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City of Buffalo / Police D District / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

91 employees hold this title in Police D District. Median total compensation for the role is $99,584, below the department median of $104,484.

Employees
91
Total payroll
$8.6M
Role median
$99,584
Agency median
$104,484
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$96$140,842+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 91 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Police Officer pay vs. the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area

Across all employers in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 2,110 people — is $80,950. Police D District pays a median base salary of $63,345 for this role, 22% below that figureabout the 17th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Police D District sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$58,720
$69,130
$80,950
$94,340
$100,270
Police D District median · $63,345

The bar is the range of annual wages for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers across every employer in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police D District’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — about 670,520 people — is $76,210. Police D District’s median base salary is 17% below that national figure, about the 31st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,510
$59,290
$76,210
$97,600
$115,120
Police D District median · $63,345

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 79 of 91 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Police D District is $99,584, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Buffalo

Police Officer is held in 22 City of Buffalo departments. In Police D District, the median of $99,584 ranks #13 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Officer role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Police Officer beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $100,602 ranks #14 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Buffalo

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$286,889 · 818
City of Los Angeles
$187,245 · 5,730
City of Boston
$185,462 · 1,335
City of Worcester
$128,256 · 371
City of Phoenix, Arizona
$116,326 · 2,460
Illinois
$114,200 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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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Michael Troiano

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$105,228
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$80,254
Overtime
$5,289
Other pay
$19,685
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,228

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174778

At Police D District, Michael Troiano serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $105,228.

Benjamin Jobson

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$104,816
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$47,464
Overtime
$1,349
Other pay
$56,003
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,816

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174178

At Police D District, Benjamin Jobson serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $104,816.

Antonio Wallace

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$104,629
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$17,427
Overtime
$4,563
Other pay
$82,639
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,629

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174443

Antonio Wallace works as a Police Officer for Police D District within Public Safety. Antonio earned $104,629 in 2026.

Cortez Williams

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$104,340
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$74,083
Overtime
$5,421
Other pay
$24,835
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,340

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174953

Cortez Williams holds the role of Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $104,340.

Albert Monteforte

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$104,264
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$66,037
Overtime
$161
Other pay
$38,066
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,264

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
100000

Albert Monteforte holds the role of Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $104,264.

Jenna Capizzi

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$103,937
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$75,209
Overtime
$1,219
Other pay
$27,509
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,937

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174779

Jenna Capizzi holds the role of Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $103,937.

Kristin Bozek

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$103,774
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$82,317
Overtime
$3,040
Other pay
$18,417
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,774

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174098

Kristin Bozek works as a Police Officer for Police D District within Public Safety. Kristin earned $103,774 in 2026.

Paul Rudnicki

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$103,509
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$75,209
Overtime
$3,809
Other pay
$24,491
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,509

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172578

Paul Rudnicki works as a Police Officer for Police D District within Public Safety. Paul earned $103,509 in 2026.

Daniel Miller

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$103,445
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$58,241
Overtime
$4,294
Other pay
$40,910
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$103,445

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174791

Daniel Miller is a Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $103,445.

Carolyn Pataky

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$102,705
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$80,899
Overtime
$1,531
Other pay
$20,275
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,705

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
175076

At Police D District, Carolyn Pataky serves as a Police Officer within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,705.

Joshua Pulvino

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$102,422
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$31,666
Overtime
$1,951
Other pay
$68,805
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,422

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
175079

Joshua Pulvino works as a Police Officer for Police D District within Public Safety. Joshua earned $102,422 in 2026.

Frank Gatti

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$101,584
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$76,814
Overtime
$156
Other pay
$24,614
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$101,584

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172759

Frank Gatti holds the role of Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,584.

John Donovan

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$99,584
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$72,687
Overtime
$2,005
Other pay
$24,892
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$99,584

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174647

John Donovan holds the role of Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $99,584.

Stephen Schulz

Police Officer/Police D District

2026 total comp
$98,754
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$34,394
Overtime
$531
Other pay
$63,829
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,754

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174223

Stephen Schulz is a Police Officer at Police D District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $98,754.