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: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$73$236,274+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

Casino Unit

$201,720 · 2

Police - Crime Scene Unit

$201,283 · 5

Police - Intelligence Unit

$159,408 · 7

Threat Management Unit

$151,223 · 4

Police-Gun Violence Unit (Gvu)

$145,888 · 7

Police D District

$138,110 · 7

Police E District

$136,778 · 6

Police - Chief of Detective Of

$133,295 · 18

Police C District

$130,624 · 8

Police - Sex Offense Squad

$126,129 · 18

Police B District

$123,072 · 7

Police a District

$115,412 · 6

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Thomas Nunan

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2026 total comp

$188,506

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $79,845
Overtime: $81,765
Other pay: $26,896
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,506

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168249

Thomas Nunan holds the role of Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $188,506.

Christopher Sterlace

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2026 total comp

$185,587

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $78,186
Overtime: $76,641
Other pay: $30,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,587

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 140180

Christopher Sterlace is a Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $185,587.

Anthony Lapiana

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2024 total comp

$185,322

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $32,826
Overtime: $65,790
Other pay: $86,707
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,322

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 78780

Anthony Lapiana holds the role of Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. In 2024, their total compensation was $185,322.

John Paradowski

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2024 total comp

$184,555

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $41,037
Overtime: $69,153
Other pay: $74,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,555

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 110840

John Paradowski works as a Detective for Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. John earned $184,555 in 2024.

Thomas Herbert

Detective/Police - Homicide Squad

2026 total comp

$177,830

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $79,845
Overtime: $71,898
Other pay: $26,088
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,830

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168225

Thomas Herbert holds the role of Detective at Police - Homicide Squad within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $177,830.