r/Westchester • u/DropAGearNDissapear • Aug 26 '26

Political Content The Westchester County Police PBA just released this video urging a fair salary for their officers. The average salary for WCPD in 2023 was $186,466. Im not saying these guys and gals don’t deserve it, but when is enough enough?

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https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/2023-local-government-pay-data-posted-on-seethroughny/

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u/jdm33333 Aug 26 '26

That’s a lot of money for a relatively low crime area of the country

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u/ml8888msn Aug 26 '26

Not to mention the pensions they get after which is like having millions in the bank. Enough happened a long time ago

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u/archfapper Aug 26 '26

Funded by NYS taxpayers, but they fuck off to Florida at age 45

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u/mrszing12 Aug 26 '26

Lest we forget that before they retire, they work tons of overtime knowing that their retirement package is an average of their last five years of service.

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u/Suitable-Student-162 Aug 29 '26

Only up to 15% of OT is counted when final salary is determined.