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That figure includes detectives, who do often have a degree[0], removing them brings to total down to $63,150[1] for year round work.

[0]https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/detective/

[1]https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/mobile/police-and...

The IQ thing blew my mind, although to be honest "low IQ" is not correct since average policemen IQ is slightly above average. Suddenly I'm reminded of Brave New World.

Does any have a reference for the evidence of high intelligence make the police more likely to leave the job early? I wonder what a police force recruited only from the intelligent would be like?

The great thing about IQ tests if you are smart is it is easy to pretend to be stupid.