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Metro Nashville / Police Violent Crimes Division / Police Captain

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Police Captain

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

2 employees hold this title in Police Violent Crimes Division. Median total compensation for the role is $67,075, below the department median of $93,752.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$134.2K
Role median
$67,075
Agency median
$93,752
Comparison
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This role across Metro Nashville

Police Captain is held in 31 Metro Nashville departments. In Police Violent Crimes Division, the median of $67,075 ranks #16 of 31.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Captain role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Captain beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $67,327 ranks #15 of 16. See Police Captain across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$477,892 · 11
City of Boston
$380,299 · 8
City of Los Angeles
$345,598 · 80
City of Seattle
$257,858 · 13
City of Worcester
$251,538 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Police Captainroles 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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Employees with this title

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William Kautzman

Police Captain/Police Violent Crimes Division

2025 total comp
$132,409
Base pay
$128,879
Overtime
$78
Other pay
$3,453
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,409

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,367
Total Pay
$132,409

William Kautzman holds the role of Police Captain at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,409.

Charles Beasley

Police Captain/Police Violent Crimes Division

2023 total comp
$1,742
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,742
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,742

Source-specific fields

Record ID
216,413

Charles Beasley holds the role of Police Captain at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,742.