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Imagine doing vehicle stops and Domestic violence calls for $11/hr.
Um im pretty sure no cop makes 11 dollars
@@psychodelic1457 Officer 401 just said the worst paying station is 11$ hr
illusionaryWaveLength ummm according to the video some do
A few in ohio do
@@psychodelic1457 Did you watch the video you're commenting on?
Imagine being in a shootout for minimum wage.
EvilPanda it’s called the Army Infantry. 😁
S Lawson I’m dying to hear how much you know about it lol.
S Lawson sorry to hear that. Thank you for your service. Did 5 years and two tours myself was wounded in Iraq in 09”. Going to have to say we didn’t get paid vary well at all considering what we were going through. It’s not really about the money though is it?
Imagine being in a shootout....
Hopefully some cops at least find it fun, Since some love that adrenalin dumps
If your agency doesn’t offer you a pension or a union consider it A NO GO
Agreeee!!!
Yup
And bankrupt us taxpayers all.
@@JTR253 Yeah and they never have to leave. Career politicians are horrifying.
if you are going to risk your life and litigation and have to deal with a job so stressful that 300 people commit suicide annually, the community in which you work should at least spring for a pension!
Literally "good pay" places are also high cost of living. Big whoop.
This is a fact, it is something younger folks starting out in life don't always know.
i live in bergen county new jersey. we have a county population of just under 1mil and that number almost doubles on any given day based on visitors. My town’s department is the 3rd highest in the county and the average base pay (before overtime and all that) is just around 150-170k/yr i believe. our chief of police is payed almost 250k a year. We do have a high cost of living but it’s also based on the location in relation to NYC. we are a huge commuter town. just giving you some numbers to bounce around.
Red Nexican you are right. i am fortunate to live in the area i live in. i’m a high school student looking to become a LEO and having the highest payed departments in my state within a 30min drive is quite good.
This isn’t necessarily true with OT in most of these high paying places a lot of officers make $125-150k a year, that’s still a good amount of money, my lieutenant makes $200k a year and even tho it’s a high cost of living she’s still making a lot of money
NukeSpartan27 Bergen County is also EXTREMELY difficult to get hired in. 90% of departments in the county require at least a bachelor’s degree. And between the application fees and the back door political hirings don’t be surprised if you don’t get hired. I was born and raised in Bergen County but decided to become a cop in Virginia.
Officer401: My state is one of the worst places for salary and benefits for police officers.
Interviewer: What do you do for a living.
Officer401: I do public relations for the department.
Interviewer: ....
lefend Which tells me he has integrity and is in the perfect position.
Also, why be dishonest about something people can easily look up?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@DoubleGoon Because there are enough people who just start spreading it around and don't bother to look it up that false information can actually spread faster than truth.
He also was a CID officer and did patrol for several years and was apart of his local swat team...
The cost of living in NY, CA and MD is also pretty high so it balances out.
Giano Hepburn exactly
NY isn't that bad if you pick the right spot.
Benefits go a long way so no it doesn’t really balance out.
if you stay out of the cities it's ok i thought?
DoubleGoon, u really don’t get benefit on any job that’s just an Illusion they take that out of ur check what really Matters is if they offer pensions
Waiting to hear Louisiana,
“Number one...”
Finally!
“... in the worst state.”
Oh...
Right lmao
The Bible-Belt 😂
80-90K a year in California is just getting by pay.
in southern california (LA county and orange county) along with Bay Area, yeah you right. but the rest of the counties are more affordable.
But also if you work there for like 3 years then you get pension of 40-45 k because of how it’s based
That’s true that kinda money would be hard to get by in sanjose Bay Area . 100k to be an officer ain’t shit for all the risk
But with that pension you could live like a king in other states once you retire.
Apparently, some firefighter in San Francisco makes like 200k+ a year. And they aren't even an officer... In my part of the US that's considered pretty fucking rich.
San Francisco PD starts new hired at $100,000/yr. So its below minimum wage basically if you live on the SF peninsula.
I know I’m late. But the politics are not worth it. Alameda county Sheriffs isn’t as bad as OPD for example. Especially since you’ve originally posted this.
A lot of people I know, have left Oakland for San Mateo and Contra Costa agencies.
