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Metro Nashville / Police Animal Operations Section / Police Lieutenant

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Police Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in Police Animal Operations Section. Median total compensation for the role is $279,102, above the department median of $102,478.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$279.1K
Role median
$279,102
Agency median
$102,478
Comparison
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This role across Metro Nashville

Police Lieutenant is held in 52 Metro Nashville departments. In Police Animal Operations Section, the median of $279,102 ranks #1 of 52.

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Median total compensation for the Police Lieutenant role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Lieutenant beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 22 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $78,338 ranks #20 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$423,129 · 48
City of Boston
$312,362 · 71
City of Los Angeles
$274,725 · 216
City of Seattle
$216,840 · 35
City of Worcester
$214,478 · 28

Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenantroles 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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Employees with this title

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James Jones

Police Lieutenant/Police Animal Operations Section

2025 total comp
$279,102
Base pay
$227,834
Overtime
$48,611
Other pay
$2,656
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$279,102

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,935
Total Pay
$279,102

James Jones works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Animal Operations Section. James earned $279,102 in 2025.