Originally Posted by
PikeAV8R
Crack is Whack...Sorry, had to raise the BS flag on that one, I have a family member that was a trooper for 29 years and I knew that number was far from correct.
From the NJ hiring site, "The current starting salary for a trooper is $62,403.60 (including uniform allowance). The second-year total compensation significantly increases to $69,489.30. Top pay for a Trooper I is $108,847.13. Troopers receive yearly increments." I will say that NJ actually pays well in that regard though. Starting pay in my home state for a trooper is about 42,000
On another note that chart is sad and I am now going to sob into my beer.
Brother in law is a Trooper, my two very close friends are Troopers. The base salary you listed in 100% correct but you aren't including overtime. They can basically work as much overtime as they want. It'd be like us being able to pick up as many day trips as we want on our days off paid at 150%
State troopers absolutely make that much