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City of Buffalo / Police Payroll Staff / Police Lieutenant

Job-title file

Police Lieutenant

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

2 employees hold this title in Police Payroll Staff. Median total compensation for the role is $70,718, above the department median of $50,559.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$141.4K
Role median
$70,718
Agency median
$50,559
Comparison
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This role across City of Buffalo

Police Lieutenant is held in 25 City of Buffalo departments. In Police Payroll Staff, the median of $70,718 ranks #22 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Police Lieutenant role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Police Lieutenant beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 22 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $133,026 ranks #12 of 22. See Police Lieutenant across all of City of Buffalo

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$423,129 · 48
City of Boston
$312,362 · 71
City of Los Angeles
$274,725 · 216
City of Seattle
$216,840 · 35
City of Worcester
$214,478 · 28

Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenantroles 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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Robert Mercurio

Police Lieutenant/Police Payroll Staff

2026 total comp
$130,321
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$90,795
Overtime
$16,687
Other pay
$22,839
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,321

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172770

At Police Payroll Staff, Robert Mercurio serves as a Police Lieutenant within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $130,321.

Salvatore Losi

Police Lieutenant/Police Payroll Staff

2024 total comp
$11,115
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$95
Other pay
$11,019
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,115

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
84020

Salvatore Losi works as a Police Lieutenant for Police Payroll Staff within Public Safety. Salvatore earned $11,115 in 2024.