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MNPS Transportation

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

The MNPS Transportation plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 90 employees with median total compensation of $74,341; the highest distinct record was $140,338.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6.5M
Employees
90
Median total
$74,341
Highest record
$140,338

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 90 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,341) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$62,837 (87%)
  • Overtime$7,122 (10%)
  • Other$2,516 (3%)
  • 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
$45,063
$61,692
$74,341
$80,937
$101,788

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,788 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,063. 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
$3.9M
88
$46,104
2016
$3.8M
2.5%
84
4.5%
$47,363
2.7%
2017
$4.1M
7.5%
85
1.2%
$49,148
3.8%
2018
$4.5M
9.3%
81
4.7%
$54,799
11.5%
2019
$4.2M
5.8%
84
3.7%
$51,247
6.5%
2020
$4.4M
2.7%
82
2.4%
$51,214
0.1%
2021
$4.7M
8.3%
85
3.7%
$55,759
8.9%
2022
$4.9M
3.0%
87
2.4%
$57,492
3.1%
2023
$4.3M
11.0%
83
4.6%
$62,495
8.7%
2024
$135.3K
96.9%
1
98.8%
$135,294
116.5%
2025
$6.5M
4721.2%
90
8900.0%
$74,341
45.1%

Record list

Employees

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Khalisha Jolley

Dispatcher - Transportation/MNPS Transportation

2019 total comp
$32,357
Base pay
$21,269
Overtime
$11,001
Other pay
$87
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$32,357

Source-specific fields

Record ID
118,724
Total Pay
$32,357

At MNPS Transportation, Khalisha Jolley serves as a Dispatcher - Transportation. Their 2019 pay totaled $32,357.

Benjamin Orsbon

Mechanic - Automotive Transportation/MNPS Transportation

2019 total comp
$31,887
Base pay
$30,961
Overtime
$921
Other pay
$6
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,887

Source-specific fields

Record ID
118,760
Total Pay
$31,887

Benjamin Orsbon works as a Mechanic - Automotive Transportation for MNPS Transportation. Benjamin earned $31,887 in 2019.

Cynthia Ellis

Dispatcher - Bus/MNPS Transportation

2021 total comp
$31,280
Base pay
$17,653
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,627
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,280

Source-specific fields

Record ID
171,657
Total Pay
$31,280

Cynthia Ellis works as a Dispatcher - Bus for MNPS Transportation. Cynthia earned $31,280 in 2021.

Donald Harp

Specialist - Auto Inventory/MNPS Transportation

2015 total comp
$30,118
Base pay
$20,483
Overtime
$926
Other pay
$8,710
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,118

Source-specific fields

Record ID
19,474
Total Pay
$30,118

Donald Harp is a Specialist - Auto Inventory at MNPS Transportation. 2015 total compensation came to $30,118.

Robert Whitaker

Mechanic Automotive Transmission Lead/MNPS Transportation

2023 total comp
$29,944
Base pay
$27,240
Overtime
$1,594
Other pay
$1,110
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,944

Source-specific fields

Record ID
227,227
Total Pay
$29,944

Robert Whitaker holds the role of Mechanic Automotive Transmission Lead at MNPS Transportation. In 2023, their total compensation was $29,944.

Cathy Ferrell

Dispatcher - Bus Ex Education/MNPS Transportation

2021 total comp
$28,918
Base pay
$26,440
Overtime
$257
Other pay
$2,221
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,918

Source-specific fields

Record ID
171,663
Total Pay
$28,918

Cathy Ferrell holds the role of Dispatcher - Bus Ex Education at MNPS Transportation. In 2021, their total compensation was $28,918.

Deanne GoodwinMay be multiple

Dispatcher - Bus Ex Education/MNPS Transportation

2020 total comp
$28,862

Source-specific fields

Record ID
143,649
Total Pay
$11,516

This Dispatcher - Bus Ex Education record at MNPS Transportation for Deanne Goodwin may represent several individuals, totaling $28,862 in 2020.

Will Williams

Supervisor Transportation/MNPS Transportation

2021 total comp
$28,776
Base pay
$28,527
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$249
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,776

Source-specific fields

Record ID
171,719
Total Pay
$28,776

Will Williams holds the role of Supervisor Transportation at MNPS Transportation. In 2021, their total compensation was $28,776.