@@AnjewTate also left for BART
@@billys1297 True!
Yep. You can still live of that though.
It's $89,000 for newies
I worked in South Florida for 20 years. I retired as a Sergeant in 2009 at 40 years old. The last year I made 95k salary 20k in overtime and 15k in off duty detail. The pension when I left was 80% of your highest 2 years including overtime with a 3% COLA every year. While working it cost me 13% a year and I bought 4 years of military time for 150k but all in all it I feel truly blessed.
Which department is this? I’m active duty looking to get out and joining to force
So u get 80% of 130k every year?
I was an officer in a small town. The town's population was about 500. My salary was around $23,000 yearly. Even though it was a small town, we had a lot of drugs because the Hwy that connected to bigger cities and crossed state lines. We were right in the middle of that route. This pd was the second lowest paying department in the State of Arkansas. I move to be with County S.O. and my pay skyrocketed.
Need to also take in, which states support their cops.
I live in Southern California.....the cost of living is definitely high😂
However, the cops we have around my area are amazing
Yes, definitely not NY, CA, or MD lol
Mostly Republican states. They love military and law enforcement members
Thank you 401. I’m still in High School and have wanted to become an LEO ever since I was little. This was largely shaped by my father being a police officer. But you have opened my eyes to the reality of law enforcement and the pros and cons of everything related to law enforcement. I truly thank you for your service, both on the road and on UA-cam. And I wish to one day join you keeping the peace. ⚫️🔵⚫️
That's awesome man. I'm going to start my local PD academy this month and it's a great department. They hire at 19 and have great pay with incredible training and incentives. It's a 200 officer strong PD in a population over 100 thousand.
Christian V best of luck to you brother
@@christianv5631 Hire at 19? Glad I don't live there.
Ken Lopez Maddox exactly I don’t want a teenager responding to help me lmao
Christian V damn good stuff
For ex-military who are thinking about going into law enforcement after earning a DD-214 blanket: the state of Texas is one of the best states to be a cop. Texas is also a very veteran friendly state. The DFW area places priority on veterans with three years of active duty military experience with an honorable discharge. The Texas Department of Public Safety also has the best retirement program in the state.
Charles Shelton thank you I ETS In November. And I’m thinking of Texas state troopers
I do have to slightly disagree with Charles, being a DFW resident myself. Dallas PD is, from what I've been told by current and former LEOs, pretty abysmal in almost all regards. They're underpaid, the higher ups don't have their backs (at least since David Brown left), the brass is riddled with scandals (and this isn't even including the Botham Jean incident), they're understaffed, they're required to work insane amounts of OT, and morale is almost nonexistent. To add to all this, Dallas city counsel is almost entirely anti-cop. The surrounding areas, on the other hand, are pretty good places to work as LEO from what I've been told.
yeah, but then you live in texas.
As far as DFW goes, Arlington is actively hiring.
I’m not a cop but I live in Texas. Thank you for this.
There’s not enough money in the world to make me be a cop in commifornia
Commifornia, love it 😂🤣
x_rebelfighter_x it’s no laughing matter. Cali is quickly catching up to NY levels of rights violations.
Then there’s the whole “Rules for me and rules for thee” mentality of Leo’s who don’t have to abide by the laws they enforce.
I'm in Chicago and as soon as he said California I thought the same thing! Chicago cops make six figures and the cost of living is WAYYYYYYYYYY less.
Amen to that
@@KalashmanNC you do realize the officers don't make policy right?
Took my PO Exam recently for NYPD and scored a 89 wish me luck 🤞🏻
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@@gregorylowel4356 Why the fuck are you in the comment section dumbass?
@@gregorylowel4356 you have no idea what your talking about
Are you a cop?
I live in ND so I am surprised that we made the list cause a lot of people don’t even remember the state
I'm with you. Most people don't realize what a great state ND is! They just hear the horror stories about the cold
Ackzle Bobbitt I was in ND a week ago. My truck broke down in the parking lot of a junkyard. I had to replace the starter in the freezing cold. But the people are super friendly and the guys who worked there helped me out. Although Montana isn’t much better it’s not as windy.
