City of Buffalo / Police - Academy - Staff
Agency file
The Police - Academy - Staff provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $137,908; the highest distinct record was $209,096.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($137,908) — 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 $166,978 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $91,096. 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 | $3.4M — | 28 — | $127,340 — |
| 2024 | $3.5M ▲ 2.7% | 28 ±0% | $134,306 ▲ 5.5% |
| 2025 | $3.2M ▼ 6.2% | 24 ▼ 14.3% | $136,459 ▲ 1.6% |
| 2026 | $3.1M ▼ 3.3% | 24 ±0% | $137,908 ▲ 1.1% |
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Record list
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Police Officer/Police - Academy - Staff
Source-specific fields
Joshua Heidinger is a Police Officer at Police - Academy - Staff within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $174,133.