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City of Buffalo / Police Accident Inv Unit / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

13 employees hold this title in Police Accident Inv Unit. Median total compensation for the role is $134,052, below the department median of $143,808.

Employees
13
Total payroll
$1.4M
Role median
$134,052
Agency median
$143,808
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,157$182,483+

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

How total compensation varies among the 13 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 Accident Inv Unit pays a median base salary of $77,502 for this role, 4% below that figureabout the 43rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police Accident Inv Unit sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,720
$69,130
$80,950
$94,340
$100,270
Police Accident Inv Unit median · $77,502

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 Accident Inv Unit’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 Accident Inv Unit’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Police Accident Inv Unit median · $77,502

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 9 of 13 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 Accident Inv Unit is $134,052, 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 Accident Inv Unit, the median of $134,052 ranks #2 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 Andrzejak

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$183,595
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$74,980
Overtime
$73,061
Other pay
$35,554
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,595

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168203

Mark Andrzejak works as a Police Officer for Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. Mark earned $183,595 in 2026.

Andrea James

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$178,960
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$79,566
Overtime
$70,999
Other pay
$28,395
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$178,960

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
96300

Andrea James holds the role of Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $178,960.

Corey Krug

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$171,874
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$79,566
Overtime
$62,267
Other pay
$30,042
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$171,874

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
76580

Corey Krug holds the role of Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $171,874.

Jason Heidinger

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$159,428
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$77,502
Overtime
$52,729
Other pay
$29,197
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$159,428

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168224

Jason Heidinger holds the role of Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $159,428.

Lamar Mcculley

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$143,808
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$79,337
Overtime
$37,699
Other pay
$26,773
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,808

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168242

Lamar Mcculley is a Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $143,808.

Sara Jo Keaton

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$138,879
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$66,496
Overtime
$36,288
Other pay
$36,095
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,879

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168232

Sara Jo Keaton works as a Police Officer for Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. Sara earned $138,879 in 2026.

Estate Of Steven Alvarez

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2024 total comp
$134,052
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$37,927
Overtime
$42,337
Other pay
$53,787
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$134,052

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
3400

Estate Of Steven Alvarez holds the role of Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $134,052.

Patrick Long

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$118,555
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$83,235
Overtime
$17,899
Other pay
$17,421
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,555

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172766

Patrick Long works as a Police Officer for Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. Patrick earned $118,555 in 2026.

Michael Mcandrews

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$93,372
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$23,388
Overtime
$237
Other pay
$69,747
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,372

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168241

Michael Mcandrews holds the role of Police Officer at Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $93,372.

Roscoe Henderson

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$87,643
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$33,477
Overtime
$3,695
Other pay
$50,471
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$87,643

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
62080

At Police Accident Inv Unit, Roscoe Henderson serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $87,643.

Dustin Johnson

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2026 total comp
$26,570
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$5,962
Overtime
$627
Other pay
$19,981
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,570

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168230

Dustin Johnson works as a Police Officer for Police Accident Inv Unit within Public Safety. Dustin earned $26,570 in 2026.

Kevin Kennedy

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2024 total comp
$1,495
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$203
Other pay
$1,292
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,495

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
73140

At Police Accident Inv Unit, Kevin Kennedy serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $1,495.

Marie Schreckenberger

Police Officer/Police Accident Inv Unit

2024 total comp
$1,157
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$132
Other pay
$1,025
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,157

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
130600

At Police Accident Inv Unit, Marie Schreckenberger serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $1,157.