The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $96,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $102,050.
Pay spans roughly $59,740 at the 10th percentile to $157,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $46.17 per hour. An estimated 830 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $96,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $102,050 |
| Median (hourly) | $46.17 |
| 10th percentile | $59,740 |
| 90th percentile | $157,480 |
| Employment | 830 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.