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City of Buffalo / Police City Court Booking / Police Captain

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Police Captain

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

1 employees hold this title in Police City Court Booking. Median total compensation for the role is $134,688, above the department median of $71,666.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$134.7K
Role median
$134,688
Agency median
$71,666
Comparison
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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Captain is held in 12 City of Buffalo departments. In Police City Court Booking, the median of $134,688 ranks #9 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.

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Employees with this title

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Joseph Nigro

Police Captain/Police City Court Booking

2026 total comp
$134,688
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$88,062
Overtime
$14,261
Other pay
$32,364
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$134,688

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Employeeid
172571

Joseph Nigro works as a Police Captain for Police City Court Booking within Public Safety. Joseph earned $134,688 in 2026.