Deputy City Attorney

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

12 employees hold this title in City Attorney. Median total compensation for the role is $114,350, above the department median of $84,237.

Employees: 12
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $114,350
Agency median: $84,237
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30,409$212,234+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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 jurisdictions

Deputy City Attorney beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $114,350 ranks #3 of 3. See Deputy City Attorney across all of City of Milwaukee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$244,766 · 489

City of Las Vegas

$142,960 · 56

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy 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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Mary Schanning

Deputy City Attorney/City Attorney

2025 total comp

$218,148

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $218,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $218,148
Hourly rate: $105
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1490
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 5796

At City Attorney, Mary Schanning serves as a Deputy City Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $218,148.