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City of Buffalo / Police a District / Police Officer

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Police Officer

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

89 employees hold this title in Police a District. Median total compensation for the role is $101,187, below the department median of $105,790.

Employees
89
Total payroll
$7.4M
Role median
$101,187
Agency median
$105,790
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$24$147,958+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 89 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

Police Officer pay vs. the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area

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. Police a District pays a median base salary of $72,228 for this role, 11% below that figureabout the 32nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police a District sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,720
$69,130
$80,950
$94,340
$100,270
Police a District median · $72,228

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 Police a District’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. Police a District’s median base salary is 5% below that national figure, about the 44th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Police a District median · $72,228

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.

Computed over the 63 of 89 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Police a District is $101,187, 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

This role across City of Buffalo

Police Officer is held in 22 City of Buffalo departments. In Police a District, the median of $101,187 ranks #12 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.

Compare jurisdictions

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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Mark Antonio

Police Officer/Police a District

2026 total comp
$2,499
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,499
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$2,499

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174940

Mark Antonio holds the role of Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $2,499.

Kevin Brautlacht

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$1,857
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$17
Other pay
$1,839
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,857

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
15380

Kevin Brautlacht holds the role of Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,857.

Johnathan Clemons

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$1,483
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2
Other pay
$1,481
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,483

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
26100

Johnathan Clemons holds the role of Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $1,483.

David Rachuna

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$913
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$8
Other pay
$904
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$913

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
165329

David Rachuna works as a Police Officer for Police a District within Public Safety. David earned $913 in 2024.

Jerome Hazlett

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$163
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$37
Other pay
$125
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$163

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
61120

Jerome Hazlett holds the role of Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $163.

David Fay

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$138
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3
Other pay
$135
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
44020

At Police a District, David Fay serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $138.

Estate Of Sean Godios

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$50
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$1
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
173209

At Police a District, Estate Of Sean Godios serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $50.

Adrian Evans

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$44
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$16
Other pay
$28
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
42500

Adrian Evans is a Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $44.

Kathleen Disarno

Police Officer/Police a District

2024 total comp
$24
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$24
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
37180

Kathleen Disarno holds the role of Police Officer at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $24.