compensation came to $55,633.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Rachael Edge is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. 2022 total compensation came to $55,539.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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Zoe Rankin is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $54,910.
Teacher Kindergarten/Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary, Jennifer Conatser serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2022 pay totaled $50,850.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary, Eleanor Freeman serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2021 pay totaled $47,193.
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Lauren Johnson works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Lauren earned $43,507 in 2020.
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Katherine Darby works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. Katherine earned $10,697 in 2022.
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Madison Mcfeeley holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,150.
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Katharine Stein holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Smith Springs Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $2,713.