I'm the Police Chief of a small to mid sized city in central Kentucky.
My salary is open record as I am a public employee. Our local newspaper prints all the local government employees payrates at least once per year(around budget time) anyway.
I've been with the department for 13 years, and I was promoted to Chief 7 months ago. My salary is $47,000. The median income in my community is ~$35,500.
I graduated from one of the state universities in KY, with a bachelors degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. I had planned on becoming a teacher, but sort of fell into law enforcement before I found a teaching job.
I think D&D has allowed me to develop the ability to adapt quickly to unusual situations, improve my public speaking and interpersonal communication skills, and learn from the expertise and experiences of other gamers.