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Being a policeman can be a tough, dangerous job. But I don't think they are underpaid, at least not in Massachusetts - Police Trooper, 1st class can make $130K-
by jazzyk 10y ago
Being a policeman can be a tough, dangerous job. But I don't think they are underpaid, at least not in Massachusetts - Police Trooper, 1st class can make $130K-$180K. They also get generous pensions (state employees).
- ryandrake 10y agoYea, top ones. This sounds like the same old argument: "A handful of top programmers at Google make $300k! Therefore programmers in general make a lot."
- jazzyk 10y agoThere are ~1800 police officers (out of 3185 listed in the DB) in MA alone who make > $100K [1]. Not too shabby either. Also, to make $300K at Google you have to be a genius, to make $200K as a State Trooper, no college degree is required, only some seniority and overtime. [1] http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/massachusetts_state_employee_salary_database_2015.html?appSession=95147227184811268029989767586954614584181196174987987482089076529120348108380722573479813521533500576706445510995314684093721343 http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/massachus...