Conservatives are always going off about teachers' unions...
Imagine if teachers started at $83k and after 4.5 yrs made a guaranteed six-figures *regardless of performance*.
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#seattleprotests #DefundSPD #DefundPolice
Avg. total cost for a patrol officer = ~$150k incl. benefits
Benefits = 31%
Avg salary = $103.5k
Seattle median *household* income = $93.5
Not even factoring in overtime (which can equal $10k-100k), a single officer makes 11% more than avg household in the city
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Qualifications
A teacher:
Bachelor's degree or higher + cert + experience
A cop:
High school diploma/GED + run 1.5 miles in under 16 minutes & do 20 push-ups
Something's wrong with this picture.
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Side note about overtime.
The pay scale says "3-hour minimum" for court appearances & off-duty callouts.
So that means that if they have to show up at court for an hr, they get paid out for 3 at time-and-a-half
Partially explains how a patrol officer made 400k last yr
Extra info about "longevity pay."
Most of the patrol officers I observed scrolling thru openpayrolls appeared to be making in the range of $53-60/hr
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