Metro Nashville / Police Forensic Services Key
Agency file
The Police Forensic Services Key is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 29 employees with median total compensation of $94,960; the highest distinct record was $218,262.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 29 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,960) — 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 $169,192 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,797. 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.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1.2M — | 22 — | $52,143 — |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▲ 8.7% | 24 ▲ 9.1% | $55,810 ▲ 7.0% |
| 2017 | $1.5M ▲ 18.1% | 25 ▲ 4.2% | $63,218 ▲ 13.3% |
| 2018 | $1.6M ▲ 6.6% | 25 ±0% | $63,891 ▲ 1.1% |
| 2019 | $1.6M ▲ 0.2% | 26 ▲ 4.0% | $64,973 ▲ 1.7% |
| 2020 | $1.7M ▲ 4.1% | 28 ▲ 7.7% | $68,938 ▲ 6.1% |
| 2021 | $2M ▲ 18.2% | 28 ±0% | $80,042 ▲ 16.1% |
| 2022 | $2M ▲ 0.2% | 31 ▲ 10.7% | $74,504 ▼ 6.9% |
| 2023 | $1.9M ▼ 6.0% | 30 ▼ 3.2% | $63,603 ▼ 14.6% |
| 2024 | $196.8K ▼ 89.4% | 1 ▼ 96.7% | $196,821 ▲ 209.5% |
| 2025 | $2.7M ▲ 1284.1% | 29 ▲ 2800.0% | $94,960 ▼ 51.8% |
Record list
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Police Officer 2/Police Forensic Services Key
Source-specific fields
Caleb Foster holds the role of Police Officer 2 at Police Forensic Services Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,259.