San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits

Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by alexnewman on Sunday March 30, 2014 @02:58PM (#7497353)

112k seems pretty high for entry level work, considering they most likely don't have a college education, but maybe it makes it possible for them to live here

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by antonius on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:02PM (#7497368)

You don't need any form of education (besides high school) to become a police officer? If true, that's pretty surprising to me.

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by morganvachon on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:05PM (#7497397)

It's true in most jurisdictions, as far as I know. Having a college degree of some sort can help get you on the fast track to promotions and/or investigative positions. At the sheriff's office where I worked in the past, you didn't get beyond Captain without some college (with certain exceptions for under-the-table nepotism of course).

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by hollerith on Tuesday April 01, 2014 @11:17PM (#7513330)

In San Rafael, CA, you need a college degree to become a police officer.

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by skannamalai on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:20PM (#7497495)

There's a range listed because (I can't speak for SF specifically, but I have police friends in other Bay Area cities) different skill sets get you a different starting pay. For example, if you have a college degree and speak Spanish, your starting salary will bump up from 80k. If you are part of a K9 unit, your starting salary will bump up from 80k.

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by holyjaw on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:03PM (#7497374)

Why would they need a college education?

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by nessup on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:02PM (#7497367)

Police officers put their personal safety on the line daily. I think this compensation is adequate.

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by dannypgh on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:07PM (#7497408)

So do quite a lot of other people. Consider the rates of fatal injuries and salaries at http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dangerous-jobs-in-americ...

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by FireBeyond on Monday March 31, 2014 @02:39AM (#7500010)

Safety makes a huge difference. It is so ingrained into firefighter culture such that despite the risks of this profession, it doesn’t rate as one of the most dangerous jobs (although overall it’s much higher than would seem to be the case - 44 fatalities would put it on this chart, but for the large numbers of volunteer firefighters in remote areas that rarely see a call).

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by tgraham on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:04PM (#7497381)

I wonder how it compares to other 'public' sector roles that are less unionised - e.g. nursing. Do they earn 100k a year?

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by chimeracoder on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:04PM (#7497387)

> 112k seems pretty high for entry level work, considering they most likely don't have a college education, but maybe it makes it possible for them to live here

Couldn't you say the same about many software developers earning six-figure salaries?

After all, we all know that one doesn't need a college education to be a successful developer either.

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Re:San Francisco Police Department: Duties, Salary and Benefits by dataminded on Sunday March 30, 2014 @03:16PM (#7497471)

Doesn't the salary reflect what the people of San Francisco believe their work to be worth?

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