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City of Buffalo / Police - Narcotics and Vice / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

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

12 employees hold this title in Police - Narcotics and Vice. Median total compensation for the role is $113,466, below the department median of $121,920.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$956.6K
Role median
$113,466
Agency median
$121,920
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$198$166,017+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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 - Narcotics and Vice, the median of $113,466 ranks #15 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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Bart Adams

Detective/Police - Narcotics and Vice

2026 total comp
$177,237
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$69,183
Overtime
$52,091
Other pay
$55,964
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$177,237

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
168103

Bart Adams works as a Detective for Police - Narcotics and Vice within Public Safety. Bart earned $177,237 in 2026.