City of Buffalo / Police - Narcotics and Vice
Agency file
The Police - Narcotics and Vice provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2026, this agency had 10 employees with median total compensation of $121,920; the highest distinct record was $177,237.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 10 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($121,920) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $173,973 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $112,029. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.7M — | 14 — | $121,531 — |
| 2024 | $1.6M ▼ 7.2% | 13 ▼ 7.1% | $132,678 ▲ 9.2% |
| 2025 | $1.5M ▼ 4.6% | 10 ▼ 23.1% | $137,169 ▲ 3.4% |
| 2026 | $1.3M ▼ 16.9% | 10 ±0% | $121,920 ▼ 11.1% |
Record list
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Detective/Police - Narcotics and Vice
Source-specific fields
Joseph Wendel is a Detective at Police - Narcotics and Vice within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $45,064.