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That's jsut not true. A county sheriff has far more power than a software developer, despite being far less wealthy

• heavyset_go 5y ago
  The median salary for cops in this state is $105k a year. The median salary for software engineers in this state is $89k. Sheriffs make much more than your median cop does.
  • DennisP 5y ago
    I think the general point raised by GP stands up pretty well. Even if sheriffs make a little more than devs in some states, it's not that extra bit of money that gives them a lot more political power. But just for another data point, in California the average salary for a software developer is $139K, while the average for sheriffs is $28/hour. https://www.indeed.com/career/sheriff/salaries/CA https://www.indeed.com/career/sheriff/salaries/CA https://www.indeed.com/career/software-engineer/salaries/CA https://www.indeed.com/career/software-engineer/salaries/CA
    • bryanrasmussen 5y ago
      what kind of comparison is that?! https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/police-officer/salary/california/ https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/police-officer/salary... anyway median police officer in California is 111.3k.
      • DennisP 5y ago
        We could keep pulling up relative salaries from different sources for different states all day, but it wouldn't shed much light on the basic claim that sheriffs tend to have political influence out of proportion to their salaries.
• cyborgx7 5y ago
  The police exist to protect the property of the wealthy. Of course they have more power than people who make similar money. They have been granted that power by much wealthier, more powerful people. And it is conditional on fulfilling their role.
  • marcosdumay 5y ago
    So, you don't believe that money is the same as power, like you stated up there.
    • cyborgx7 5y ago
      What?