Police work a _lot_ of overtime in most jurisdictions. So the base salary may be misleadingly low. Especially since many police contracts have a 2x or even 3x

Police work a _lot_ of overtime in most jurisdictions. So the base salary may be misleadingly low. Especially since many police contracts have a 2x or even 3x payout for overtime under some conditions. As with many statistics around policing there is a deliberate and calculated intent to muddy the waters and prevent effective policy discussion.