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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+

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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

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

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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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.