Metro Nashville / Police Violent Crimes Division / Police Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
26 employees hold this title in Police Violent Crimes Division. Median total compensation for the role is $73,541, below the department median of $93,752.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 26 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 1,050 people — is $94,420. Police Violent Crimes Division pays a median base salary of $95,182 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 51st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives across every employer in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Violent Crimes Division’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Police Violent Crimes Division’s median base salary is 10% below that national figure, about the 39th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 20 of 26 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Violent Crimes Division is $73,541, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Sergeant is held in 55 Metro Nashville departments. In Police Violent Crimes Division, the median of $73,541 ranks #29 of 55.
Median total compensation for the Police Sergeant role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $71,811 ranks #18 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of Metro Nashville →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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.
Record list
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Forrest Drake is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2025 total compensation came to $148,204.
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William Erickson is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2025 total compensation came to $141,130.
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Robert Peterson works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Robert earned $136,434 in 2025.
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Ian Herlein is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2025 total compensation came to $135,357.
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At Police Violent Crimes Division, Erik Nash serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,790.
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At Police Violent Crimes Division, Ryan Stanford serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,403.
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Devonte Coleman holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,299.
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Jeffrey Mathes works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Jeffrey earned $121,428 in 2025.
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Brian Smith holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,693.
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Marvis Malone is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2025 total compensation came to $105,576.
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Paul Stein works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Paul earned $96,196 in 2023.
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Joel Bontrager works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Joel earned $95,305 in 2025.
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Joshua Lefler holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,293.
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Matthew Mehaffey holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2023, their total compensation was $66,789.
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At Police Violent Crimes Division, Benjamin Spees serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2023 pay totaled $60,473.
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Abbey Sawl Sibley works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Abbey earned $59,746 in 2023.
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Gbewa Mustapha is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2023 total compensation came to $43,602.
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Ryan Perkins holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2023, their total compensation was $43,290.
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Marti Roberts is a Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2023 total compensation came to $41,906.
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Victoria Cunningham works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Victoria earned $39,870 in 2023.
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Daniel Brown holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2023, their total compensation was $39,371.
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William Hudson works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. William earned $25,222 in 2023.
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At Police Violent Crimes Division, Conor Cronin serves as a Police Sergeant. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,023.
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Matthew White works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Matthew earned $13,245 in 2023.
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Kyle Whitfield works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. Kyle earned $12,530 in 2025.
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Michael Dance holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Violent Crimes Division. In 2025, their total compensation was $9,539.