How much are Metro Nashville workers paid? A look at the top salaries

From The Tennessean: How much are Metro Nashville workers paid? A look at the top salaries 

Here’s a list of the highest base salaries among all Metro employees in 2024, compiled from the city’s data set of general government employee titles and base annual salaries last updated in October:

1. $317,824 – Water Services Director Scott Potter
2. $295,825 – Chief Medical Director Gill Wright III
3. $287,260 – Police Chief John Drake
4. $272,909 – Transportation Director Diana Alarcon
5. $269,750 – Chief Development Officer Robert Mendes
6. $265,561 – Fire Chief William Swann
7. $265,494 – Director of Development/Special Projects Mark Sturtevant
8. $265,336 – Finance Director Kevin Crumbo
9. $264,020 – Metro Action Commission Executive Director Cynthia Croom
10. $260,228 – Planning Executive Director Lucy Kempf

Nashville mayor Freddie O'Connell lands at 63 on the list, earning a salary of $209,898.

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