Metro Nashville / Police Patrol South Sector Key
Agency file
The Police Patrol South Sector Key is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 180 employees with median total compensation of $58,699; the highest distinct record was $227,812.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 180 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($58,699) — 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 $114,361 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,915. 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 | $8.8M — | 159 — | $55,166 — |
| 2016 | $9.5M ▲ 7.4% | 156 ▼ 1.9% | $59,201 ▲ 7.3% |
| 2017 | $10.1M ▲ 6.3% | 157 ▲ 0.6% | $62,213 ▲ 5.1% |
| 2018 | $10.8M ▲ 6.5% | 152 ▼ 3.2% | $66,810 ▲ 7.4% |
| 2019 | $10.2M ▼ 5.0% | 155 ▲ 2.0% | $64,055 ▼ 4.1% |
| 2020 | $11.4M ▲ 11.4% | 217 ▲ 40.0% | $43,317 ▼ 32.4% |
| 2021 | $12M ▲ 5.2% | 197 ▼ 9.2% | $68,034 ▲ 57.1% |
| 2022 | $10.6M ▼ 11.2% | 195 ▼ 1.0% | $52,467 ▼ 22.9% |
| 2023 | $9.6M ▼ 10.0% | 187 ▼ 4.1% | $45,912 ▼ 12.5% |
| 2024 | $251.3K ▼ 97.4% | 1 ▼ 99.5% | $251,324 ▲ 447.4% |
| 2025 | $11.6M ▲ 4511.4% | 180 ▲ 17900.0% | $58,699 ▼ 76.6% |
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Record list
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Police Officer 2-Fld Training Officer/Police Patrol South Sector Key
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Jack Burke is a Police Officer 2-Fld Training Officer at Police Patrol South Sector Key. 2025 total compensation came to $119,688.
Police Sergeant/Police Patrol South Sector Key
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Justin Vaughn works as a Police Sergeant for Police Patrol South Sector Key. Justin earned $116,926 in 2025.