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City of Buffalo / Police Community Office / Police Captain

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Police Captain

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

9 employees hold this title in Police Community Office. Median total compensation for the role is $137,735, below the department median of $142,624.

Employees
9
Total payroll
$858.3K
Role median
$137,735
Agency median
$142,624
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$304$188,987+

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How total compensation varies among the 9 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.

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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Captain is held in 12 City of Buffalo departments. In Police Community Office, the median of $137,735 ranks #8 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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Scott Culver

Police Captain/Police Community Office

2026 total comp
$189,638
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$106,206
Overtime
$59,433
Other pay
$23,999
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$189,638

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172549

Scott Culver works as a Police Captain for Police Community Office within Public Safety. Scott earned $189,638 in 2026.

Marcus Rogowski

Police Captain/Police Community Office

2026 total comp
$185,570
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$106,146
Overtime
$54,815
Other pay
$24,609
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$185,570

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
170257

Marcus Rogowski is a Police Captain at Police Community Office within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $185,570.