City of Buffalo / Police - Crime Scene Unit
Agency file
The Police - Crime Scene Unit provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $120,023; the highest distinct record was $211,665.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($120,023) — 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 $205,574 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $94,914. 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 | $1.6M — | 14 — | $119,226 — |
| 2024 | $1.5M ▼ 7.9% | 14 ±0% | $120,979 ▲ 1.5% |
| 2025 | $1.3M ▼ 13.9% | 10 ▼ 28.6% | $117,023 ▼ 3.3% |
| 2026 | $1.3M ▲ 0.8% | 9 ▼ 10.0% | $120,023 ▲ 2.6% |
Record list
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Detective/Police - Crime Scene Unit
Source-specific fields
Vatasha Tibbs-Watkins holds the role of Detective at Police - Crime Scene Unit within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $205,574.