City of Buffalo / Police a District
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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.
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).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median 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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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Report Technician/Police a District
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Molly Kochersberger holds the role of Report Technician at Police a District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,413.
Report Technician/Police a District
Source-specific fields
Laura Schneider works as a Report Technician for Police a District within Public Safety. Laura earned $53,799 in 2026.