1. City budgets have increased, driven by Police/Fire, Health, and Utilities/Sewage

2. There is wide variation in police and fire salaries

Overall

Within groups

Population

### Income

### Share Non-White

3. Police and fire salaries are higher and have grown faster than other similar professions

Transition Matrix

Post-Police Occupation Share Police Transitioning To
Security guards 0.095
Managers, all other 0.084
First-line supervisors of police and detectives 0.049
Postsecondary teachers, all other 0.037
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 0.033
General and operations managers 0.029
Detectives and criminal investigators 0.025
Chief executives 0.021
Private detectives and investigators 0.021
Vocational education teachers, postsecondary 0.018

Comparison of Wage Levels, Growth, and Injuries

Year Occupation Employment BLS Salary (2017 $) Fatal Inj. per 1K NonFatal Inj. per 1K
2000 Firefighters 251060 50194 NA NA
2011 Firefighters 304080 52005 0.092 48.97
2017 Firefighters 319860 51930 0.106 48.55
2000 Police Managers 113740 82423 NA NA
2011 Police Managers 102040 88546 0.147 28.13
2017 Police Managers 104860 91590 0.172 36.14
2000 Police Officers 571210 57781 NA NA
2011 Police Officers 636410 61312 0.204 52.18
2017 Police Officers 662390 64490 0.143 40.94
2000 Private Detectives 28700 43631 NA NA
2011 Private Detectives 26080 52975 0.038 13.80
2017 Private Detectives 30980 55080 NA NA
2000 Public Detectives 87090 70935 NA NA
2011 Public Detectives 111930 82520 0.054 15.28
2017 Public Detectives 105350 83320 0.085 11.68
2000 Security Guards 1104400 27716 NA NA
2011 Security Guards 1032940 29468 0.062 7.69
2017 Security Guards 1105440 30730 0.057 7.54
2000 Truck Drivers 1577070 46706 NA NA
2011 Truck Drivers 1508620 43407 0.444 29.27
2017 Truck Drivers 1748140 44500 0.481 27.38

4. HPI and Police Salaries

5. Misc other facts

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