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
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
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.
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