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City of Buffalo / Police Lieutenant

Role across City of Buffalo

Police Lieutenant

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

126 people hold the Police Lieutenant role across 25 departments in City of Buffalo, with a median total compensation of $133,026. Among 22 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Buffalo ranks #12 by median pay.

Employees
126
Median pay
$133,026
Departments
25
Cross-jurisdiction
#12 of 22

Compare jurisdictions

Police Lieutenant pay in other jurisdictions

Where Police Lieutenants are paid most

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
City of Milwaukee
$137,967 · 140
City of Cincinnati
$134,951 · 40
City of Charlotte
$134,931 · 46
City of Baltimore
$132,732 · 447
City of Rockford
$132,516 · 10
City of Greensboro
$112,147 · 20
City of Memphis
$91,149 · 157
Georgia
$84,705 · 9
Metro Nashville
$78,338 · 506
City of Philadelphia
$40,230 · 345

Median total compensation for comparable Police Lieutenantroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Buffalo

Departments with this role

Largest City of Buffalo departments for this role

Departments in City of Buffaloemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.