Viktor Shokur Most people are pretty friendly here me and my sister got stuck in a town about 30 minutes out of grand forks (were she lives) had about 10 people trying to help us get unstuck there were was one person who called a tractor and there was a tractor in town but he couldn’t do much with his but everyone was so very helpful
I was very surprised as well
Only Manitobans know about ND!
DC has like 30+ LEO agencies in one town. Probably a big contributing factor
Jonathan Pike he’s probably talking about the real police in DC. The DC Metropolitan Police Department.
How to nag your department into giving you a higher pay raise: step 1: become the departments social media PR guy. Step 2: Go on a 2 week vacation and quit shaving so that when you get to step 3, you look really over worked and stressed out. Step 3: nonchalantly make a supposedly totally unrelated state by state comparison of different departments to work at by state. Step 4, make sure your department watches your videos on your UA-cam channel.
Nailed it! 😂👍
You’ve been off duty for a while 😂
The cost of living in CA and NY is more expensive too so that’s probably why they get pay all that
I can’t believe some cops get paid less than a teacher
Happy new year brother. Great way to start off the new year...drinking a beer and watching officer 401
I won’t. Lmfao
I am not really drinking a beer. Lol
401 one thing you missed when talking about what makes a department good always make sure it has good supervisors
MidWestLawEnforcer insanely true!!! I’ve worked at two departments, good supervisors make the job 100000 times more enjoyable. I’ve seen the good and the bad, but unfortunately it’s tough to know until you’re already there.
Both my parents are LEO in Maryland. Maryland is a good State to work in. One nice part about Maryland is that officers have the Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights or LEOBR that protect officers. If an officer is accused of violating department policy, an officer has the right to a trial board made up of other officers, and to have an attorney or union rep present during questioning and during any and all proceedings.
Do u know if other states have that?
@@9770G Some do too. But Maryland just repealed a large chunk of theirs this year.
Maryland is the shit
Nice to see Kansas on the list. We have a pretty good pay/cost of living balance. Medium to large cities (30k + residents) start around $20/hr, and in most places this is enough to live modestly as a single income family. We are conservative, union friendly, and love our guns and outdoors. We also have a decent police and fire pension system (age 50 with at least 15 years).
Im currently in school for law enforcement in Minnesota and our state standards are so high it keeps a lot of people from pursuing the career here. You have to have a minimum of a 2 year specialized Law Enforcement degree just to be eligible to take our POST test. But starting pay is usually around $60,000-$70,000/year. When it comes to standards and training requirements Minnesota by far is one of the highest in the county.
I'm a retired LEO out of California . Pay and union protection is extremely good at department's throughout the state. Training is also top notch. However, 80% of cops move out of state when they retire. Too many bad gun laws, and high taxes. I moved to Oregon, as did several of my friends, and others moved to Idaho, Nevada, and Montana.
Also, look at long-term earning potential, not just the starting salary. Many agencies have a salary increase immediately upon graduating the academy, with further increases the subsequent year. For instance, our local sheriff's department has a starting salary of $17 an hour, with a pay raise to $25 an hour by the third year. Definitely a lucrative offer for our area.
Academy wage is 25 at my local sheriff department with minimum deputy hourly jumping to about 36
Been binging some donut & 401 vids today; came back after dinner to see this, thanks as always!
Hey 401! I love your videos. I just got hired at a local department here in Kansas. We get paid really good here. Even the small departments. You're videos have given me tons of insight and I can't wait to start my new job in February. Thanks for everything!
I worked fire and EMS in Nevada and California. I will tell you California would suck to work in due to the high taxes and the nature of 80% of your calls. I moved to Nevada and worked fire/ems and made tons of money because of NO STATE TAX! I was instantly happier the minute I set down roots there.
I'm so glad you did this topic as a video man. In PA, it's a very mixed bag. There are so many little boroughs and townships and a lot of them require "act 120" (PA Version of Police Academy) up front; spending your own time and money to obtain it. Only a few departments such as the state police and the major cities will pay you to go to the academy.
A lot of people I know in the area spend a lot of time and money to get hired and never leave the area,hoping that connections will get them hired. I always mention to go out of state somewhere if they can afford to do so to have more opportunities. If I were pursuing law enforcement, I Would do the same.
