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City of Buffalo / Police a District

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Police a District

Source file: City of Buffalo — Open Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police a District provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2026, this agency had 92 employees with median total compensation of $105,790; the highest distinct record was $198,244.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$9.9M
Employees
92
Median total
$105,790
Highest record
$198,244

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 92 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($105,790) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$61,368 (57%)
  • Overtime$14,029 (13%)
  • Other$32,692 (30%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$79,381
$98,719
$105,790
$118,122
$137,905

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,905 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $79,381. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
68 · $103,804
Police Lieutenant
10 · $131,661
Detective
6 · $115,412
Report Technician
5 · $87,080
Police Captain
1 · $164,593

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$10.6M
114
$102,182
2024
$10.7M
1.6%
117
2.6%
$108,561
6.2%
2025
$10.2M
5.0%
95
18.8%
$109,759
1.1%
2026
$9.9M
2.4%
92
3.2%
$105,790
3.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Autumn Harrison

Police Lieutenant/Police a District

2026 total comp
$137,905
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$52,925
Overtime
$23,445
Other pay
$61,535
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$137,905

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
170251

At Police a District, Autumn Harrison serves as a Police Lieutenant within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $137,905.

Erica Nowak

Police Officer/Police a District

2026 total comp
$137,085
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$80,024
Overtime
$37,579
Other pay
$19,481
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$137,085

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174186

Erica Nowak works as a Police Officer for Police a District within Public Safety. Erica earned $137,085 in 2026.

Sean Zoll

Police Officer/Police a District

2026 total comp
$136,462
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$67,184
Overtime
$33,666
Other pay
$35,613
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$136,462

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
170258

Sean Zoll works as a Police Officer for Police a District within Public Safety. Sean earned $136,462 in 2026.

Robert Larusch

Detective/Police a District

2026 total comp
$135,611
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$77,238
Overtime
$31,100
Other pay
$27,272
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,611

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172764

Robert Larusch is a Detective at Police a District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $135,611.

Aaron Torgalski

Police Lieutenant/Police a District

2026 total comp
$133,748
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$83,671
Overtime
$25,437
Other pay
$24,639
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$133,748

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
173220

Aaron Torgalski is a Police Lieutenant at Police a District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $133,748.