Metro Nashville / MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center / Teacher Ex Education
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Plan and deliver instruction, assess student progress, and develop curriculum.
3 employees hold this title in MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center. Median total compensation for the role is $77,489, above the department median of $69,654.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 130 people — is $63,300. MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center pays a median base salary of $68,102 for this role, 8% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Special Education Teachers, All Other 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 MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Special Education Teachers, All Other — about 33,930 people — is $76,580. MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 36th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center is $77,489, 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 Ex Education is held in 161 Metro Nashville departments. In MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center, the median of $77,489 ranks #9 of 161.
Median total compensation for the Teacher Ex Education role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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Teacher Ex Education/MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center
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Carlisa Patterson is a Teacher Ex Education at MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center. 2023 total compensation came to $79,722.
Teacher Ex Education/MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center
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Courtney Broome is a Teacher Ex Education at MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center. 2023 total compensation came to $77,489.
Teacher Ex Education/MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center
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Ashawn Cole holds the role of Teacher Ex Education at MNPS W. a Bass Alternative Learning Center. In 2023, their total compensation was $74,133.