Why are California Cops Paid So Much More than Cops Elsewhere? (Los Angeles: sales, high school)

[nmnita]

just talked to a friend in ABQ, the average salary for a 1 year cop in ABQ is about $45,000 if they have a bach degree, less otherwise. This is including insentives for signing on. So, I am wrong and so is nevergoingback. By the way, these salaries are based on new pay scales starting in June of this year.

Nita

[nevergoingback]

Originally Posted by nmnita

absolutely not true unless things have changed in only 6 months. With benies, I am not going to say, as I do not know..I guess this is why we need to take these stats with a grain of salt, which I do all these things. Beleive me, post this on the NM board and see what you get..

Or, lets put it this way, if what you have read is true than the ABQ cops are not telling it the way it is.

Nita

This pay scale starts one year after graduation from the Academy.

$23.15 / hour OR *
base salary of $48152.00 / year

This is straight from their website. Tack on another $1600 with a BA. Maybe who you are talking to is telling you take home pay. You can enroll in an overtime program for $32/hr on top of your salary. Tons of bennies on top of all of this. Looks like ABQ is attempting to keep up with CA, LOL. Not sure if that is good thing.

I personally know a cop in LA county, makes 100K + for sure without a doubt.

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by nevergoingback

Looks like ABQ is attempting to keep up with CA, LOL. Not sure if that is good thing.

Not a good thing for me, wanting to move away from bloated public employee high taxes California, to NM. I'm trying to get away from this.

[macsret]

Well, we are all entitled to our opinion and seems we have certainly exercised that right.

To wrap up my input I will reiterate: I for one respect and appreciate our Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), firmly believe they can't be OVER PAID for what they do. Having said that, I do recognize that there are cities, counties and states that might not be able to afford to pay them what they are worth. That means those seeking a career in LE at those locations have to choose to accept what is offered to them or move, just like in any other career path.

I do believe that times are changing, for the better. I agree with nmnita that now days more and more LEOs have college degrees, not always in CJ, might be in BA, Nursing or whatever.

The way I see this thread is.... Lovehound, nevergoingback or City Boy will never change my mind NOR would they change mine or some other minds, so, I for one will try to stick by a....
AGREE to DISAGREE for the sake of civility.... on line.

jOE
Angeles City
Philippines

[Lovehound]

Originally Posted by macsret

To wrap up my input I will reiterate: I for one respect and appreciate our Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), firmly believe they can't be OVER PAID for what they do.

...

jOE
Angeles City
Philippines

So you would endorse paying our police officers a salary of $1 million per year, each?

Easy for you to say, in the Phillipines, safe from paying California taxes. What are police officers paid in the Philippines?

[macsret]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

For the record, today I'd really feel over-compensated.

Thank the unions and the mincing politicians in thrall to them!

Curmudgeon,

Thanks for your service as a LEO. I know many LEOs that retired and their story is just like yours. However, there are many that share a different story. Can't say that I know any that share your feelings about being over compensated, but, maybe there are.

Best to you and yours.... Stay Safe!

[macsret]

Originally Posted by Lovehound

So you would endorse paying our police officers a
salary of $1 million per year, each?

Lovehound,

Remember this:

Originally Posted by Lovehound

I'll admit that I'm not good at putting up with BS.

Then, get real and stop slinging it.

[esmith143]

Dallas PD pays $41,690 to rookies and $64,651 to officers with 10 years of experience, before overtime, special pay or benefits.

San Diego PD pays $50,172 ... 60,588 for "Police Officer I" and $64,008 ... 77,376 for "Police Officer II".

Of course, cost of living in San Diego is sufficiently higher to justify the 20% difference in wages.

"Beginning Annual Salary" in Minneapolis is $45,539 to $50,207.

If I had to choose between working in SDPD for 50K and working in Oakland PD for 70K, I'd choose San Diego. Money is no use to me if I'm dead.

[steel7]

The good cop unions get the good salaries. Cops overall are paid quite well especially in ca (incl the chp).

[Ultralight]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

So I was doing some research on the Census Website and came across the median salary for Law Enforcement in Cities.

Aside from LA and SD, Cops in some of CAs larger cities make a whole lot of money.

$80,000+ Across the US
Antioch, CA $100,000+
Baytown, TX $100,000+
Berkeley, CA $100,000+
Concord, CA $100,000+
Coral Springs, FL $100,000+
Dearborn, MI $100,000+
Framingham, MA $100,000+
Fremont, CA $100,000+
Garden Grove, CA $100,000+
Hayward, CA $100,000+
Hemet, CA $100,000+
Irving, TX $100,000+
Mountain View, CA $100,000+
New Rochelle, NY $100,000+
Oakland, CA $100,000+
Palmdale, CA $100,000+
Pleasanton, CA $100,000+
Providence, RI $100,000+
Redwood City, CA $100,000+
San Francisco, CA $100,000+
San Jose, CA $100,000+
San Mateo, CA $100,000+
Sunnyvale, CA $100,000+
Sunrise Manor, NV $100,000+
Thousand Oaks, CA $100,000+
Torrance, CA $100,000+
The Woodlands, TX $100,000+
Kent, WA $99,170
Vacaville, CA $95,951
Clovis, CA $95,395
Plymouth, MI $94,738
Tracy, CA $93,946
Irvine, CA $92,478
Grand Prarie, TX $90,075
Highlands Ranch, CO $92,036
San Marcos, CA $91,737
Camden, NJ $90,638
Cary, NC $90,635
Simi Valley, CA $91,574
Redondo Beach, CA $90,373
Carlsbad, CA $90,167
Mission Viejo, CA $90,104
Napa, CA $89,146
Murrieta, CA $88,445
Arlington, VA $88,297
Daly City, CA $88,064
Livermore, CA $87,915
Hoover, AL $87,629
Fontana, CA $87,154
Moreno Valley, CA $85,991
Frisco, TX $85,675
Temecula, CA $85,607
Newport Beach, CA $85,121
Quincy, MA $84,808
Lynn, MA $84,681
Visalia, CA $84,188
San Buenaventura, CA $82,817
Fairfield, CA $82,147
Long Beach, CA $81,656
Paradise, NV $81,642
Carrollton, TX $81,165
Sunrise, FL $80,753
Salinas, CA $80,490
Boston, MA $80,374
Anaheim, CA $80,144
Toms River, NJ $80,047
Ontario, CA $80,032
New Britain, CT $80,022

Major Cities
Seattle, WA $71,601
Sacramento, CA $70,145
Chicago, IL $67,544
New York, NY $62,220
Washington, DC $60,066
Kansas City, MO $56,953
San Diego, CA $56,784
Cincinnati, OH $56,555
Columbus, OH $56,526
Denver, CO $56,404
Los Angeles, CA $56,181
Milwaukee, WI $56,146
Philadelphia, PA $56,049
Las Vegas, NV $54,749
Minneapolis, MN $52,065
Memphis, TN $50,480
Houston, TX $50,239
Pittsburgh, PA $51,559
Dallas, TX $50,191
New Orleans, LA $49,465
Miami, FL $47,933
Cleveland, OH $46,713
Portland, OR $46,705
Phoenix, AZ $42,963
Charlotte, NC $42,069
Ft Worth, TX $40,842
Atlanta, GA $40,067
Nashville, TN $39,633
San Antonio, TX $37,381
Indianapolis, IN $37,015
St Louis, MO $34,194
Austin, TX $32,310

The cost of living is very high in California and so are the wages for Cops.
Although Californian cost of living could be lower toghter with higher wages if Califronia had a poperty tax system wothy its name.