Metro Nashville / Gsc General Probation
Agency file
The Gsc General Probation runs the corrections system — operating prisons and jails, supervising people in custody, and managing parole or probation.
In 2025, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $72,023; the highest distinct record was $147,855.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,023) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $92,030 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,092. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1.6M — | 35 — | $49,635 — |
| 2016 | $1.7M ▲ 6.9% | 37 ▲ 5.7% | $48,144 ▼ 3.0% |
| 2017 | $2M ▲ 13.6% | 39 ▲ 5.4% | $52,107 ▲ 8.2% |
| 2018 | $2M ▲ 0.7% | 41 ▲ 5.1% | $46,508 ▼ 10.7% |
| 2019 | $1.9M ▼ 3.5% | 37 ▼ 9.8% | $56,987 ▲ 22.5% |
| 2020 | $1.8M ▼ 8.0% | 39 ▲ 5.4% | $43,908 ▼ 23.0% |
| 2021 | $1.7M ▼ 3.8% | 31 ▼ 20.5% | $60,545 ▲ 37.9% |
| 2022 | $1.6M ▼ 6.1% | 28 ▼ 9.7% | $51,002 ▼ 15.8% |
| 2023 | $1.6M ▲ 3.7% | 30 ▲ 7.1% | $55,911 ▲ 9.6% |
| 2024 | $142.1K ▼ 91.3% | 1 ▼ 96.7% | $142,089 ▲ 154.1% |
| 2025 | $2.1M ▲ 1342.8% | 28 ▲ 2700.0% | $72,023 ▼ 49.3% |
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Record list
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Probation Officer 3/Gsc General Probation
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James Waggoner holds the role of Probation Officer 3 at Gsc General Probation. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,448.