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Metro Nashville / Police Madison Precinct / 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 Madison Precinct. Median total compensation for the role is $57,235, below the department median of $57,430.

Employees
94
Total payroll
$5.8M
Role median
$57,235
Agency median
$57,430
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,358$138,463+

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 Madison Precinct pays a median base salary of $57,134 for this role, 39% below that figureabout the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police Madison Precinct sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$57,050
$68,900
$94,420
$116,730
$136,750
Police Madison Precinct median · $57,134

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 46% 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 Madison Precinct median · $57,134

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 Madison Precinct is $57,235, 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 Madison Precinct, the median of $57,235 ranks #47 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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Adam Read

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2021 total comp
$24,333
Base pay
$23,474
Overtime
$859
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,333

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,701
Total Pay
$24,333

Adam Read works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Adam earned $24,333 in 2021.

Kevin Steele

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2017 total comp
$24,289
Base pay
$23,472
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$817
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,289

Source-specific fields

Record ID
71,210
Total Pay
$24,289

At Police Madison Precinct, Kevin Steele serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2017 pay totaled $24,289.

James Vivrette

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2023 total comp
$24,203
Base pay
$22,016
Overtime
$2,187
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,203

Source-specific fields

Record ID
219,638
Total Pay
$24,203

At Police Madison Precinct, James Vivrette serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $24,203.

Joseph Zambardi

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2022 total comp
$22,922
Base pay
$22,666
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$256
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,922

Source-specific fields

Record ID
203,190
Total Pay
$22,922

Joseph Zambardi holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2022, their total compensation was $22,922.

Kyle Williams

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2021 total comp
$21,867
Base pay
$11,652
Overtime
$784
Other pay
$9,432
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,867

Source-specific fields

Record ID
173,734
Total Pay
$21,867

Kyle Williams is a Police Sergeant at Police Madison Precinct. 2021 total compensation came to $21,867.

James Hickman

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2022 total comp
$19,689
Base pay
$17,803
Overtime
$195
Other pay
$1,690
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$19,689

Source-specific fields

Record ID
203,109
Total Pay
$19,689

James Hickman holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2022, their total compensation was $19,689.

Sandra Fly

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2023 total comp
$18,125
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$10,241
Other pay
$7,884
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,125

Source-specific fields

Record ID
219,739

Sandra Fly works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Sandra earned $18,125 in 2023.

Zachary Lang

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2025 total comp
$17,711
Base pay
$16,408
Overtime
$53
Other pay
$1,251
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,711

Source-specific fields

Record ID
289,024
Total Pay
$17,711

Zachary Lang holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,711.

Cheri Cox

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2025 total comp
$17,535
Base pay
$17,270
Overtime
$64
Other pay
$201
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17,535

Source-specific fields

Record ID
278,256
Total Pay
$17,535

Cheri Cox holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $17,535.

Jefferson Hughes

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2025 total comp
$14,039
Base pay
$12,475
Overtime
$1,435
Other pay
$129
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$14,039

Source-specific fields

Record ID
285,579
Total Pay
$14,039

Jefferson Hughes works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Jefferson earned $14,039 in 2025.

Adam Parker

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2018 total comp
$13,097
Base pay
$805
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,292
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$13,097

Source-specific fields

Record ID
97,376
Total Pay
$13,097

Adam Parker works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Adam earned $13,097 in 2018.

Julie Nabors

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2022 total comp
$7,895
Base pay
$7,332
Overtime
$564
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,895

Source-specific fields

Record ID
203,143
Total Pay
$7,895

At Police Madison Precinct, Julie Nabors serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2022 pay totaled $7,895.

Alan Finchum

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2023 total comp
$3,451
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$709
Other pay
$2,742
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,451

Source-specific fields

Record ID
219,737

At Police Madison Precinct, Alan Finchum serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $3,451.

Meghan Pope

Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct

2023 total comp
$3,358
Base pay
$3,047
Overtime
$252
Other pay
$60
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$3,358

Source-specific fields

Record ID
219,616
Total Pay
$3,358

Meghan Pope works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Meghan earned $3,358 in 2023.