GCGovComp.app

City of Milwaukee / City Attorney

Agency file

City Attorney

Source file: City of Milwaukee — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The City Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 66 employees with median total compensation of $84,237; the highest distinct record was $218,148.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6M
Employees
66
Median total
$84,237
Highest record
$218,148

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 66 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,237) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$38 (0%)
  • Other$91,399 (100%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$26,934
$60,170
$84,237
$115,317
$163,732

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $163,732 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $26,934. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2019
$5.1M
65
$70,072
2020
$5M
2.7%
65
±0%
$74,881
6.9%
2021
$4.9M
1.6%
73
12.3%
$57,945
22.6%
2022
$4.3M
12.4%
71
2.7%
$56,558
2.4%
2023
$4.5M
4.0%
60
15.5%
$70,403
24.5%
2024
$5.7M
28.2%
65
8.3%
$81,250
15.4%
2025
$6M
5.7%
66
1.5%
$84,237
3.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Steven Carini

#N/A/City Attorney

2021 total comp
$72,100
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$72,100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,100
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0459DC
Sick Payout
$8,100
Termination Date
Oct 22, 2021
Vacation Payout
$3,250

Steven Carini is a #N/A at City Attorney. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $72,100.

Latangelia Johnson

Paralegal Lead/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$70,869
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,869
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,869
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
4386

At City Attorney, Latangelia Johnson serves as a Paralegal Lead. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,869.

Taviss Smith

Assistant City Attorney II/City Attorney

2023 total comp
$70,634
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,634
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,634
Hourly rate
$40
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0401
Termination Date
Oct 20, 2023
Vacation Payout
$2,915

Taviss Smith holds the role of Assistant City Attorney II at City Attorney. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $70,634.

Tyrone St Junior Ii

Assistant City Attorney III/City Attorney

2021 total comp
$70,370
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,370
Hourly rate
$42
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0402
Termination Date
Aug 27, 2021
Vacation Payout
$8,779

At City Attorney, Tyrone St Junior Ii serves as a Assistant City Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $70,370.

Steven Carini

Investigator/Adjuster/City Attorney

2020 total comp
$70,200
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$70,200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$70,200
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0459DC

Steven Carini works as a Investigator/Adjuster for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $70,200 in 2020.

Michelle Calvin

Parking Citation Review Manager/City Attorney

2019 total comp
$69,986
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$69,986
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$69,986
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
4665

Michelle Calvin is a Parking Citation Review Manager at City Attorney. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $69,986.

Yasarina Rios Sein

Paralegal/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$68,691
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$68,691
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,691
Hourly rate
$32
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
1,117.57
Job Code
4100

Yasarina Rios Sein is a Paralegal at City Attorney. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $68,691.

Tearman Spencer

City Attorney/City Attorney

2024 total comp
$68,568
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$68,568
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,568
Hourly rate
$71
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
5862
Sick Payout
$17,000
Termination Date
Apr 15, 2024

At City Attorney, Tearman Spencer serves as a City Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $68,568.

Deborah Ponce De Leon

Legal Office Assistant-Senior/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$68,451
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$68,451
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,451
Hourly rate
$32
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0476DC

Deborah Ponce De Leon works as a Legal Office Assistant-Senior for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Deborah earned $68,451 in 2025.

Grant Langley

City Attorney/City Attorney

2020 total comp
$68,001
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$68,001
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$68,001
Hourly rate
$71
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
5862
Sick Payout
$17,000
Termination Date
Apr 17, 2020

At City Attorney, Grant Langley serves as a City Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $68,001.

Taviss Smith

Assistant City Attorney I/City Attorney

2022 total comp
$67,728
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$67,728
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,728
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
400

Taviss Smith works as a Assistant City Attorney I for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Taviss earned $67,728 in 2022.

Kimberly Prescott

Assistant City Attorney II/City Attorney

2021 total comp
$67,076
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$67,076
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,076
Hourly rate
$37
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0401
Termination Date
Sep 24, 2021
Vacation Payout
$6,702

Kimberly Prescott holds the role of Assistant City Attorney II at City Attorney. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $67,076.

Maria Ladron

Legal Office Assistant 2/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$66,048
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$66,048
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,048
Hourly rate
$31
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
30.58
Job Code
7521DC

At City Attorney, Maria Ladron serves as a Legal Office Assistant 2. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,048.

Stacy Miller

Assistant City Attorney I/City Attorney

2022 total comp
$65,815
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65,815
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,815
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0
Job Code
400

Stacy Miller works as a Assistant City Attorney I for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Stacy earned $65,815 in 2022.

Patricia Klosiewski

Investigator Adjuster/City Attorney

2025 total comp
$65,765
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65,765
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,765
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
4320
Sick Payout
$9,011
Termination Date
Jul 7, 2025
Vacation Payout
$11,100

Patricia Klosiewski works as a Investigator Adjuster for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Patricia earned $65,765 in 2025.

Leonard Jackson

Assistant City Attorney III/City Attorney

2024 total comp
$65,482
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$65,482
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,482
Hourly rate
$48
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
1490
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0402
Termination Date
Jul 5, 2024
Vacation Payout
$6,238

Leonard Jackson works as a Assistant City Attorney III for City Attorney. Their status is full-time. Leonard earned $65,482 in 2024.