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Metro Nashville / Police Forensic Services Key

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Police Forensic Services Key

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

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.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$2.7M
Employees
29
Median total
$94,960
Highest record
$218,262

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 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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,216 (89%)
  • Overtime$8,257 (9%)
  • Other$2,465 (3%)
  • 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
$20,797
$59,677
$94,960
$120,973
$169,192

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).

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
$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

Employees

Page 1

Claire Vondohlen

Crime Scene Technician 1/Police Forensic Services Key

2018 total comp
$46,612
Base pay
$43,461
Overtime
$1,566
Other pay
$1,585
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,612

Source-specific fields

Record ID
97,207
Total Pay
$46,612

At Police Forensic Services Key, Claire Vondohlen serves as a Crime Scene Technician 1. Their 2018 pay totaled $46,612.

Kelli Derleth

Crime Scene Investigator 1/Police Forensic Services Key

2021 total comp
$44,484
Base pay
$35,333
Overtime
$3,815
Other pay
$5,336
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,484

Source-specific fields

Record ID
174,531
Total Pay
$44,484

At Police Forensic Services Key, Kelli Derleth serves as a Crime Scene Investigator 1. Their 2021 pay totaled $44,484.

Shawn Taylor

Police Officer 2/Police Forensic Services Key

2022 total comp
$43,752
Base pay
$42,358
Overtime
$459
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,752

Source-specific fields

Record ID
203,016
Total Pay
$43,752

Shawn Taylor works as a Police Officer 2 for Police Forensic Services Key. Shawn earned $43,752 in 2022.

Charles Linville

Police Officer 2/Police Forensic Services Key

2023 total comp
$43,445
Base pay
$23,135
Overtime
$78
Other pay
$20,233
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,445

Source-specific fields

Record ID
217,078
Total Pay
$43,445

At Police Forensic Services Key, Charles Linville serves as a Police Officer 2. Their 2023 pay totaled $43,445.

Katrina Rupert

Crime Scene Investigator 1/Police Forensic Services Key

2025 total comp
$41,737
Base pay
$36,060
Overtime
$4,981
Other pay
$696
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,737

Source-specific fields

Record ID
297,099
Total Pay
$41,737

At Police Forensic Services Key, Katrina Rupert serves as a Crime Scene Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,737.

Jennifer Polangcus

Crime Scene Technician 1/Police Forensic Services Key

2016 total comp
$40,062
Base pay
$33,586
Overtime
$1,460
Other pay
$5,016
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,062

Source-specific fields

Record ID
47,263
Total Pay
$40,062

At Police Forensic Services Key, Jennifer Polangcus serves as a Crime Scene Technician 1. Their 2016 pay totaled $40,062.

Sandra Velasquez

Crime Scene Investigator 1/Police Forensic Services Key

2022 total comp
$39,972
Base pay
$37,160
Overtime
$1,849
Other pay
$963
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,972

Source-specific fields

Record ID
203,026
Total Pay
$39,972

Sandra Velasquez holds the role of Crime Scene Investigator 1 at Police Forensic Services Key. In 2022, their total compensation was $39,972.