City of Buffalo / Police - Homicide Squad / Detective Sergeant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
8 employees hold this title in Police - Homicide Squad. Median total compensation for the role is $97,228, below the department median of $187,047.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 8 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.
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Detective Sergeant is held in 13 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Homicide Squad, the median of $97,228 ranks #12 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Detective Sergeant role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
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This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $130,815 ranks #3 of 3. See Detective Sergeant across all of City of Buffalo →
Median total compensation for comparable Detective Sergeantroles 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
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Detective Sergeant/Police - Homicide Squad
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Christopher Pliszka is a Detective Sergeant at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $154,812.
Detective Sergeant/Police - Homicide Squad
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Keith Fitzner works as a Detective Sergeant for Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. Keith earned $151,833 in 2026.