however, both those counties only take academy classes once every 4-5 years or so. and their class size is about 40-50 cops. thousands take each test.
the NYPD hires at least 2,500 new cops every year. so, you can imagine what department is more realistic for the average person.
I was thinking of the recent starting salaries of $25,000. for the NYPD. I know they just went up but I don’t know by how much.