Just checked the Officer Down Memorial Page and it states that there were a total of 134 line of duty deaths for 2018. Texas having the highest number of LEO LODDs. Average age: 43 years old
Average tour of duty: 14 years, 2 months. 123 male, 11 female.
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It makes sense, Texas is the largest state in the country. Those statistics include Border Patrol Agents and game wardens.
It would be interesting to know how many of those deaths are attributed to MVAs.
Started my career as a jailer with my municipal agency. $40,000 a year with benefits. Hoping to make the move to Patrol next year, they start at $48,000 plus benefits. Gotta love police unions lol .
Happily employed in Minnesota and honestly I’m surprised that Minnesota wasn’t anywhere on this list.
Yeaa about that
@@joehaddad6276 hahaha yeah this didn’t age well
As I understand, when you come out of the academy and go into field training, Phoenix PD (AZ) pays around $60k/yr to start.
“Don’t join a certain dept. if it is known for coverups and other things” He is talking about you CIA
Owen Wizeman and lapd
Houston
The department from rambo first blood
@@demonNthesn0w More like LASD, what with the former Sheriff and Undersheriff (among many others) heading to federal lockup.
Lol and the FBI
Some good advice bro 👍 Especially the speaking to multiple officers at a given PD for advice. I relocated and was happy to do so cause I didn't know anyone nor did I owe anyone any favors.
Funny thing is I have every intention to applying to GSP when I retire in a year (Be 49 years old) or so and a lot of that decision simply came from the videos u post which are freakn great bro!!!! Yea pay is laughable but I don't need the money.
Beverly Hills, CA pays their police officers 200k+, they pay their chief Police Officers $400k+!!!
And yet none of them can afford to buy a normal home in BH with that pay, based on salary alone
Alan Aldpal If I were a police officer in Beverly Hills, I would just live roughly an hour away, and just commute to work so I could afford a better lifestyle with that salary somewhere else like the Inland Empire, there’s some nice places there.
I heard Beverly hills use officer or deputies from lapd/lasd
@@alanaldpal950 ya well there are a lot of other ppl in other professions working in BH making 200k a year or less that are in the same boat. And all those other professions don’t offer a sweeeet pension in 20 years. All u would have to do is commute 30 mins to work and you’d be fine.
ya but the cost of living is more there too
fantom steel Yeah cost of living in California is expensive but STARTING at 80-90k isn’t too bad. A cousin of mine from the Bay Area is a CHP and started off making 86k with all the great benefits you’d expect.
I shoot with a few buddies from SFPD, and Bay Area officers typically eclipse north of $100k annually. But with the cost of living, the increasing crime, and lack of support from higher government to allow them to do their jobs, it doesn’t seem all that worth it. A few of them encouraged me to apply, but on my second time applying they simply told me to move out of state and find a place that would encompass and respect the law.
That being said, I’m moving out of here and pursuing a LEO career out of state, where I’m certain I’ll be happier, and where I get to work hand in hand with the community at large, even if I lose out on a a six figure income. Money means nothing if you aren’t happy.
@@rubenortiz4163 not all agencies are starting at 80k a year. My agency is 60k starting. 5000/mo sounds nice but when 1800 is taken for taxes and rent out here is 2000+ (for a 1 bed 1 bath) you really don't make much.
CHP gets paid good especially with all the OTS Grant's for overtime they receive etc.
@Frank O that would be nice to do that; however in my area within California finding an agency that pays 100k isn't possible without driving 2-3 hours away (SF). I personally commute 1.5 hours to pay 1500 for a 2 bed house instead of 2I for a apartment. That 1.5 hour commute is difficult especially after a 14 + hour day. But doing a few years at an agency with a much higher pay is absolutely the smartest move. You'd have to take into account if it is worth being unhappy for the extra money or if it's better to be happy with a much lower pay.
I wouldn't want to work for an agency for 200k a year if command staff doesn't have my back.
I agree with doing a deferred comp. At my agency it's almost a requirement. Our LT will not stop bugging you if you're not doing DC lol.
