City of Buffalo / Police - Chief of Detective Of / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

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.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $133,295
Agency median: $145,172
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$568$187,458+

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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

This role across City of Buffalo

Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Chief of Detective Of, the median of $133,295 ranks #9 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 C District

$130,624 · 8

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.

Compare jurisdictions

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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John Britzzalaro

Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp

$187,482

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $87,189
Overtime: $77,714
Other pay: $22,579
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,482

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174412

John Britzzalaro holds the role of Detective at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $187,482.

Michelle Palamara

Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp

$187,412

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $72,026
Overtime: $83,296
Other pay: $32,091
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,412

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 169323

Michelle Palamara works as a Detective for Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. Michelle earned $187,412 in 2026.

Jake Giarrano

Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp

$179,396

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $85,483
Overtime: $41,270
Other pay: $52,642
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,396

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174203

Jake Giarrano is a Detective at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $179,396.

Christopher Schafer

Detective/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp

$178,533

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $86,715
Overtime: $74,370
Other pay: $17,448
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,533

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173043

Christopher Schafer works as a Detective for Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. Christopher earned $178,533 in 2026.