Within my state, which is all I can speak about in terms of police pay, contrary to popular belief and media bias police officers take home a very respectable wage. In other words officers are well compensated for the demanding tasks they do.police recruits earn $28.21 for 720 hours they train during the academy. As soon as they become a Sworn officer makes 33.16 an hour $69,240 annually. Pay progresses at 6 months, 18 months, 30 months, 42 months & 54 months. At 54 months of employment with Seattle Police an Officer may make $43.43 an hour and take home $90,672 annually (but possible make more or less depending on what career path within the police departments over 40 careers they pursue) .
The work environment of an officer can be very dynamic depending on the sub-sect of police they are employed with. For example patrol officers operate in variety of environments on a daily basis. It’s often unknown at the start of the day where you may end up responding to calls and patrol routes can vary day to day. Officers may operate within any establishment or even private residence (that they are legally permitted to enter) as well of course any and all public places. The conditions officers operate in may include unpleasant sensory input like loud music, unpleasant smells, unpleasant individuals with rude and or aggressive demeanor. An officer may not always be in for such unpleasantness but what I’ve been told is the persons you respond to are often having the worst day of their lives, and as such will react like it. The summary of this is officers work in constantly changing and evolving situations and must be able to respond too and work past plethora's or unpleasant stimuli, and this seems true for most police jobs. Some officers may work more in a typical desk environment and spend much of the day writing and typing for their career. Careers that may lean this way are Detectives, Community relations, etc.
Department, Seattle Police. Seattle Police Jobs Pamphlet. Seattle, WA: Seattlepolicejobs.com, 2018. Print.
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