@Frank O lol I don't know if I could handle that. We handle (midnight to midnight) average 300-400 calls a day. I'm use to being busy and getting into stuff. For example last night we got 2 stolen cars, a gun and 281 grams of meth. I don't know if I could handle not doing anything a whole shift. 😬😂
I wasn't complaining about my agency I was more saying CA cops like me dont make as much as most think nor it making 38k after tax enough for what we do.
If you’re choosing a department, ive always heard you ask about the leadership. My local department unfortunately has a problem with the wrong people getting promoted. In fact, when my dad worked there, they received AR style rifles. They wouldn’t let him teach the corse, even though he went to desert storm and fought Iraqis with that same style of rifle.
His aimed sucked
Just because you deployed with a weapon system doesn’t mean you’re the SME with said weapon system.
Massachusetts cops makes a ton. I mean, a TON. The unions are super strong there and it's insane.
I’m in Massachusetts 😳 do you need college to be a police officer?
I did something like this. I joined the biggest correctional department in California. The pay was great as were the benefits. Money was the main concern amongst officers at the prison I worked at. I realized after just a few months that most officers find the easiest jobs with the least amount of work and get paid the same as hard working officers. The money became the thing I started to dislike. Fast forward a year and a half, I left my department. I joined a department in my home state where I make around the same with decent benefits. I will be working as a police officer out on the streets. The biggest draw for me was less pay for more fulfilling work. I have no problem working hard, I just hate monotony.
At the end of the day you have to decide at what price you are willing to sacrifice the best years of your life.
Could you put up a 1-50 rated best to worst states to be an officer in?
Up!
Do "American vs. Canadian Law Enforcement" for a future video.
Paul Dan I 2nd that
Yup what amazes me is that America has so much pursuits while canada barely has some
Paul Dan that’s actually interesting
@@Chefblaquepeppa shit barely happens anywhere else except for the big cities where the drugs and gangs are tho. safer than america...cough...cough. jk aside america is acc pretty sick want to visit Florida and California its beautiful
officer George green vs Sherriff Rosco P Coltrane
Most cities in New Mexico pay their officers incredibly well considering that the cost of living is considered to be affordable in comparison to other nearby states. However, crime rates here are high in certain cities. Albuquerque officers make $30/hr once out of the academy.
I am an officer in Upstate New York. I love it here. When people assume that the cost of living in NY is high, they are mainly thinking of NYC or Long Island. Good ol' Upstate is the way to go!
Your Right
I always thought Flint Police in Michgian had a low starting pay with it being at $15 an hour. $13 is unbelievable. The security company I work for starts off at $14 an hour.
A Sgt at Houston Police Dept. makes 108,000 a year. I know him. I've seen his paycheck. He has been there 16 years
Great vid! Keep them coming. Thank you
Recheck your information on NJ and put them in top paying states .. some police officers cap off at 170k and supervisors get paid anywhere between 15k to 20k more for each rank of promotion .. and the NJPFRS pension system was the best in the country at one time but it has changed a little over the last 8 years .. but is still a great pension system
We top out at 100k a year at my department before overtime and cost of living is not crazy up here (Minnesota).
Yea now we’re not interested in Minnesota 😂
@@joehaddad6276 Yeah things were great until recent events 😂
Currently in the Police Academy & wouldn’t want to work in any other state.
Texas all day baby 🤘🏽
I live in San Antonio and I wanna be a cop ima be 19 next month so just update me on what’s going down till I turn 21 lol
Arindis Same I live in San Antonio and I’m about to graduate high school and I want be a cop but not totally sure yet
thank you, man, I'm going to be a police officer and I am going to be looking at police departments within the years. I'm 17 and I can't wait to be one thank you for the vids. Love the channel.
Average for an Illinois game warden is 88,270 starting pay is around 63,000
The city i used to live in in Los Angeles actually has a problem with hiring and holding onto officers as they get very little pay for California standards and the department kinda sucks. They make 49K a year starting out....
that is btw minimum wage at 12 dollars an hour...
That beard lookin freshh 👌
Happy new year!
Well yeah I was hoping to hear Texas on that list too. It's alright I'll find my department when it's time. Thanks!
Now have a great first day at work, stay safe and have fun!
I work at a county jail in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and make $20 an hour and I’m just a corrections officer. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office probably has some of the highest paid deputies in Alabama though.
