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Metro Nashville / Police Animal Operations Section

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Police Animal Operations Section

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

The Police Animal Operations Section is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 34 employees with median total compensation of $102,478; the highest distinct record was $279,102.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.8M
Employees
34
Median total
$102,478
Highest record
$279,102

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 34 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,478) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$98,262 (88%)
  • Overtime$8,943 (8%)
  • Other$4,160 (4%)
  • 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
$48,063
$86,960
$102,478
$131,327
$172,183

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $172,183 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,063. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer 2
26 · $101,004
Police Sergeant
6 · $139,034
Police Lieutenant
1 · $279,102

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 3 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$503.5K
9
$42,966
2024
$274.3K
45.5%
1
88.9%
$274,296
538.4%
2025
$3.8M
1280.4%
34
3300.0%
$102,478
62.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Chad Connors

Police Officer 2/Police Animal Operations Section

2025 total comp
$90,609
Base pay
$84,034
Overtime
$3,272
Other pay
$3,303
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,609

Source-specific fields

Record ID
279,097
Total Pay
$90,609

Chad Connors works as a Police Officer 2 for Police Animal Operations Section. Chad earned $90,609 in 2025.

Steven Meador

Police Officer 2/Police Animal Operations Section

2025 total comp
$86,960
Base pay
$66,255
Overtime
$2,752
Other pay
$17,953
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,960

Source-specific fields

Record ID
292,087
Total Pay
$86,960

Steven Meador holds the role of Police Officer 2 at Police Animal Operations Section. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,960.