City of Buffalo / Police Community Office
Agency file
The Police Community Office provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $142,624; the highest distinct record was $193,861.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($142,624) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,080 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,181. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.1M — | 39 — | $114,953 — |
| 2024 | $4.1M ▲ 0.8% | 35 ▼ 10.3% | $129,403 ▲ 12.6% |
| 2025 | $3.8M ▼ 7.8% | 27 ▼ 22.9% | $148,626 ▲ 14.9% |
| 2026 | $3.5M ▼ 6.1% | 27 ±0% | $142,624 ▼ 4.0% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Officer/Police Community Office
Source-specific fields
Colin Keenan is a Police Officer at Police Community Office within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $100,602.