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

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Detective beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $135,006 ranks #2 of 5. See Detective across all of City of Buffalo →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$153,489 · 86

City of Milwaukee

$110,529 · 295

City of Philadelphia

$35,533 · 722

City of Pittsburgh

$24,127 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Detectiveroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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William Drabik

Detective/Casino Unit

2026 total comp

$278,593

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $43,358
Overtime: $172,565
Other pay: $62,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $278,593

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 38900

William Drabik holds the role of Detective at Casino Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $278,593.

Lon Folts

Detective/Casino Unit

2026 total comp

$124,848

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $75,817
Overtime: $20,744
Other pay: $28,287
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,848

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172552

Lon Folts works as a Detective for Casino Unit within Public Safety. Lon earned $124,848 in 2026.