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City of Buffalo / Police - Homicide Squad / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

30 employees hold this title in Police - Homicide Squad. Median total compensation for the role is $181,193, below the department median of $187,047.

Employees
30
Total payroll
$4.6M
Role median
$181,193
Agency median
$187,047
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$73$236,274+

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How total compensation varies among the 30 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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This role across City of Buffalo

Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Homicide Squad, the median of $181,193 ranks #3 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jason Mayhook

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2024 total comp
$6,180
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,712
Other pay
$3,467
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$6,180

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
165326

Jason Mayhook is a Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. 2024 total compensation came to $6,180.

Patricia Wrest

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2024 total comp
$129
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$55
Other pay
$73
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$129

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
159140

Patricia Wrest holds the role of Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $129.