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The 80's. Minimum wage was around $2.65 or $5512/yr. He was making roughly twice minimum wage at the time. Even then, in 1988, that $70,000 salary was pretty g
by bena 8y ago
The 80's. Minimum wage was around $2.65 or $5512/yr. He was making roughly twice minimum wage at the time.
Even then, in 1988, that $70,000 salary was pretty good. That's the equivalent of $149,000 today. (Or $52,000 in 1981 when he was a cop).
- gnicholas 8y agoPerhaps the police pay is just the base, not including overtime or hazard pay that make up much of an officer’s total compensation.
- Phlarp 8y agoNot to mention official and unofficial benefits; health care and a police pension obviously, but also running drugs on the side, free prostitutes, bribes, immunity from other police, and near absolute power over other individuals in the regular course of your job. Not all of these still exist today, but many do.
- madengr 8y agoHa ha, I made $4/hr as a teenager in 1988. Then was given a big raise to $4.25, only because of a minimum wage hike.