City of Buffalo / Police - Chief of Detective Of / Detective
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
18 employees hold this title in Police - Chief of Detective Of. Median total compensation for the role is $133,295, below the department median of $145,172.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 18 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 - Chief of Detective Of, the median of $133,295 ranks #9 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 - Chief of Detective Of
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At Police - Chief of Detective Of, Joseph Fischer serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $146,534.
Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of
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Joseph Paszkiewicz holds the role of Detective at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $145,796.
Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of
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Nicholas Kalczynski holds the role of Detective at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $145,172.