Metro Nashville / Police Madison Precinct / Police Lieutenant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
30 employees hold this title in Police Madison Precinct. Median total compensation for the role is $58,243, above the department median of $57,430.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 30 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
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 Madison Precinct pays a median base salary of $67,169 for this role, 29% below that figure — about the 23rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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 Madison Precinct’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 Madison Precinct’s median base salary is 37% below that national figure, about the 13th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 24 of 30 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 Madison Precinct is $58,243, 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
Police Lieutenant is held in 52 Metro Nashville departments. In Police Madison Precinct, the median of $58,243 ranks #42 of 52.
Median total compensation for the Police Lieutenant role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 22 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $78,338 ranks #20 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of Metro Nashville →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenantroles 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
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Michael Waltz is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2025 total compensation came to $241,164.
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Frank Ragains holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2021, their total compensation was $119,482.
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Jeffrey Sanders Jr is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2019 total compensation came to $106,672.
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William Mackall works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Madison Precinct. William earned $105,746 in 2018.
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Brian Gottschall holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $103,283.
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At Police Madison Precinct, James Cardwell Jr serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2019 pay totaled $100,930.
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At Police Madison Precinct, Frank Ragains Jr serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2019 pay totaled $100,324.
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Kenneth Spencer is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2016 total compensation came to $92,327.
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Taylor Schmitz holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2018, their total compensation was $92,252.
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Shane Shetler holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2017, their total compensation was $81,319.
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At Police Madison Precinct, John Farrell serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2017 pay totaled $79,141.
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Dwayne Greene is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2016 total compensation came to $78,509.
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At Police Madison Precinct, Deandera Payne serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,561.
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At Police Madison Precinct, Matthew Pylkas serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2023 pay totaled $64,277.
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John Robinson is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2023 total compensation came to $59,756.
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At Police Madison Precinct, James Cardwell serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2023 pay totaled $56,730.
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Brent Gibson works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Madison Precinct. Brent earned $50,988 in 2020.
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Morgan Ford is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2015 total compensation came to $46,481.
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Jason Duncan holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2020, their total compensation was $46,188.
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John Joyce is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2025 total compensation came to $44,171.
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Nicholas Mccluskey holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,625.
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Sean Richmond holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2021, their total compensation was $32,533.
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Harrison Dooley is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2025 total compensation came to $30,234.
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Michelle Hammond is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2023 total compensation came to $29,199.
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Garet Davidson works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Madison Precinct. Garet earned $23,644 in 2022.
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Jeffrey Biggerstaff holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,997.
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Horace Temple Jr is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2015 total compensation came to $21,975.
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James Jarvis is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2025 total compensation came to $16,280.
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At Police Madison Precinct, Jeffrey Sanders serves as a Police Lieutenant. Their 2022 pay totaled $4,586.
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Curtis Watkins Iv holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2015, their total compensation was $2,647.