City of Buffalo / Police - Crime Scene Unit / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

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

5 employees hold this title in Police - Crime Scene Unit. Median total compensation for the role is $201,283, above the department median of $120,023.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $637.4K
Role median: $201,283
Agency median: $120,023
Comparison: Above

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This role across City of Buffalo

Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Crime Scene Unit, the median of $201,283 ranks #2 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Casino Unit

$201,720 · 2

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 - Chief of Detective Of

$133,295 · 18

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.

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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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Jeffrey Banes

Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit

2026 total comp

$211,665

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $80,555
Overtime: $102,707
Other pay: $28,402
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,665

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 165333

Jeffrey Banes is a Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $211,665.

Vatasha Tibbs-Watkins

Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit

2026 total comp

$205,574

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $83,019
Overtime: $95,194
Other pay: $27,360
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,574

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 164234

Vatasha Tibbs-Watkins holds the role of Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $205,574.

Jose Lorenzo

Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit

2026 total comp

$201,283

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $81,693
Overtime: $91,813
Other pay: $27,778
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,283

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168243

Jose Lorenzo holds the role of Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $201,283.

Ellen Nowadly

Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit

2024 total comp

$13,943

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,156
Other pay: $9,787
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,943

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Employeeid: 105720

Ellen Nowadly holds the role of Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $13,943.

Christopher Gerace

Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit

2024 total comp

$4,948

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $1,696
Other pay: $3,252
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,948

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 51280

Christopher Gerace holds the role of Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,948.