SPOKANE, Wash. (The Spokesman-Review) — Troopers with the Idaho State Police are leaving for similar, better-paying jobs in Washington.
The Washington State Patrol and Spokane Police Department are among the agencies Idaho troopers have joined in the past few years because the jobs offer the highest law enforcement wages, data from the Idaho State Police Association shows.
Idaho State Police with five years of experience are paid at an hourly rate of $32.86, according to agency data. Washington State Patrol officers with similar experience are paid around $60 an hour. Spokane police officers are paid about $58 an hour with the same experience…