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City of Buffalo / Behavorial Health Unit / Police Lieutenant

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Police Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

4 employees hold this title in Behavorial Health Unit. Median total compensation for the role is $86,835, below the department median of $132,852.

Employees
4
Total payroll
$380.8K
Role median
$86,835
Agency median
$132,852
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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Lieutenant is held in 25 City of Buffalo departments. In Behavorial Health Unit, the median of $86,835 ranks #20 of 25.

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Median total compensation for the Police Lieutenant role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Lieutenant beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 22 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $133,026 ranks #12 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of City of Buffalo

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$423,129 · 48
City of Boston
$312,362 · 71
City of Los Angeles
$274,725 · 216
City of Seattle
$216,840 · 35
City of Worcester
$214,478 · 28

Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Douglas Kopp

Police Lieutenant/Behavorial Health Unit

2026 total comp
$198,342
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$46,683
Overtime
$94,704
Other pay
$56,955
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$198,342

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
75220

Douglas Kopp works as a Police Lieutenant for Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. Douglas earned $198,342 in 2026.

Kelly Craig

Police Lieutenant/Behavorial Health Unit

2026 total comp
$132,852
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$81,616
Overtime
$16,494
Other pay
$34,742
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$132,852

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168212

Kelly Craig is a Police Lieutenant at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $132,852.

Stephen Zipp

Police Lieutenant/Behavorial Health Unit

2026 total comp
$40,819
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$10,491
Overtime
$12,687
Other pay
$17,641
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,819

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
161780

Stephen Zipp holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $40,819.

David Cieply

Police Lieutenant/Behavorial Health Unit

2024 total comp
$8,779
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,079
Other pay
$5,700
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,779

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
25380

David Cieply holds the role of Police Lieutenant at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $8,779.