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Are those numbers a sum of the total benefits or something? It seems insane that a campus security guard is making 170k.

impendia 2y ago
I don't know. I knew that salaries at public universities are public in many states, so thought to google it -- but the details can vary.
dekhn 2y ago
It's total pay without benefits. It includes overtime and on-call time (which are typically paid at a higher rate). It wouldn't surprise me that an experienced security guard is making $170K; the state itself is expensive, and they have to retain staff. The staff is often ex-cop, and guards very frequently work overtime (paid time-and-a-half or more). The guard may be a people manager (I don't know which row you're referring to but it looks like the typical guard makes far less).
OtomotO 2y ago
It seems insane that you need campus security guards at all oO
- School-Cotton 2y ago
  Why?
  - Biganon 2y ago
    Because police is a thing?...
  - deleted 2y ago
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- singron 2y ago
  A lot of campuses have actual police. In some ways campuses are similar to a municipality and have many of the services that entails (fire, trash, water, power, snow removal, parks, and security/law enforcement). You could similarly ask why a town of 50,000 people needs a police department.
  - zifpanachr23 2y ago
    When you put it in terms of total number of people...it does make sense. A lot of universities down here in Texas have a small town+ amount of students and faculty and they tend to have their own police departments and other services.
- KPGv2 2y ago
  My university had a police department because it is, as one might expect of a flagship state university, an enormous landmass with billions of dollars in infrastructure and equipment, plus about 6,000 full-time residents living in university-owned housing. Residents of a certain class of people who are prone to doing stupid, illegal shit.
- bigbacaloa 2y ago
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xkcd-sucks 2y ago
Consider the liability to which a bad security guard can expose your organization! Not that pay guarantees quality but still

impendia 2y ago

I don't know. I knew that salaries at public universities are public in many states, so thought to google it -- but the details can vary.

dekhn 2y ago

It's total pay without benefits. It includes overtime and on-call time (which are typically paid at a higher rate). It wouldn't surprise me that an experienced security guard is making $170K; the state itself is expensive, and they have to retain staff. The staff is often ex-cop, and guards very frequently work overtime (paid time-and-a-half or more). The guard may be a people manager (I don't know which row you're referring to but it looks like the typical guard makes far less).

OtomotO 2y ago

It seems insane that you need campus security guards at all oO

School-Cotton 2y ago
Why?
- Biganon 2y ago
  Because police is a thing?...
- deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
singron 2y ago
A lot of campuses have actual police. In some ways campuses are similar to a municipality and have many of the services that entails (fire, trash, water, power, snow removal, parks, and security/law enforcement). You could similarly ask why a town of 50,000 people needs a police department.
- zifpanachr23 2y ago
  When you put it in terms of total number of people...it does make sense. A lot of universities down here in Texas have a small town+ amount of students and faculty and they tend to have their own police departments and other services.
KPGv2 2y ago
My university had a police department because it is, as one might expect of a flagship state university, an enormous landmass with billions of dollars in infrastructure and equipment, plus about 6,000 full-time residents living in university-owned housing. Residents of a certain class of people who are prone to doing stupid, illegal shit.
bigbacaloa 2y ago
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xkcd-sucks 2y ago

Consider the liability to which a bad security guard can expose your organization! Not that pay guarantees quality but still