Metro Nashville / Police Warrants Key
Agency file
The Police Warrants Key is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $85,279; the highest distinct record was $232,848.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,279) — 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 $134,304 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,463. 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 | $1.3M — | 19 — | $64,916 — |
| 2016 | $1.4M ▲ 4.2% | 20 ▲ 5.3% | $67,965 ▲ 4.7% |
| 2017 | $1.4M ▲ 6.0% | 19 ▼ 5.0% | $72,507 ▲ 6.7% |
| 2018 | $1.7M ▲ 19.7% | 22 ▲ 15.8% | $77,653 ▲ 7.1% |
| 2019 | $1.4M ▼ 16.7% | 21 ▼ 4.5% | $68,308 ▼ 12.0% |
| 2020 | $1.6M ▲ 14.9% | 22 ▲ 4.8% | $74,232 ▲ 8.7% |
| 2021 | $1.8M ▲ 8.2% | 22 ±0% | $80,748 ▲ 8.8% |
| 2022 | $1.6M ▼ 9.3% | 25 ▲ 13.6% | $75,482 ▼ 6.5% |
| 2023 | $1.2M ▼ 24.0% | 22 ▼ 12.0% | $56,701 ▼ 24.9% |
| 2024 | $144.8K ▼ 88.2% | 1 ▼ 95.5% | $144,753 ▲ 155.3% |
| 2025 | $2.1M ▲ 1361.3% | 25 ▲ 2400.0% | $85,279 ▼ 41.1% |
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Record list
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Police Sergeant/Police Warrants Key
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James Pierceall is a Police Sergeant at Police Warrants Key. 2025 total compensation came to $125,398.
Police Sergeant/Police Warrants Key
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Steven Wiser works as a Police Sergeant for Police Warrants Key. Steven earned $120,637 in 2025.