City of Buffalo / Police Dispatch
Agency file
The Police Dispatch provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 25 employees with median total compensation of $101,082; the highest distinct record was $196,459.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 25 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($101,082) — 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 $164,266 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,773. 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 | $2.5M — | 32 — | $60,792 — |
| 2024 | $2.2M ▼ 12.8% | 26 ▼ 18.8% | $78,185 ▲ 28.6% |
| 2025 | $2.1M ▼ 2.2% | 24 ▼ 7.7% | $91,997 ▲ 17.7% |
| 2026 | $2.3M ▲ 8.8% | 25 ▲ 4.2% | $101,082 ▲ 9.9% |
Record list
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Public Safety Dispatcher/Police Dispatch
Source-specific fields
Ellen Ferrara works as a Public Safety Dispatcher for Police Dispatch within Public Safety. Ellen earned $35,465 in 2023.