<p>I was doing some salary research and discovered the average for a cop in my hometown is $91,000…</p>
<p>This is the average folks!! $91,000 is the average for my state, New Jersey too. Also , they can make well over $110,000 when you factor in overtime pay. My friend that is 30 years old makes $130K.</p>
<p>Statistically, its not as dangerous as you think…</p>
<p>Therefore, it would be safe to say the average NJ cop in makes more than a Harvard graduate… And the same salary as a Harvard MBA…</p>
<p>How is that possible? What is going on ?? (BTW , NJ cops averaged $90K a year in 2010, who knows how high it is now.)</p>
<p>I am not a Harvard student, just an applicant. But the reason I want to attend Harvard isn’t to make money in the future, it is to be equipped with the tools and ideas to make an impact on the global community. Whether that is socially, economically, politically, etc.</p>
<p>If you are interested in just making money, good luck with this cop idea.</p>
<p>Tiberium- Captains and detectives in NJ make $200k. I’m not interest at all in being a cop. I just think it’s bizarre that NJ cops make more than Harvard graduates. Not sure how this is possible, but it is!</p>
My son is a senior and has been currently interviewing for tech jobs at companies like Google, and the starting salaries at those companies are anywhere from $75k to $85k, plus stock options. And those companies are not paying the top starting sales of consulting or banking firms. </p>
<p>Bottom line: Being a policeman is a tough job and I don’t think anyone goes into it for the money. But, I’ve never heard of a policeman earning enough money from his pay to make a donation like this to his college: <a href=“http://campaign.harvard.edu”>http://campaign.harvard.edu</a>. </p>
<p>No offense, but you originally said “NJ cop” and now you’re googling articles to try to prove your point. </p>
<p>The Salon article is about Suffolk County, N.Y. and the $200k you mentioned is a salary that goes into effect in 2018. And the article is writing about the absurd money some towns are paying police officers and the backlash it’s creating. Those salaries are not the norm . . just as Mark Zuckerberg’s salary is not the norm.</p>
<p>FWIW: My guess is that the median salary of a good licensed plumber would probably beat the median salary of a police officer . . . and you wouldn’t have to put your life on the line to do the job. So if you really feel that way, go become a cop (or a plumber) and don’t apply to Harvard. </p>
<p>No , no…I’m not interested in being a cop. Just remember that if your in NJ they prob make more than you. ( which doesn’t make sense to me). I also think it’s kind of funny because some people at the ivies think they are better than cops…but somehow they make more.</p>
<p>Gibby- it’s a fact the cops in my town make $91k on average + overtime. I’m not for or against it. I’m just stating the facts. actually, to me it’s illogical.</p>
<p>People who go to Harvard College can become cops. The excellent book Blue Blood was written by a Harvard College grad turned NYPD cop. A true Liberal Arts education doesn’t only point toward a career in Finance, in fact, it should point in many different directions.
<a href=“Edward Conlon - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Conlon</a></p>
You are making a generalization not based upon fact. Please prove your statement with some evidence, article or survey that shows that to be true.</p>
<p>FWIW: Both my kids have friends at school whose father or mother is a policeman/detective. Keep in mind that more than 60% of students at Harvard come from families on financial aid – families that are generally making the salary of your home town cop. So, I think you are way off base about that attitude of people at the ivies.</p>
You keep saying this as if Harvard grads are some kind of magical money creatures. Many H grads go into academia which can pay less than big city blue collar union jobs. Average Garbage Man salary in NYC = 57K, Assistant Professors average 54K. Of course they are in two vastly different social classes, and the prof does self-directed work while the garbage man has a boss barking at him. Salary is not everything, and Harvard does not exist to generate salaries but to educate students for a variety of careers.</p>