City of Buffalo / Police - Sex Offense Squad / Detective

Job-title file

Detective

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

18 employees hold this title in Police - Sex Offense Squad. Median total compensation for the role is $126,129, above the department median of $126,129.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $2.3M
Role median: $126,129
Agency median: $126,129
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$12,171$225,217+

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

How total compensation varies among the 18 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.

Compare departments

This role across City of Buffalo

Detective is held in 16 City of Buffalo departments. In Police - Sex Offense Squad, the median of $126,129 ranks #11 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Casino Unit

$201,720 · 2

Police - Crime Scene Unit

$201,283 · 5

Police - Homicide Squad

$181,193 · 30

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 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 Olejniczak

Detective/Police - Sex Offense Squad

2026 total comp

$126,963

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $85,057
Overtime: $15,439
Other pay: $26,467
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,963

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174188

Thomas Olejniczak works as a Detective for Police - Sex Offense Squad within Public Safety. Thomas earned $126,963 in 2026.

Nicholas Sterlace

Detective/Police - Sex Offense Squad

2026 total comp

$125,294

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $84,204
Overtime: $15,514
Other pay: $25,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,294

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 140220

Nicholas Sterlace works as a Detective for Police - Sex Offense Squad within Public Safety. Nicholas earned $125,294 in 2026.

Jason Sutter

Detective/Police - Sex Offense Squad

2026 total comp

$123,870

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $73,353
Overtime: $19,275
Other pay: $31,242
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,870

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168268

Jason Sutter is a Detective at Police - Sex Offense Squad within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $123,870.

Nicholas Skalski

Detective/Police - Sex Offense Squad

2026 total comp

$122,022

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $68,946
Overtime: $12,986
Other pay: $40,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,022

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173048

Nicholas Skalski holds the role of Detective at Police - Sex Offense Squad within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $122,022.