Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary / Teacher Kindergarten
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Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
23 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Median total compensation for the role is $52,303, above the department median of $37,917.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 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, Thomas A. Edison Elementary pays a median base salary of $49,185 for this role, 19% below that figure — about the 19th 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, Thomas A. Edison 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, Thomas A. Edison Elementary’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 16th 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 29 of 37 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, Thomas A. Edison Elementary is $49,873, 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, Thomas A. Edison Elementary, the median of $52,303 ranks #38 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, Thomas A. Edison Elementary
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Tonja Lyons is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $78,803.
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Selina Jones works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Selina earned $76,790 in 2025.
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Jessica Trice holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,287.
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Donna Miller is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $68,322.
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Andrea Forgony works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Andrea earned $61,554 in 2025.
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Jordan Haley is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2022 total compensation came to $60,292.
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Latoria Jones works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Latoria earned $59,982 in 2022.
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Katherine Peck holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $56,565.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary, Granece Daniels serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,933.
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Meredith Beal is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $52,964.
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Joy Williams holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $52,812.
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Jordan Hudgins appears in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary payroll as a Teacher Kindergarten, with $52,303 reported in 2021 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Kristin Perry is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $51,028.
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Shannon Bird holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $48,808.
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Romy Magid holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2023, their total compensation was $48,734.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary, Meredith Beal serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2022 pay totaled $48,424.
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Deirdre Shelley appears in Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary payroll as a Teacher Kindergarten, with $36,313 reported in 2023 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Fenetra Becton is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $15,243.
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Katherine Peck is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $5,450.
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Brooke Hellemn holds the role of Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $5,420.
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At Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary, Dericka Winfree serves as a Teacher Kindergarten. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,850.
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Latoria Jones is a Teacher Kindergarten at Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $2,509.
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Jordan Haley works as a Teacher Kindergarten for Metro Nashville Public Schools, Thomas A. Edison Elementary. Jordan earned $2,461 in 2023.