Metro Nashville / Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
20 employees hold this title in Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Median total compensation for the role is $95,239, below the department median of $103,644.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 20 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, School Resource pays a median base salary of $94,418 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 50th 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, School Resource’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, School Resource’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 38th 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 18 of 20 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, School Resource is $95,239, 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, School Resource, the median of $95,239 ranks #14 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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Jonathan Marklein works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Jonathan earned $220,264 in 2025.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource, Gene Martin serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,225.
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Chase Burnett is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. 2025 total compensation came to $172,423.
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Scott Hull holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,353.
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Warren Thomas is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. 2025 total compensation came to $140,063.
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James Mcgill is a Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. 2025 total compensation came to $132,289.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource, David Windus serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2022 pay totaled $130,781.
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Gary Smith works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Gary earned $129,859 in 2025.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource, Albert Wilson serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $119,891.
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Sharissa Perez works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Sharissa earned $101,970 in 2025.
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James Mcgill Jr holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2019, their total compensation was $88,508.
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Kelly Cantrell works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Kelly earned $83,001 in 2021.
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At Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource, Michael Thomas serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2016 pay totaled $81,849.
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James Smith holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2023, their total compensation was $75,012.
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Bonita Blue-Washington holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2016, their total compensation was $72,399.
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Christopher Upchurch works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Christopher earned $70,292 in 2022.
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Bonita Blue holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2022, their total compensation was $69,043.
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Leonard Spadavecchia works as a Police Sergeant for Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. Leonard earned $39,093 in 2025.
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Julie Riggs holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2019, their total compensation was $27,028.
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Edward Coleman Jr holds the role of Police Sergeant at Metro Nashville Police Department, School Resource. In 2015, their total compensation was $14,349.