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Metro Nashville / Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

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Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

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

The Police Training Personnel/In-Serv provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 46 employees with median total compensation of $107,390; the highest distinct record was $188,277.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.7M
Employees
46
Median total
$107,390
Highest record
$188,277

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 46 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($107,390) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$95,041 (92%)
  • Overtime$4,961 (5%)
  • Other$2,988 (3%)
  • 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
$54,708
$81,155
$107,390
$125,521
$141,984

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $141,984 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $54,708. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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
$1.8M
31
$59,451
2016
$1.8M
1.8%
30
3.2%
$60,937
2.5%
2017
$2M
10.3%
34
13.3%
$61,981
1.7%
2018
$2M
0.6%
31
8.8%
$65,608
5.9%
2019
$2M
1.4%
31
±0%
$64,307
2.0%
2020
$2.1M
7.3%
32
3.2%
$70,116
9.0%
2021
$2.5M
18.9%
44
37.5%
$52,592
25.0%
2022
$2.9M
13.4%
48
9.1%
$56,267
7.0%
2023
$2.8M
4.0%
57
18.8%
$42,430
24.6%
2024
$174K
93.7%
1
98.2%
$174,047
310.2%
2025
$4.7M
2622.0%
46
4500.0%
$107,390
38.3%

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Record list

Employees

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Jason Spencer

Police Sergeant/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2025 total comp
$73,212
Base pay
$41,703
Overtime
$1,671
Other pay
$29,839
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,212

Source-specific fields

Record ID
298,289
Total Pay
$73,212

Jason Spencer works as a Police Sergeant for Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. Jason earned $73,212 in 2025.

Taylor Schmitz

Police Lieutenant/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2021 total comp
$72,542
Base pay
$64,853
Overtime
$2,725
Other pay
$4,964
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,542

Source-specific fields

Record ID
175,773
Total Pay
$72,542

Taylor Schmitz is a Police Lieutenant at Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. 2021 total compensation came to $72,542.

James Hickman Iii

Police Sergeant/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2016 total comp
$72,415
Base pay
$70,115
Overtime
$1,427
Other pay
$873
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,415

Source-specific fields

Record ID
45,384
Total Pay
$72,415

James Hickman Iii is a Police Sergeant at Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. 2016 total compensation came to $72,415.

Carol Bolden

Administrative Services Officer 3/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2025 total comp
$71,851
Base pay
$70,514
Overtime
$457
Other pay
$880
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,851

Source-specific fields

Record ID
275,835
Total Pay
$71,851

Carol Bolden works as a Administrative Services Officer 3 for Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. Carol earned $71,851 in 2025.

Joshua Black

Police Lieutenant/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2023 total comp
$71,820
Base pay
$66,776
Overtime
$4,183
Other pay
$861
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,820

Source-specific fields

Record ID
216,640
Total Pay
$71,820

Joshua Black works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. Joshua earned $71,820 in 2023.

Burl Johnson Jr

Police Officer 2/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2016 total comp
$70,508
Base pay
$63,397
Overtime
$3,496
Other pay
$3,615
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,508

Source-specific fields

Record ID
45,387
Total Pay
$70,508

At Police Training Personnel/In-Serv, Burl Johnson Jr serves as a Police Officer 2. Their 2016 pay totaled $70,508.

Jose Salazar

Police Officer 2/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2025 total comp
$69,485
Base pay
$66,119
Overtime
$2,044
Other pay
$1,323
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,485

Source-specific fields

Record ID
298,456
Total Pay
$69,485

Jose Salazar works as a Police Officer 2 for Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. Jose earned $69,485 in 2025.

David Merlin

Police Sergeant/Police Training Personnel/In-Serv

2020 total comp
$69,018
Base pay
$45,980
Overtime
$289
Other pay
$22,749
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,018

Source-specific fields

Record ID
148,756
Total Pay
$69,018

David Merlin holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Training Personnel/In-Serv. In 2020, their total compensation was $69,018.