Metro Nashville / Police Training Recruits
Agency file
The Police Training Recruits is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 332 employees with median total compensation of $22,477; the highest distinct record was $60,063.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 332 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($22,477) — 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 $34,805 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,672. 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 | $405.9K — | 38 — | $5,829 — |
| 2016 | $1.3M ▲ 214.9% | 82 ▲ 115.8% | $18,843 ▲ 223.3% |
| 2017 | $1.3M ▲ 2.0% | 86 ▲ 4.9% | $19,477 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2018 | $2.4M ▲ 84.8% | 135 ▲ 57.0% | $18,094 ▼ 7.1% |
| 2019 | $2.6M ▲ 9.4% | 156 ▲ 15.6% | $11,466 ▼ 36.6% |
| 2020 | $5.4M ▲ 105.9% | 319 ▲ 104.5% | $17,434 ▲ 52.0% |
| 2021 | $6.4M ▲ 17.8% | 388 ▲ 21.6% | $12,778 ▼ 26.7% |
| 2022 | $5.4M ▼ 15.6% | 355 ▼ 8.5% | $13,925 ▲ 9.0% |
| 2023 | $7.6M ▲ 41.3% | 449 ▲ 26.5% | $16,910 ▲ 21.4% |
| 2024 | $50.3K ▼ 99.3% | 1 ▼ 99.8% | $50,326 ▲ 197.6% |
| 2025 | $7.1M ▲ 14021.8% | 332 ▲ 33100.0% | $22,477 ▼ 55.3% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Officer 1/Police Training Recruits
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At Police Training Recruits, Matthew Clement serves as a Police Officer 1. Their 2020 pay totaled $11,620.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Harrison Gilchrist is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Training Recruits. 2023 total compensation came to $11,536.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Tony Pierce Jr. is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Training Recruits. 2019 total compensation came to $11,480.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Wayne Helm Iii is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Training Recruits. 2019 total compensation came to $11,466.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Aaron Mccluskey holds the role of Police Officer Trainee at Police Training Recruits. In 2019, their total compensation was $11,466.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Austin Vance works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Training Recruits. Austin earned $11,466 in 2019.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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James Wells Jr. works as a Police Officer Trainee for Police Training Recruits. James earned $11,466 in 2019.
Police Officer Trainee/Police Training Recruits
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Lawrence Whited Ii is a Police Officer Trainee at Police Training Recruits. 2019 total compensation came to $11,466.