Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
23 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Median total compensation for the role is $75,392, above the department median of $63,840.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 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. Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability pays a median base salary of $70,083 for this role, 26% below that figure — about the 26th 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 Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability’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. Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, about the 15th 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 22 of 23 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability is $75,392, 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 Sergeant is held in 55 Metro Nashville departments. In Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability, the median of $75,392 ranks #28 of 55.
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
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 →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeant roles 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.
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability
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Ted Woosley holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,691.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability, Jeffrey Gibson serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,051.
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Michael Sofer works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Michael earned $122,363 in 2025.
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Nicholas Falcone is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2025 total compensation came to $115,520.
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Jarred Frazier is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2025 total compensation came to $107,277.
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Patrick Baird works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Patrick earned $100,937 in 2018.
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Lawrence Brown works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Lawrence earned $90,394 in 2021.
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Jerry Hertenstein Jr works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Jerry earned $87,400 in 2016.
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Teresah Pinho works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Teresah earned $86,170 in 2025.
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Joseph High holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,572.
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Jeremy Moseley holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2018, their total compensation was $81,170.
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John Farrell holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2016, their total compensation was $75,392.
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Ben Bryner is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2017 total compensation came to $75,327.
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Atif Williams works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Atif earned $72,727 in 2019.
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Terrance Mcbride holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,047.
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Alfredo Arevalo works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Alfredo earned $70,972 in 2023.
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Emily Tatum is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2023 total compensation came to $69,461.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability, Christopher Steele serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $66,578.
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Charles Taylor holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,840.
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Janelle Moss is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2025 total compensation came to $54,137.
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Amanda Topping holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,712.
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Michael Russell is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. 2025 total compensation came to $42,336.
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Michelle Hammond works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, Office of Professional Accountability. Michelle earned $23,345 in 2021.