Buffalo police officer salary, 2025
Buffalo's police officers work for the city's Police Department, most of them in its five districts (A to E).1 478 people worked as police officers for Buffalo in fiscal year 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,485, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Buffalo?
Based on the 365 of 478 police officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $110,338
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $12,975
- average per full-year police officer
- Highest-paid title
- $112,485
- Police Officer, average total pay
- Average pay rank
- 5th
- of 5 New York employers
What does each police officer title at Buffalo pay?
Each row is one title, from trainee to supervisor. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1 This employer's pay file has no official pay ranges, so none are shown.
- Police Officer$112,485
average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Buffalo
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Officers | 478 | $112,485 |
| Detectives | 116 | $152,593 |
| Sergeants | 14 | $162,736 |
| Lieutenants | 91 | $150,871 |
| Captains | 23 | $177,029 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $162,736, $50,251 more than officers.
Does Buffalo pay police officers more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Buffalo next to every New York employer together.1
- Buffalo$112,485
- All employers in New York$132,943
Full-year police officers at Buffalo earned $20,458 less than the New York average.
Where does Buffalo rank among New York employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 5 New York employers
Buffalo ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $149,559
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Questions about police officer pay at Buffalo
What is the average police officer salary at Buffalo?
Police officers at Buffalo who worked the full year earned an average of $112,485 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $110,338: half earned more, half less.
How much overtime do police officers at Buffalo earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $12,975 in overtime in fiscal year 2025. The middle one was paid $7,373: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a police sergeant make at Buffalo?
Full-year sergeants at Buffalo averaged $162,736 in total pay in fiscal year 2025, overtime included.
More public salaries at Buffalo
Sources for the Buffalo figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Buffalo at any point in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025) counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only full-time staff who started before July 2024, were paid their salary on at least 90% of the year's paydays, and were still paid at the end of June 2025. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- City of Buffalo, Open Payroll: every pay line of every city employee, with title, start date and kind of pay, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), added up per person.