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>including one officer who pulled down $442,000, a new report shows. Is that considered a lot for a senior wage for a skilled worker in the US? Sounds pretty t

>including one officer who pulled down $442,000, a new report shows. Is that considered a lot for a senior wage for a skilled worker in the US? Sounds pretty tight, even with dramatically lower taxes than most European countries.

quuquuquu 9y ago
That would be considered a fabulous sum of money in any city here. You are getting into the realm of surgeon/athlete money when you are talking 442k. There are some cops who only make maybe 40-70k. I've heard lofty cops in rich towns are making 100-200k. It's not exactly a tough job.
- jackhack 9y ago
  >>It's not exactly a tough job. I agree with everything you said, but this. It betrays a profound lack of understanding of what police actually do.
  - quuquuquu 9y ago
    I'll admit that I have a bias here, and I know that many cops in specific areas have truly dangerous jobs. HOWEVER. The above is not true for many, many jurisdictions. These cops are armed, well paid, and operating in very very normal and safe neighborhoods. In many dangerous neighborhoods, police don't even go in. Regardless, the question is also about price. Police are valuable, but at what price? Ask the property tax payers in that neighborhood what they feel is the right salary. People will move if they don't like it. Just look at South Side Chicago and Detroit. First responders are often not showing up to calls within an hour. Gunshot victims are being turned away from hospitals.
SerLava 9y ago
I think you need to go check USD vs whatever currency your country uses. That is more than what 10 average people make per year. If someone making four hundred and forty two thousand dollars per year self-described their salary as "tight" they would become an instant laughing stock. You could seriously make a viral video out of that.
- notfromhere 9y ago
  No cop is going to work in new york for 40k a year unless you want a huge spike in bribery. I don't know where you could even live in the city on that much. 400k is a tad excessive, but complaining when public employees make a decent salary (100k in a high cost place like NY) is sad
  - SerLava 9y ago
    Yeah but there's a big difference between 442k and 100k. The extra cost of living is additive, not multiplicative. I didn't even say 442k was unfair for the position- I don't know. But "tight" is basically objectively false.

quuquuquu 9y ago

That would be considered a fabulous sum of money in any city here. You are getting into the realm of surgeon/athlete money when you are talking 442k. There are some cops who only make maybe 40-70k. I've heard lofty cops in rich towns are making 100-200k. It's not exactly a tough job.

jackhack 9y ago
>>It's not exactly a tough job. I agree with everything you said, but this. It betrays a profound lack of understanding of what police actually do.
- quuquuquu 9y ago
  I'll admit that I have a bias here, and I know that many cops in specific areas have truly dangerous jobs. HOWEVER. The above is not true for many, many jurisdictions. These cops are armed, well paid, and operating in very very normal and safe neighborhoods. In many dangerous neighborhoods, police don't even go in. Regardless, the question is also about price. Police are valuable, but at what price? Ask the property tax payers in that neighborhood what they feel is the right salary. People will move if they don't like it. Just look at South Side Chicago and Detroit. First responders are often not showing up to calls within an hour. Gunshot victims are being turned away from hospitals.

SerLava 9y ago

I think you need to go check USD vs whatever currency your country uses. That is more than what 10 average people make per year. If someone making four hundred and forty two thousand dollars per year self-described their salary as "tight" they would become an instant laughing stock. You could seriously make a viral video out of that.

notfromhere 9y ago
No cop is going to work in new york for 40k a year unless you want a huge spike in bribery. I don't know where you could even live in the city on that much. 400k is a tad excessive, but complaining when public employees make a decent salary (100k in a high cost place like NY) is sad
- SerLava 9y ago
  Yeah but there's a big difference between 442k and 100k. The extra cost of living is additive, not multiplicative. I didn't even say 442k was unfair for the position- I don't know. But "tight" is basically objectively false.