Metro Nashville / Police Background and Recruitment
Agency file
The Police Background and Recruitment is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 32 employees with median total compensation of $37,058; the highest distinct record was $75,737.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 32 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($37,058) — 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 $57,760 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,554. 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.
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Officer 2/Police Background and Recruitment
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James Desantis is a Police Officer 2 at Police Background and Recruitment. 2025 total compensation came to $46,485.