City of Buffalo / Police E District
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Police Officer/Police E District
Source-specific fields
Aidan Hynes works as a Police Officer for Police E District within Public Safety. Aidan earned $30,848 in 2026.