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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 medi
by 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 agoI 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 agowhat 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 agoWe 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.