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Metro Nashville / Police East Sector Key / Police Sergeant

Job-title file

Police Sergeant

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

94 employees hold this title in Police East Sector Key. Median total compensation for the role is $57,978, above the department median of $42,454.

Employees
94
Total payroll
$5.7M
Role median
$57,978
Agency median
$42,454
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30$144,813+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 94 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Police Sergeant pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 1,050 people — is $94,420. Police East Sector Key pays a median base salary of $57,951 for this role, 39% below that figureabout the 11th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police East Sector Key sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$57,050
$68,900
$94,420
$116,730
$136,750
Police East Sector Key median · $57,951

The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police East Sector Key’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Police East Sector Key’s median base salary is 45% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,350
$81,860
$106,040
$132,620
$165,110
Police East Sector Key median · $57,951

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 76 of 94 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Police East Sector Key is $57,978, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Metro Nashville

Police Sergeant is held in 55 Metro Nashville departments. In Police East Sector Key, the median of $57,978 ranks #45 of 55.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Compare jurisdictions

Police Sergeant beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $71,811 ranks #18 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$389,959 · 180
City of Boston
$276,467 · 252
City of Los Angeles
$229,695 · 993
City of Worcester
$169,737 · 67
City of Rockford
$137,954 · 31
City of Miami
$135,342 · 186
City of Salt Lake City
$134,271 · 103

Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cary Briley

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2023 total comp
$22,137
Base pay
$20,257
Overtime
$1,380
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,137

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,650
Total Pay
$22,137

Cary Briley works as a Police Sergeant for Police East Sector Key. Cary earned $22,137 in 2023.

Ryan Potts

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$21,766
Base pay
$20,489
Overtime
$1,277
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,766

Source-specific fields

Record ID
295,691
Total Pay
$21,766

Ryan Potts works as a Police Sergeant for Police East Sector Key. Ryan earned $21,766 in 2025.

Marty Reed

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2022 total comp
$20,757
Base pay
$19,716
Overtime
$541
Other pay
$500
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,757

Source-specific fields

Record ID
204,699
Total Pay
$20,757

Marty Reed holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. In 2022, their total compensation was $20,757.

Kevin Reynolds

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$19,471
Base pay
$18,154
Overtime
$1,317
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,471

Source-specific fields

Record ID
295,537
Total Pay
$19,471

Kevin Reynolds is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $19,471.

Michael Gray

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$16,261
Base pay
$16,226
Overtime
$35
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,261

Source-specific fields

Record ID
283,100
Total Pay
$16,261

Michael Gray is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $16,261.

Hillary Sherman

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$16,166
Base pay
$15,904
Overtime
$262
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,166

Source-specific fields

Record ID
299,759
Total Pay
$16,166

Hillary Sherman is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $16,166.

Jordan Donegan

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2023 total comp
$15,822
Base pay
$14,022
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$15,822

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,647
Total Pay
$15,822

Jordan Donegan works as a Police Sergeant for Police East Sector Key. Jordan earned $15,822 in 2023.

Mandi Maska-Allen

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$12,809
Base pay
$12,301
Overtime
$508
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,809

Source-specific fields

Record ID
292,445
Total Pay
$12,809

Mandi Maska-Allen is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $12,809.

Paul Smith

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2023 total comp
$12,155
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$10,420
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$12,155

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,753

Paul Smith is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2023 total compensation came to $12,155.

Daniel Henkel

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2023 total comp
$9,607
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,872
Other pay
$3,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,607

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,752

Daniel Henkel works as a Police Sergeant for Police East Sector Key. Daniel earned $9,607 in 2023.

Clifton Knight

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2022 total comp
$3,798
Base pay
$3,798
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,798

Source-specific fields

Record ID
204,565
Total Pay
$3,798

At Police East Sector Key, Clifton Knight serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2022 pay totaled $3,798.

Charles Pytlewski

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$308
Base pay
$308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$308

Source-specific fields

Record ID
297,128
Total Pay
$308

Charles Pytlewski works as a Police Sergeant for Police East Sector Key. Charles earned $308 in 2025.

Eric Funk

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$183
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$183
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183

Source-specific fields

Record ID
281,713
Total Pay
$183

Eric Funk holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $183.

Byron Boelter

Police Sergeant/Police East Sector Key

2025 total comp
$30
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$30
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30

Source-specific fields

Record ID
275,781
Total Pay
$30

Byron Boelter is a Police Sergeant at Police East Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $30.