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City of Buffalo / Commisioners Office Full Iod / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

18 employees hold this title in Commisioners Office Full Iod. Median total compensation for the role is $72,243, below the department median of $96,985.

Employees
18
Total payroll
$1.1M
Role median
$72,243
Agency median
$96,985
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,419$97,616+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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.

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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Officer is held in 22 City of Buffalo departments. In Commisioners Office Full Iod, the median of $72,243 ranks #14 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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.

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Police Officer beyond City of Buffalo

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$286,889 · 818
City of Los Angeles
$187,245 · 5,730
City of Boston
$185,462 · 1,335
City of Worcester
$128,256 · 371
City of Phoenix, Arizona
$116,326 · 2,460
Illinois
$114,200 · 7

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

Employees with this title

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James Scherer

Police Officer/Commisioners Office Full Iod

2026 total comp
$43,650
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$43,650
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,650

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
165330

James Scherer is a Police Officer at Commisioners Office Full Iod within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $43,650.

Mitchell Thomas

Police Officer/Commisioners Office Full Iod

2024 total comp
$41,769
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$318
Overtime
$78
Other pay
$41,373
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$41,769

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174094

Mitchell Thomas works as a Police Officer for Commisioners Office Full Iod within Public Safety. Mitchell earned $41,769 in 2024.