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Metro Nashville / Police Crime Lab

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Police Crime Lab

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

The Police Crime Lab is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 72 employees with median total compensation of $73,294; the highest distinct record was $178,264.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$5.3M
Employees
72
Median total
$73,294
Highest record
$178,264

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 72 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,294) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$72,041 (97%)
  • Overtime$1,285 (2%)
  • Other$670 (1%)
  • 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
$24,149
$54,722
$73,294
$103,767
$113,608

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,608 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,149. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$2.7M
59
$45,154
2016
$3M
11.0%
60
1.7%
$47,752
5.8%
2017
$3.4M
12.5%
63
5.0%
$53,401
11.8%
2018
$3.5M
3.9%
67
6.3%
$51,228
4.1%
2019
$3.4M
1.9%
61
9.0%
$56,654
10.6%
2020
$3.6M
5.1%
70
14.8%
$50,508
10.8%
2021
$3.8M
5.7%
70
±0%
$52,981
4.9%
2022
$3.6M
4.8%
75
7.1%
$47,350
10.6%
2023
$3.7M
2.7%
85
13.3%
$43,646
7.8%
2024
$166.3K
95.5%
1
98.8%
$166,276
281.0%
2025
$5.3M
3104.1%
72
7100.0%
$73,294
55.9%

Record list

Employees

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Amanda Sweet

Exe Administrator Police/Fire/Police Crime Lab

2025 total comp
$178,264
Base pay
$177,686
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$578
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$178,264

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,141
Total Pay
$178,264

Amanda Sweet works as a Exe Administrator Police/Fire for Police Crime Lab. Amanda earned $178,264 in 2025.

Vanessa Martinucci

Crime Laboratory Director/Police Crime Lab

2025 total comp
$143,948
Base pay
$143,948
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,948

Source-specific fields

Record ID
292,413
Total Pay
$143,948

Vanessa Martinucci is a Crime Laboratory Director at Police Crime Lab. 2025 total compensation came to $143,948.

Heather Watson

Administrative Services Division Manager/Police Crime Lab

2025 total comp
$138,190
Base pay
$137,332
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$858
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,190

Source-specific fields

Record ID
304,136
Total Pay
$138,190

Heather Watson is a Administrative Services Division Manager at Police Crime Lab. 2025 total compensation came to $138,190.