Outgoing Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez’s new job leading the Miami Police Department comes with a sizable pay raise.
In his new role as Miami police chief, Lopez will start off with a salary of $325,000, according to his offer letter. That’s over $70,000 more than the approximately $254,000 he earns in Doral.
The pay bump comes with increased responsibilities. Lopez will go from overseeing a department with about 200 sworn officers in a city with over 81,000 residents, to leading the Miami Police Department’s more than 1,100 sworn officers in a city with nearly a half-million residents…