I knew of a person who worked for a small town police department but the town & county was known to be one of the most corrupt in the state. He then attempted to apply to a nearby department and was denied just because of the stigma associated with the corruption. Keep that in mind.
When looking at the pay it needs to be balanced against the cost of living in those areas, and that's true for any job there.
You also must look at what people do for living in that area. For Instance, in South East New Mexico, where I live, the vast majority of people work in the Oilfield and mining industries. There is other things but those are the main job producers. Police Agencies have to compete with that. One agency has a $25k sign-on bonus provided you work a certain number of years. But, the area has a relatively higher cost of living than the rest of the State. Take home vehicles are the norm. The plus side is that new officers (no certification) go to one of the best Police Academies in the State. The problem is, officers use the area as a stepping stone to better paying or better benefits agencies. You have to really enjoy Mesquites and desert-type living to be an officer here.
CA is the best because the amount OT you can make is usually unlimited in the bigger departments. I’ve heard of officers making $100k-$125k in their first year with a base pay of about $70k-$80k and if you want to make even more get a job doing private security you can easy make $50+ an hour. This is possible because most big departments offer 3/12 and 4/10 shifts so doing security on the side is easier and very lucrative. It might be expensive in LA but if you making $80k-$125k you can easily make it especially if you are single and if you have a family move one county over where houses are literally fraction of the price and commute is still under an hour.
Texas State Troopers start at $72K/year then after 4 years if you make SGT, its bumped to $99K a year.
John H state troopers in any state are usually the best paid. If you have to rank police officers by pay it’s probably state police first, then big city police, small city police, and then sheriff’s deputies are at the bottom.
And Massachusetts State Troopers make 145k a year. After 5 years, it's bumped to 170kish. Not bad at all.
That's also without details. They also get amazing benefits. Now add that salary, plus your spouse's. You'll be living comfortable as hell in Massachusetts.
A super6I know at Houston PD makes 108k
Most places offset the cost of living and also pay on a step and grade scale. You are also not guaranteed any rank. It is usually a promotional exam and a list to make before you get promoted.
@@chazman4461 s 4 yr old knows that.
That California salary sounds good until you realize you're pretty much paying a lot of it back through taxes and high cost of living.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and trust me they are very helpful. I appreciate the content. I have my physical and written test next week! Wish me luck
nice beard, and also as a fellow Police Officer here in Northern California, I know about the dangers that come with the profession
I just showed up because I saw the words police and a six figure salary on the thumbnail. 😂
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TEXAS 😤💪🏻🇨🇱
Gabe Rillman what part of Texas can u give me some information I’ am thinking of being a cop in Texas .
Works in Santa Clara county (Silicon Valley - San Jose/Stanford) with night, bilingual and OT it’s over $200K. Also living outside of the Bay Area is nice cuz ya know... saving money 💰
I’m in Louisiana but I’m moving up by my mom in Virginia to pursue a law enforcement career
So for $13 an hour they’re getting paid the same amount as a shift manager at Pizza Hut (from prior experience)
Leestheories 117 hell I was making $16 as an Assistant manager with less than a years experience at a fucking car wash. I wanted to become an EMS provider but I saw how horrible the pay was in my local area. It’s a shame man.
@Alec Jahanshahi lol
@Alec Jahanshahi lol
I just graduated from the corrections academy will be at the prison monday your videos are great.
What state? I worked for TDCJ for a while. Shit was crazy.
Arizona
@@theroad2hell
Good luck man. Arizona should be better off than Texas in terms of corrections.
@@ZergleJerk thank you
@@theroad2hell you look familiar
Out here in Florida, most departments start off at about 40k which is really good given the cost of living out here
"The Bible Belt" LMFAO NERVER HEARD THAT ONE
Don't forget about governor Cuomo and his crappy policies
The one most people refer to don't apply to cops in NY.
I think when he says new york he probably means suffolk and nassau county. Cops out here make 100,000+ a year (base salary) and get great benefits. New york city cops on the other hand don't get paid well, that's why many apply for nassau/suffolk county police force
Aj Persaud That Suffolk(lazy) and Nassau county would not be enough to adjust for the entire state. I have met officers that have moved from the NYPD to Nassau. They all say they did it for the money, but miss the NYPD everyday. After 2-3 year, you can make over 100K on the NYPD, but it is very competitive.
