Metro Nashville / Police Secondary Employment Unit
Agency file
The Police Secondary Employment Unit supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.
In 2025, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $59,163; the highest distinct record was $215,081.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,163) — 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 $60,907 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,688. 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 | $151.2K — | 3 — | $40,247 — |
| 2016 | $206.9K ▲ 36.8% | 4 ▲ 33.3% | $45,079 ▲ 12.0% |
| 2017 | $230.3K ▲ 11.3% | 4 ±0% | $51,488 ▲ 14.2% |
| 2018 | $304.7K ▲ 32.3% | 6 ▲ 50.0% | $50,344 ▼ 2.2% |
| 2019 | $372K ▲ 22.1% | 8 ▲ 33.3% | $39,965 ▼ 20.6% |
| 2020 | $423.1K ▲ 13.8% | 9 ▲ 12.5% | $50,428 ▲ 26.2% |
| 2021 | $391.1K ▼ 7.6% | 9 ±0% | $45,079 ▼ 10.6% |
| 2022 | $444.4K ▲ 13.6% | 6 ▼ 33.3% | $57,198 ▲ 26.9% |
| 2023 | $353.7K ▼ 20.4% | 8 ▲ 33.3% | $40,301 ▼ 29.5% |
| 2024 | $184.3K ▼ 47.9% | 1 ▼ 87.5% | $184,285 ▲ 357.3% |
| 2025 | $502.8K ▲ 172.8% | 6 ▲ 500.0% | $59,163 ▼ 67.9% |
Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Secondary Employment Unit
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John Pepper holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Secondary Employment Unit. In 2023, their total compensation was $74,069.