Potential Earnings As A CHP Officer

[SgtCHP]

Example of potential CHP Officer Salaries

.................................................F irst Year..... After Fifth Year

Base pay.. ...................................$65,184........ .....$79,248
PPP Pay ............................................780... ............ 1,560
8-1/2 Hour Day................................ 4,074............... 4,953
Swing Shift Differential...................... 1,650............... 1,650
Pre & Post .......................................2,281.44... ....... 2,773.68
Subtotal...................................... $73,969.44....... $90,184.68

Average Overtime.......................... 10,000............. 15,000
Subtotal ......................................$83,969.44.. .... $105,184.68

Education Incentive (BA) (5 % of base) 3,259.20........... 3,962.40
Total:........................................ $87,228.64....... $109,147.08

[Showboat]

Where do I sign up? Oh wait, I'm just waiting now.

[avalon42]

Wow. Sgt, do you get any any referral bonuses for recruiting/posting here?

[CAleo]

Heard about an abbreviated lateral academy (like the one the CA State Police went through a few years back) is this a rumor?

[FlyByWire]

How realistic is the "Average overtime" figure right now?

I aced my QAP back in the beginning of May, and havent heard word one yet.

[SDPDApplicant]

It looks about right, CHP from what I've seen deal with a lot of BS and are more at risk since they handle various types of calls. Hats off to the men and women who serve.

[leif]

How realistic is the "Average overtime" figure right now?

I aced my QAP back in the beginning of May, and havent heard word one yet.

Probably pretty close. I rarely work OT other than court and its pretty close to that just going 2-3 times a month. If you want to work OT details then sky's the limit on how much you can make.

[SgtCHP]

Heard about an abbreviated lateral academy (like the one the CA State Police went through a few years back) is this a rumor?

Probably!

[CrossFit]

Sarge - any word on potential 2010 Academy class dates?

Thank you sir.

[SgtCHP]

Sarge - any word on potential 2010 Academy class dates?

Thank you sir.

Yes and NO! At least one class has been set and will probably begin in Jan 2010. No classes have been published as yet.

[SgtCHP]

How realistic is the "Average overtime" figure right now?

I aced my QAP back in the beginning of May, and havent heard word one yet.

The entire process is taking from nine to twelve months before offers are being made.

You must understand that the economy has greatly affected the numbers of qualified candidates applying for the job.

The CHP is seeing more and more BA/BS, MA/MS candidates who cannot get a job elsewhere. That makes the whole process very competitive. Additionally, the military experienced candidates is rising and a great many of them were serving as commissioned officers.

Be patient, work out and stay strong - mentally and physically.

[Garbage Man]

On average the CHP numbers are a little low for the LA/OC area and silicon/bay areas, but as I understand it, the goal is to get enough time on to get to the northern areas, like Chico or Yreka where the pay is almost double the local pay, then you can live like a king. One CHP friend worked in Bakersfield and lived in a home that would easily gor for a million bucks in LA. His yard was so nice large they rented it out as a wedding chapel. And that was only half his property.

By the way, I have not been pulled over in years but last weekend I was pulled over twice by the CHP's. Both cops were very polite and gave me a huge break considering I was guilty of both violations. Although, if they had cited me, I would not have mentioned it. One guy even let me know that they had a special 4 man team working the 60 doing radar, which saved me from getting a third pull over. So YEAH CHP.

By the way SGT CHP I'd love to hear your opinion about the HOV lane thread I am going to start as soon as I finish typing this, since I dont want to jack your thread.

[X1X1X1]

The CHP needs an age waiver.

[FlyByWire]

The entire process is taking from nine to twelve months before offers are being made.

You must understand that the economy has greatly affected the numbers of qualified candidates applying for the job.

The CHP is seeing more and more BA/BS, MA/MS candidates who cannot get a job elsewhere. That makes the whole process very competitive. Additionally, the military experienced candidates is rising and a great many of them were serving as commissioned officers.

Be patient, work out and stay strong - mentally and physically.

9 to 12 months is actually shorter than I had thought it would be at this point.

Yeah that's one thing that has me a little discouraged, is the number of BA/BS MA/MS MBA holders applying since 'other' areas are REALLY bad as far as hiring.. Just makes me wonder if they'll stick around when things pick back up.

[Futurelaw89]

. One CHP friend worked in Bakersfield and lived in a home that would easily gor for a million bucks in LA. His yard was so nice large they rented it out as a wedding chapel. And that was only half his property..

Oh yea. CHP love it here, great housing and with their great pay, they live pretty comfortable. But it is pretty hard to become a CHP here (so i've heard) because nobody wants to leave My plan is to work in LA then lateral back to bakersfield.






Futurelaw89