I don’t think he meant NYPD but i may be wrong
NukeSpartan27 New York City cops are the NYPD.
I’m surprised to see New Jersey in “safest state to work in”
Javier Ortiz It was Rhode Island
Connecticut?
Yet again with good content thanks man stay safe on duty
It’s fairly normal for police officers in New York State to make over 200,000$ a year. And it’s very rare to be paid under 100,000. Maybe your first and second year but you’ll be rich for life. They also only work 20 years and when retired they get paid 60% of their final salary for life, so around 60k-150k yearly pension. Thats why 26,000 applicants took the NYSP exam in 2017.
But the cost of living in some of those states offsets the pay.
That's true, making $60,000 in NY State is poverty but, making $60,000 in South Carolina is good.
I am here in San Jose California and they pay $39.00 an hour in the academy.
Angry Apple how’s the academy? I’m thinking of going for it this year.
I am having trouble passing the PELLETB Test. My score was 46 need a 50 or higher.
@@angryapple1882 I took that test, passed it and the physical, but was not chosen cause I'm coming from across the country. At least that's my assumption
There is a website that can help you with your writing Yourpolicewrite.com I also have made an app for it on the Appstore.
You applied to SJPD?
I love working for my department in AZ. Pay is great, low cost of living, great advancement opportunities, awesome benefits. Only drawback is wearing a ballistic best in our summers is pretty awful XD
If you di not mind me asking: where in the az area are you at? I have thought of applying to maricopa county. I currently have two applications out in Idaho (boise area currently). What's your .02 cents?
@@erickellyCF Maricopa Sheriff's has some controversy surrounding them, but they have improved over the last few years. Pima County Sheriff's and Tucson Police are the best in AZ imo. Pheonix and surrounding municipalities are good too, but the cost of living is higher and is hotter during day and night in the summer. Pheonix PD is a good department with good funding though. TPD has great pay and benefits but is very busy. PCSO is about is more rural and spread out, but you get a take home. I dont want to say which department im employed by on the internet though.
@@RumoreTheFolf I have looked into PCSO. Their salary is on par with MCSO, but I am not sure if the cost of living was different. Boise area is pretty low but taxes seem to be higher than AZ. I am coming from California, so any red state will probably be a significant improvement. I like the take home car program, but I wonder what the criteria is for that. In idaho, every trooper and cop is issued their own car, which is what attracted me to them. To clarify, I was not interested in what department you belong to insomuch as to what area of the state (i.e., north, central, southern) you are at, but it's okay. I sort of gleaned where you are situated at. Thanks for the tips. I will do some more research.
@@erickellyCF for sure best of luck!
In California If you work to your full retirement age, you can retire with 90% of your high 3. Make 100k a year you will have 90k for the rest of your life and amazing benefits. If you get on with CHP, mandatory retirement at 62 and free medical.
Now if you live in San Francisco that salary don't mean much, but if you work the rural areas, it does and you can take that pension out of state.
I'm surprised Alaska isn't on any of the lists you said...
Peter Heid ive actually looked a lot into Alaska as a place to lateral too. The two big negatives are that: though you make a lot of money, housing and grocery cost are very high, offsetting the pay. The other big issue I have found is the vast majority of officers there work for the State Troopers, and in most of those places it means you do your job with literally zero back up ever. And it’s really freggin cold. But that’s just what I’ve researched never worked there.
When i was applying to police departments, I noticed that the pay rate seemed to be heavily correlated to the cost of living. For example Fairfax County VA starts their officers at 54k per year but when you compare that to the cost of living in the area, it's really not much better, if not worse, than a rural police department that only pays 30k a year.
If money is one of your deciding factors when choosing police departments, I would suggest doing a little bit of research on the cost of living in the surrounding areas and make a mock budget for yourself and see who comes out on top
or plan on commuting. I know of guy who commutes 4 hours one way. It works for him though with how their schedule is laid out, he just sleeps at the station during his days on.
