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Metro Nashville / Police Traffic Key

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Police Traffic Key

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police Traffic Key is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 51 employees with median total compensation of $99,596; the highest distinct record was $206,019.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.8M
Employees
51
Median total
$99,596
Highest record
$206,019

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 51 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,596) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$81,137 (86%)
  • Overtime$5,360 (6%)
  • Other$7,705 (8%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$26,209
$63,509
$99,596
$122,248
$152,822

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $152,822 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $26,209. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer 2
36 · $100,908
Police Sergeant
5 · $122,248
Police Lieutenant
3 · $123,294
Police Captain
3 · $63,509

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$2.1M
32
$61,463
2016
$2.2M
4.3%
32
±0%
$66,605
8.4%
2017
$2.2M
1.9%
30
6.3%
$71,426
7.2%
2018
$2.1M
3.2%
28
6.7%
$74,979
5.0%
2019
$1.6M
26.5%
23
17.9%
$68,390
8.8%
2020
$1.8M
17.8%
27
17.4%
$72,509
6.0%
2021
$2.9M
58.3%
40
48.1%
$71,842
0.9%
2022
$3.6M
24.2%
46
15.0%
$81,196
13.0%
2023
$3.1M
15.6%
48
4.3%
$70,042
13.7%
2024
$235.9K
92.3%
1
97.9%
$235,880
236.8%
2025
$4.8M
1936.8%
51
5000.0%
$99,596
57.8%

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Record list

Employees

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Robert Sheffield

Police Sergeant/Police Traffic Key

2019 total comp
$79,027
Base pay
$61,499
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17,528
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,027

Source-specific fields

Record ID
124,917
Total Pay
$79,027

Robert Sheffield holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Traffic Key. In 2019, their total compensation was $79,027.

Kevin Lovell

Police Sergeant/Police Traffic Key

2018 total comp
$78,045
Base pay
$75,441
Overtime
$716
Other pay
$1,889
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,045

Source-specific fields

Record ID
97,739
Total Pay
$78,045

Kevin Lovell holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Traffic Key. In 2018, their total compensation was $78,045.

John Roberson Jr

Police Officer 2/Police Traffic Key

2018 total comp
$77,648
Base pay
$66,669
Overtime
$7,956
Other pay
$3,022
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,648

Source-specific fields

Record ID
97,742
Total Pay
$77,648

John Roberson Jr is a Police Officer 2 at Police Traffic Key. 2018 total compensation came to $77,648.

Jacob Hardin

Police Officer 2/Police Traffic Key

2025 total comp
$77,640
Base pay
$72,867
Overtime
$2,723
Other pay
$2,050
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,640

Source-specific fields

Record ID
284,982
Total Pay
$77,640

Jacob Hardin holds the role of Police Officer 2 at Police Traffic Key. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,640.

Carey Steel

Police Officer 2/Police Traffic Key

2021 total comp
$77,378
Base pay
$58,991
Overtime
$2,655
Other pay
$15,732
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,378

Source-specific fields

Record ID
175,729
Total Pay
$77,378

Carey Steel holds the role of Police Officer 2 at Police Traffic Key. In 2021, their total compensation was $77,378.

Kenneth Walburn

Police Captain/Police Traffic Key

2023 total comp
$73,533
Base pay
$72,098
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,435
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,533

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,520
Total Pay
$73,533

At Police Traffic Key, Kenneth Walburn serves as a Police Captain. Their 2023 pay totaled $73,533.

Kevin Coleman

Police Officer 2/Police Traffic Key

2023 total comp
$73,275
Base pay
$70,907
Overtime
$1,389
Other pay
$980
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,275

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,519
Total Pay
$73,275

Kevin Coleman is a Police Officer 2 at Police Traffic Key. 2023 total compensation came to $73,275.

Jessica Johnson

Police Officer 2/Police Traffic Key

2023 total comp
$72,206
Base pay
$69,185
Overtime
$306
Other pay
$2,715
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,206

Source-specific fields

Record ID
215,518
Total Pay
$72,206

Jessica Johnson works as a Police Officer 2 for Police Traffic Key. Jessica earned $72,206 in 2023.

Kathleen Anderson

Administrative Services Officer 3/Police Traffic Key

2025 total comp
$71,587
Base pay
$70,514
Overtime
$138
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,587

Source-specific fields

Record ID
274,372
Total Pay
$71,587

Kathleen Anderson is a Administrative Services Officer 3 at Police Traffic Key. 2025 total compensation came to $71,587.