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MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills

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

The MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 14 employees with median total compensation of $58,336; the highest distinct record was $145,021.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$827K
Employees
14
Median total
$58,336
Highest record
$145,021

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 14 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,336) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$56,721 (96%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$2,350 (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
$25,377
$33,824
$58,336
$78,846
$93,701

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $93,701 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $25,377. 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
$425.7K
8
$48,249
2016
$492.1K
15.6%
9
12.5%
$53,018
9.9%
2017
$623.7K
26.7%
11
22.2%
$47,708
10.0%
2018
$611K
2.0%
11
±0%
$51,219
7.4%
2019
$593.7K
2.8%
11
±0%
$52,528
2.6%
2020
$600.8K
1.2%
11
±0%
$51,743
1.5%
2021
$657K
9.4%
10
9.1%
$57,901
11.9%
2022
$682K
3.8%
12
20.0%
$62,966
8.7%
2023
$550.1K
19.3%
10
16.7%
$63,887
1.5%
2024
$138.1K
74.9%
1
90.0%
$138,085
116.1%
2025
$827K
498.9%
14
1300.0%
$58,336
57.8%

Record list

Employees

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Brenda Ball

Teacher - Science/MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills

2022 total comp
$3,263
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,263
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,263

Source-specific fields

Record ID
198,824
Total Pay
$3,263

Brenda Ball is a Teacher - Science at MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills. 2022 total compensation came to $3,263.

Elizabeth Steffanick

Teacher - English/MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills

2022 total comp
$1,659
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,659
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,659

Source-specific fields

Record ID
198,832
Total Pay
$1,659

Elizabeth Steffanick is a Teacher - English at MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills. 2022 total compensation came to $1,659.

Jason Crawford

Teacher - Math/MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills

2025 total comp
$452
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$452
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$452

Source-specific fields

Record ID
278,360
Total Pay
$452

Jason Crawford is a Teacher - Math at MNPS the Academy at Opry Mills. 2025 total compensation came to $452.