City of Buffalo / Behavorial Health Unit / Police Officer
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
8 employees hold this title in Behavorial Health Unit. Median total compensation for the role is $121,976, below the department median of $132,852.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 2,110 people — is $80,950. Behavorial Health Unit pays a median base salary of $71,655 for this role, 11% below that figure — about the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Behavorial Health Unit’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Behavorial Health Unit’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 43rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Behavorial Health Unit is $121,976, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Police Officer is held in 22 City of Buffalo departments. In Behavorial Health Unit, the median of $121,976 ranks #5 of 22.
Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $100,602 ranks #14 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Buffalo →
Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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
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Police Officer/Behavorial Health Unit
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Patina Daniel is a Police Officer at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $140,303.
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At Behavorial Health Unit, David Wojtasik serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $135,535.
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Brandon Hawkins works as a Police Officer for Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. Brandon earned $135,279 in 2026.
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Jayson Wagstaff works as a Police Officer for Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. Jayson earned $133,750 in 2026.
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Demetrius Reynolds works as a Police Officer for Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. Demetrius earned $110,201 in 2026.
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Roman Ramirez holds the role of Police Officer at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $100,924.
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Katelynn Bolden holds the role of Police Officer at Behavorial Health Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,530.
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At Behavorial Health Unit, Glenda Montes serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $81,769.