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City of Buffalo / Police C District / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

88 employees hold this title in Police C District. Median total compensation for the role is $101,624, below the department median of $109,225.

Employees
88
Total payroll
$8.8M
Role median
$101,624
Agency median
$109,225
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$14$152,694+

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

How total compensation varies among the 88 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 C District pays a median base salary of $66,840 for this role, 17% below that figureabout the 22nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police C District sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,720
$69,130
$80,950
$94,340
$100,270
Police C District median · $66,840

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 C District’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 C District’s median base salary is 12% below that national figure, about the 36th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Police C District median · $66,840

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 78 of 88 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 C District is $101,624, 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 C District, the median of $101,624 ranks #10 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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Daniel Krug

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$113,606
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$69,477
Overtime
$3,456
Other pay
$40,673
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$113,606

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174630

Daniel Krug works as a Police Officer for Police C District within Public Safety. Daniel earned $113,606 in 2026.

Anthony Burvid

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$112,932
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$81,217
Overtime
$3,498
Other pay
$28,218
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$112,932

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174413

At Police C District, Anthony Burvid serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $112,932.

Devin Coseglia

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$111,491
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$66,955
Overtime
$5,198
Other pay
$39,339
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,491

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174207

Devin Coseglia works as a Police Officer for Police C District within Public Safety. Devin earned $111,491 in 2026.

Michael Pankiewicz

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$111,310
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$44,137
Overtime
$2,016
Other pay
$65,157
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,310

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
175075

Michael Pankiewicz is a Police Officer at Police C District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $111,310.

Jonathan Hanover

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$111,130
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$70,165
Overtime
$5,496
Other pay
$35,469
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,130

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
173843

Jonathan Hanover works as a Police Officer for Police C District within Public Safety. Jonathan earned $111,130 in 2026.

Margaret Alvarado

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$111,063
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$71,878
Overtime
$13,660
Other pay
$25,525
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$111,063

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174954

At Police C District, Margaret Alvarado serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $111,063.

Terris Garner

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$110,876
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$70,145
Overtime
$11,164
Other pay
$29,567
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,876

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
173619

Terris Garner holds the role of Police Officer at Police C District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $110,876.

Matthew Vaughn

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$110,863
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$83,693
Overtime
$5,143
Other pay
$22,027
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$110,863

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174342

Matthew Vaughn is a Police Officer at Police C District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $110,863.

Romair Parrett

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$109,964
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$82,593
Overtime
$10,418
Other pay
$16,953
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,964

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174787

Romair Parrett holds the role of Police Officer at Police C District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $109,964.

Craig Stevens

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$109,817
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$73,375
Overtime
$2,214
Other pay
$34,228
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,817

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174193

At Police C District, Craig Stevens serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $109,817.

Joshua Slupinski

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$109,357
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$50,445
Overtime
$4,347
Other pay
$54,565
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,357

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174780

At Police C District, Joshua Slupinski serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $109,357.

Shree Siwakoti

Police Officer/Police C District

2026 total comp
$109,094
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$80,483
Overtime
$7,975
Other pay
$20,635
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,094

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174781

Shree Siwakoti works as a Police Officer for Police C District within Public Safety. Shree earned $109,094 in 2026.