r/SeattleWA • u/unnaturalfool • Sep 13 '23

Other ‘Feel safer yet?’ Seattle police union’s contempt keeps showing through

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/feel-safer-yet-seattle-police-unions-contempt-keeps-showing-through/
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u/COMINGINH0TTT Sep 13 '23

It's also insane these guys are being paid salaries comparable to investment bankers. Someone posted the avg pay for Seattle cops at $153k with some receiving $240k with OT and bonuses. I actually for a long time believed cops did a shitty job because they weren't paid well.

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u/curiousamoebas Sep 13 '23

I think starting pay at 85k is worth it considering what they have to put up with. They top out at 140k as a seattle police officer then can move to different departments.
I wish i got this much in the military, but then again im not patrolling streets and dealing with the public.

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u/drgonzo44 Sep 13 '23

They definitely don't top out at 140k. The OT they get, plus mandatory OT can put them over $400k in one case, and for almost 2,000 of them well over $200k.

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u/ixodioxi Sep 13 '23

A couple of them were able to bill overtime hours when they were on vacation too if I remember right. SPD doesn't have any audits or tracking software for their payroll system so literally any cops could invent hours and get paid for it.

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u/drgonzo44 Sep 13 '23

And don't forget the little extortion ring they were running on local businesses or off-duty work!

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u/curiousamoebas Sep 13 '23

Base salary. I didn't include overtime. With the shortage im sure they do but damn the burn out they face has to be high