Metro Nashville / Police Violent Crimes Division
Agency file
The Police Violent Crimes Division is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 99 employees with median total compensation of $93,752; the highest distinct record was $218,207.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 99 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($93,752) — 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 $136,434 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,530. 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 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.3M — | 62 — | $35,699 — |
| 2023 | $5.1M ▲ 120.2% | 106 ▲ 71.0% | $43,287 ▲ 21.3% |
| 2024 | $189.4K ▼ 96.3% | 1 ▼ 99.1% | $189,376 ▲ 337.5% |
| 2025 | $8.4M ▲ 4356.8% | 99 ▲ 9800.0% | $93,752 ▼ 50.5% |
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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 2/Police Violent Crimes Division
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Hillary Sherman works as a Police Officer 2 for Police Violent Crimes Division. Hillary earned $29,686 in 2023.
Police Officer 2/Police Violent Crimes Division
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Alexander Donald is a Police Officer 2 at Police Violent Crimes Division. 2022 total compensation came to $27,844.
Police Sergeant/Police Violent Crimes Division
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William Hudson works as a Police Sergeant for Police Violent Crimes Division. William earned $25,222 in 2023.