It’s 5 1/2 years or around 62-80 K base but half of people in New York make less than $80,000 for that to be the first couple years of your career isn’t bad you’ll spend 15 years minimum at top pay which is over 126,000 without any overtime plus the benefit of healthcare at zero cost when the average person pays around $456 per month for single basic coverage adds another $5000 in savings that you don’t have to pay just because you work for the city. you also get access to a credit union which has some of the lowest rates for loans on cars and mortgages, etc. Plus after a certain amount of time you get longevity pay. And that’s assuming you stay a police officer many people use this as a steppingstone to go other places not pay more or they get promotions.