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by tnegoshi 2983 days ago
Not sure where GP got that 25K figure from but this is a trivial lookup:

https://www.policeapp.com/Entry-Level-Tenafly-NJ-Police-Offi...

> Department: Tenafly Police Department

> Type: Entry Level

> Job Title: Entry Level Police Officer

> Salary: $44,500-$125,000

> Location: Tenafly, NJ

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my info on cop salaries is heresay and like 20 years old, sorry I did not adjust for inflation.

The point I was making is that police are underpaid, which accurately represents the investment the public is willing to make toward their service. It's shows how much value the public thinks there is in the work that police do.

Which means people don't think cops are serving them properly, if that wasn't obvious. As full time salaries go they are on the lower end of the scale.

The actual number is sort of irrelevant.