Ik it's 2 years later but 54k ain't nothing over here idk how Thoes officers are living unless they are married or don't have social lives and hobbies
It gonna be weird joining the PD that arrested a close family member of mine. I wonder if the arresting officer still works there years later
Thank you for your Service keeping America Safe Brother
(Clicked) and watched faster than when a rookie acts like a senior officer in front of the whole department.
Holy hell I hate that...🤦♂️
@@grobie7110 but sometimes it is hillarios.
There are also some videos out there about rookies getting owned
So funny!
I live in Pennsylvania and there's a little borough by my house that starts off their officers at $12.50/hr... Sad man.
That’s about minimum wage in CA
Then again the east coast is just a shit hole . Nothing compares to beautiful California ha
I can see that, boroughs in pa don;t have much of a tax base and in most counties the state handles them.
I'm in Delco, what part of the state are you in?
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Your near Philadelphia? Nice
I’m near Gettysburg
god bless you and all the other GA officers for working for less than appealing salaries, that shows a true desire to serve you’re community. Very honorable.
I live in New Jersey and being a cop has been a dream job for me, unfortunately I’m not a US citizen so there is no hope for me. I watch your videos to get a feeling of what it would be like.
DC lol....hands down one of the worst departments. High turnover rate, heavy handed discipline and not good pay considering you do 4x the work as surrounding jurisdictions for the same or lower pay.
Yeah there's a reason why it's easier to get promoted there. Probably because the guy your replacing threw in the towel early because it sucked.
Love the beard man although short lived
You need to remember that cost of living is a major reason why for instance San Jose start out at about $100k, however, many officers can’t afford to live where they work and actually have to live in a fifth wheel during the work week and commute home on the weekends. I’d say State of Washington is a good place to work!
Thanks 401. You have brought to light a lot of things we don't talk about. Good videos and a good job. Be careful what you say or print. Defense attorneys are out there just waiting for some morsel of cop hide to bite.
At 4:40 when you said "the number one top rated state to work in [as a cop] is New York, number two is Maryland, and number three is California." You literally named the top three most anti-cop states in America. With that in saying, I completely disagree with you (and wallet hub) on that final statement. Anyway I am a new subscriber and love all of your videos; be safe out there! :)
yea i feel bad for the cops that live in those states
@Punk Rock J No they r not! No cop does it for the money, they do it to protect innocent people from evil criminals! The cost of living is higher in those states, so they get paid more. The stress level is going to be twice as high and morale is half of what it would be in the more pro cop (republican) states.
Good point.
@@Hellcat-vq8ih i want to do it for the danger and excitement of not knowing whats going to happen every day even though one of those things may be my death...
I think I'd rather work in GA or KY for $13/hr and be respected and liked by the locals, than work in CA or NY where I have to worry about getting buckets of piss dumped on me or be attacked by antifa. Sometimes money can't buy peace of mind. That plus, the cost of living in those higher paying states to me would be a no brainer.
Slightly off topic but does anyone else get legitimately mad when they see a cop being assaulted, knowing the cop won't be able to really do anything about it? I can't wait until this PC culture dies down.
Casey Sexton fact. No joke I had a toilet thrown at me from a 13 story project during a “neighborhood disturbance”
@@vivalashem Sorry you all have to put up with that man. Funny, the ones doing that are the same ones who demand the police come at their beck and call. They want it both ways, in other words, they'll never be a decent person and they prove on a daily basis that their IQ isn't even above room temperature.
I don't know if your family would agree. GA was tied in 2nd place in officer deaths. I think most people prefer getting hit with a bucket of piss instead fist full of bullets. A bucket that had water by the way, people open the fire hydrants in the summer.
@@JakeSDN Got a source for those numbers? Also, I'm not talking about the POS in NY who dumped water on the officer, although what it had in it made no difference anyway.
@@CaseySexton www.odmp.org/search/browse/georgia
Who were you talking about?
Looking back on my 30 yr career I started in DC @ $6800/yr, made a lateral move to a NVA department and retired in ‘97. While I didn’t get rich I did make captain and, w/my wife workin P/T, we saved enough to be comfortably retired in our old age. A good book is “The Millionaire Next Door” (forgot the author) but being careful to live w/i your means helps.
Thank you for the information!!