City of Buffalo / Police C District / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

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

8 employees hold this title in Police C District. Median total compensation for the role is $130,624, above the department median of $109,225.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $1M
Role median: $130,624
Agency median: $109,225
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,116$172,413+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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This role across City of Buffalo

Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police C District, the median of $130,624 ranks #10 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Casino Unit

$201,720 · 2

Police - Crime Scene Unit

$201,283 · 5

Police - Homicide Squad

$181,193 · 30

Police - Intelligence Unit

$159,408 · 7

Threat Management Unit

$151,223 · 4

Police-Gun Violence Unit (Gvu)

$145,888 · 7

Police D District

$138,110 · 7

Police E District

$136,778 · 6

Police - Chief of Detective Of

$133,295 · 18

Police - Sex Offense Squad

$126,129 · 18

Police B District

$123,072 · 7

Police a District

$115,412 · 6

Median total compensation for the Detective role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Detective beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $135,006 ranks #2 of 5. See Detective across all of City of Buffalo →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$153,489 · 86

City of Milwaukee

$110,529 · 295

City of Philadelphia

$35,533 · 722

City of Pittsburgh

$24,127 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Detectiveroles 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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Robert States

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$172,819

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $84,109
Overtime: $43,705
Other pay: $45,005
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,819

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174212

Robert States works as a Detective for Police C District within Public Safety. Robert earned $172,819 in 2026.

Anthony D'Agostino

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$169,915

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $83,872
Overtime: $31,695
Other pay: $54,348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,915

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173349

Anthony D'Agostino works as a Detective for Police C District within Public Safety. Anthony earned $169,915 in 2026.

Dequinn Saunders

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$151,699

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $80,595
Overtime: $50,770
Other pay: $20,334
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,699

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173856

At Police C District, Dequinn Saunders serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $151,699.

Luke Ganley

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$141,678

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $77,712
Overtime: $34,359
Other pay: $29,606
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,678

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173207

Luke Ganley works as a Detective for Police C District within Public Safety. Luke earned $141,678 in 2026.

Carrie Sitarski

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$119,571

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $75,864
Overtime: $9,151
Other pay: $34,556
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,571

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173660

At Police C District, Carrie Sitarski serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $119,571.

Alaric Santiago

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$117,063

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $72,042
Overtime: $7,729
Other pay: $37,293
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,063

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174434

Alaric Santiago is a Detective at Police C District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $117,063.

Erin Heidinger

Detective/Police C District

2026 total comp

$114,324

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $73,685
Overtime: $6,562
Other pay: $34,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,324

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172577

Erin Heidinger is a Detective at Police C District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $114,324.

Edwin Perez

Detective/Police C District

2024 total comp

$61,116

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $3,071
Overtime: $710
Other pay: $57,336
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,116

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 113020

Edwin Perez works as a Detective for Police C District within Public Safety. Edwin earned $61,116 in 2024.