I never realized that being a cop could pay so well.
From the Boston Globe:
Nearly one in 10 Massachusetts State Police officers made more than the governor last year, with 225 officers topping the $140,535 annual salary of the state’s chief executive.
Four of the 2,338 state troopers were paid more than $200,000, and 123 others were paid more than $150,000, the salary of the governor’s Cabinet secretaries, according to payroll information obtained by the Globe under the state public records law.[.]
The figures apparently include more modest base salaries, overtime, and $40/hour for standing guard at road construction sites. There’s also apparently a one-time bump in last year’s numbers due to some retroactive pay received after contract negotiations.
Still, it seems that it is good to be a member of Massachusetts’ police union.