Metro Nashville / Police Opa Key
Agency file
The Police Opa Key is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 31 employees with median total compensation of $63,840; the highest distinct record was $233,808.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 31 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($63,840) — 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 $135,788 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,363. 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 | $907.8K — | 13 — | $68,096 — |
| 2016 | $899.1K ▼ 1.0% | 12 ▼ 7.7% | $70,875 ▲ 4.1% |
| 2017 | $1M ▲ 12.1% | 13 ▲ 8.3% | $73,322 ▲ 3.5% |
| 2018 | $1.1M ▲ 11.2% | 14 ▲ 7.7% | $74,046 ▲ 1.0% |
| 2019 | $1.2M ▲ 5.1% | 15 ▲ 7.1% | $75,954 ▲ 2.6% |
| 2020 | $1.2M ▲ 1.3% | 14 ▼ 6.7% | $80,621 ▲ 6.1% |
| 2021 | $1.2M ▲ 1.9% | 14 ±0% | $89,479 ▲ 11.0% |
| 2022 | $1.4M ▲ 15.2% | 19 ▲ 35.7% | $73,710 ▼ 17.6% |
| 2023 | $1.2M ▼ 15.6% | 24 ▲ 26.3% | $46,701 ▼ 36.6% |
| 2024 | $195.4K ▼ 83.5% | 1 ▼ 95.8% | $195,379 ▲ 318.4% |
| 2025 | $2.5M ▲ 1190.5% | 31 ▲ 3000.0% | $63,840 ▼ 67.3% |
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Record list
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Executive Assistant to Chief-Police/Fire/Police Opa Key
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Pamela Tarkington is a Executive Assistant to Chief-Police/Fire at Police Opa Key. 2021 total compensation came to $60,894.
Police Officer 2/Police Opa Key
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Michael Spencer is a Police Officer 2 at Police Opa Key. 2018 total compensation came to $60,676.
Police Sergeant/Police Opa Key
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Janelle Moss is a Police Sergeant at Police Opa Key. 2025 total compensation came to $54,137.
Police Sergeant/Police Opa Key
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Amanda Topping holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Opa Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,712.