Metro Nashville / Police Madison Precinct
Agency file
The Police Madison Precinct is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 122 employees with median total compensation of $57,430; the highest distinct record was $241,164.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 122 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($57,430) — 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 $118,975 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,535. 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 | $7M — | 119 — | $59,898 — |
| 2016 | $7.5M ▲ 8.5% | 119 ±0% | $63,633 ▲ 6.2% |
| 2017 | $7.8M ▲ 3.6% | 118 ▼ 0.8% | $64,808 ▲ 1.8% |
| 2018 | $7.8M ▼ 0.3% | 109 ▼ 7.6% | $68,145 ▲ 5.2% |
| 2019 | $7.4M ▼ 4.5% | 110 ▲ 0.9% | $66,979 ▼ 1.7% |
| 2020 | $8.4M ▲ 13.6% | 152 ▲ 38.2% | $48,057 ▼ 28.3% |
| 2021 | $8.8M ▲ 3.9% | 145 ▼ 4.6% | $63,955 ▲ 33.1% |
| 2022 | $8M ▼ 8.6% | 136 ▼ 6.2% | $63,240 ▼ 1.1% |
| 2023 | $6.9M ▼ 14.0% | 132 ▼ 2.9% | $49,415 ▼ 21.9% |
| 2024 | $309.1K ▼ 95.5% | 1 ▼ 99.2% | $309,123 ▲ 525.6% |
| 2025 | $8.3M ▲ 2592.8% | 122 ▲ 12100.0% | $57,430 ▼ 81.4% |
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Record list
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Police Lieutenant/Police Madison Precinct
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Michael Waltz is a Police Lieutenant at Police Madison Precinct. 2025 total compensation came to $241,164.
Police Sergeant/Police Madison Precinct
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Arnold Rickert works as a Police Sergeant for Police Madison Precinct. Arnold earned $213,565 in 2025.
Police Officer 2/Police Madison Precinct
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Nathaniel Carroll holds the role of Police Officer 2 at Police Madison Precinct. In 2025, their total compensation was $200,715.