City of Buffalo / Police C District / Detective
Job-title file
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.
What the records show
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.
Compare departments
Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police C District, the median of $130,624 ranks #10 of 16.
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.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
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
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Detective/Police C District
Source-specific fields
Luke Ganley works as a Detective for Police C District within Public Safety. Luke earned $141,678 in 2026.