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City of Buffalo / Police E District

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Police E District

Source file: City of Buffalo — Open Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Police E District provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2026, this agency had 115 employees with median total compensation of $106,243; the highest distinct record was $222,219.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$12.6M
Employees
115
Median total
$106,243
Highest record
$222,219

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 115 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($106,243) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$56,921 (52%)
  • Overtime$13,564 (12%)
  • Other$39,090 (36%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$72,818
$89,404
$106,243
$132,160
$150,102

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $150,102 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,818. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer
87 · $103,831
Police Lieutenant
13 · $136,197
Detective
6 · $136,778
Report Technician
6 · $57,386
Police Captain
1 · $222,219

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$11.4M
116
$99,232
2024
$13M
14.0%
126
8.6%
$107,208
8.0%
2025
$12.8M
0.9%
117
7.1%
$108,876
1.6%
2026
$12.6M
1.9%
115
1.7%
$106,243
2.4%

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Record list

Employees

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Kevin Kindzierski

Police Officer/Police E District

2026 total comp
$164,681
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$39,668
Overtime
$50,947
Other pay
$74,065
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$164,681

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
73780

Kevin Kindzierski works as a Police Officer for Police E District within Public Safety. Kevin earned $164,681 in 2026.

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

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
174425

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