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Assistant City Attorney V

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

13 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $144,216, above the department median of $84,237.

Employees
13
Total payroll
$1.4M
Role median
$144,216
Agency median
$84,237
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$15,822$175,624+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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.

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This role across City of Milwaukee

Assistant City Attorney V is held in 2 City of Milwaukee departments. In City Attorney, the median of $144,216 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Assistant City Attorney V role in other City of Milwaukeedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Assistant City Attorney beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $93,232 ranks #5 of 5. See Assistant City Attorney across all of City of Milwaukee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles
$332,826 · 48
City of Las Vegas
$258,793 · 6
City of Seattle
$185,494 · 11
City of Charlotte
$125,499 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant City Attorneyroles 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 Miller

Assistant City Attorney V/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$167,507
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$167,507
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$167,507
Hourly rate
$81
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0405

Thomas Miller holds the role of Assistant City Attorney V at City Attorney. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,507.

Heidi Wick Spoerl

Assistant City Attorney V/City Attorney

2024 total comp
$164,529
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$164,529
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$164,529
Hourly rate
$82
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0405

Heidi Wick Spoerl works as a Assistant City Attorney V for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Heidi earned $164,529 in 2024.

Peter Block

Assistant City Attorney V/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$163,732
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$163,732
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$163,732
Hourly rate
$84
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0405

Peter Block holds the role of Assistant City Attorney V at City Attorney. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,732.