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.

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Employees with this title

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Sean Mulhern

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$163,115

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $81,503
Overtime: $43,155
Other pay: $38,456
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,115

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Employeeid: 174425

At Police E District, Sean Mulhern serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $163,115.

Michael Coppola

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$150,647

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $82,451
Overtime: $12,851
Other pay: $55,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,647

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Employeeid: 172757

Michael Coppola holds the role of Detective at Police E District within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $150,647.

James Hynes

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$141,397

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $77,315
Overtime: $20,536
Other pay: $43,546
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,397

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Employeeid: 173178

At Police E District, James Hynes serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,397.

Patrick Garry

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$132,160

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $73,532
Overtime: $13,551
Other pay: $45,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,160

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Employeeid: 174088

Patrick Garry is a Detective at Police E District within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $132,160.

Finesse Mitchell

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$104,885

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $80,318
Overtime: $3,375
Other pay: $21,192
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,885

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Employeeid: 174096

At Police E District, Finesse Mitchell serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $104,885.

Terrance Ciszek

Detective/Police E District

2026 total comp

$103,961

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $103,961
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,961

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173060

At Police E District, Terrance Ciszek serves as a Detective within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $103,961.