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Seattle Police Dept. pay. (Original Post) Cattledog Jul 2020 OP
So, is this straight wages or does it include benefits, like the cost of your health insurance? Shrike47 Jul 2020 #1
And overtime, which is expensive. Evergreen Emerald Jul 2020 #2
If your point is the size of the salaries, the primary issue here is overtime work... brooklynite Jul 2020 #3
My goodness! Newest Reality Jul 2020 #4

brooklynite

(94,635 posts)
3. If your point is the size of the salaries, the primary issue here is overtime work...
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 03:03 PM
Jul 2020

Every Union contract seems to prescribe it. I trust you don't object to overtime for the transit operators or sanitation workers?

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. My goodness!
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 03:04 PM
Jul 2020

I would have thought $50k as high for a new recruit and maybe $80k or more for a seasoned career professional. This looks like a well funded it job for serial killer cruel sadistic types.

There looks like a lot of room for defending there. That must be some really big budget they have. And you would think you would get well-trained, effective, non-barbaric professionals for that price rather than mesomorph grunts who like to abuse power without giving it a second thought.

No, really, shocking. If you go through the list, even the lower paid officers are getting more than most people make on average, like $170k. Pay them to oppress us low-income citizens.

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