MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.Mt. Kisco, did you know that the first police chief was appointed on May 7, 1877. John R. Daniels was to serve one year as chief and earn an annual salary of $100.
By 1901 when Fred Cregier was appointed Chief of Police he made $18 per month or $216 a year.
Nearly 50 years later, in 1950, the Chiefs salary was $4,560 a year, according to the Mt. Kisco Police Departments website. During this time patrolmen earned $3,700 annually.
In 1962 the Chiefs annual salary raised a considerable amount again, this time reaching $7,870.
According to the website SeeThroughNY.com, which compiles salary information for New York State employees, the current Mt. Kisco Police Chief, Steven Anderson, earned $113,775 in 2010.
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