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Are City Cops Underpaid in Region? Depends Whose Numbers You Use

By MARK TOOR
Posted 5/25/18

It’s criminal the way city Police Officers are underpaid, argues the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association. No they’re not, the city responds, arguing that their combined pay and fringe benefits put them ahead of many departments in the region.

Who’s right? It depends on how you count. The major dispute appears to be whether to include the NYPD’s generous benefits in salary calculations.

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