By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

In the last three parts of the wage series, we have discussed State wage rankings for the various public safety classifications.  In the next part of the wage series, we run our series of articles on factors that might influence or explain, at least in part, those wage rankings, with updated 2019 wage rankings. 

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By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is part 8 of our continuing series on Washington public safety employee wages.  In this issue, we report on wage rankings for 911 dispatchers and police records clerks.

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By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

This is Part 7 of our multi-part 2021 Wage Series. In our last article, we covered Commissioned Deputy and Police Officer Wages.  In this article, we turn to Firefighter and Corrections Officer Wages.  We’ll cover Dispatcher and Records Clerk Wages in the next article. 

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