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

Job-title file

Police Captain

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

3 employees hold this title in Police - Chief of Detective Of. Median total compensation for the role is $165,752, above the department median of $145,172.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$371.1K
Role median
$165,752
Agency median
$145,172
Comparison
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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Captain is held in 12 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Chief of Detective Of, the median of $165,752 ranks #5 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Captain role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Captain beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $161,054 ranks #9 of 16. See Police Captain across all of City of Buffalo

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$477,892 · 11
City of Boston
$380,299 · 8
City of Los Angeles
$345,598 · 80
City of Seattle
$257,858 · 13
City of Worcester
$251,538 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Police Captainroles 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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Michael Walker

Police Captain/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp
$196,513
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$102,933
Overtime
$61,381
Other pay
$32,198
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$196,513

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168271

Michael Walker is a Police Captain at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $196,513.

Craig Leone

Police Captain/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2026 total comp
$165,752
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$105,611
Overtime
$33,032
Other pay
$27,109
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$165,752

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168097

Craig Leone holds the role of Police Captain at Police - Chief of Detective Of within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $165,752.

David Stabler

Police Captain/Police - Chief of Detective Of

2024 total comp
$8,788
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$533
Other pay
$8,255
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$8,788

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
139100

At Police - Chief of Detective Of, David Stabler serves as a Police Captain within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $8,788.