City of Milwaukee / Common Council - City Clerk
Agency file
The Common Council - City Clerk is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.
In 2025, this agency had 116 employees with median total compensation of $80,401; the highest distinct record was $142,365.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 116 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,401) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $112,174 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,709. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $6M — | 126 — | $48,190 — |
| 2020 | $6M ▼ 1.6% | 123 ▼ 2.4% | $49,266 ▲ 2.2% |
| 2021 | $5.9M ▼ 1.5% | 109 ▼ 11.4% | $55,878 ▲ 13.4% |
| 2022 | $5.8M ▼ 1.2% | 117 ▲ 7.3% | $49,332 ▼ 11.7% |
| 2023 | $6.4M ▲ 9.7% | 113 ▼ 3.4% | $55,071 ▲ 11.6% |
| 2024 | $7.2M ▲ 13.6% | 120 ▲ 6.2% | $61,330 ▲ 11.4% |
| 2025 | $8.4M ▲ 15.9% | 116 ▼ 3.3% | $80,401 ▲ 31.1% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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License Division Manager/Common Council - City Clerk
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James Cooney holds the role of License Division Manager at Common Council - City Clerk. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,365.
City Clerk/Common Council - City Clerk
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James Owczarski is a City Clerk at Common Council - City Clerk. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,129.
Legislative Reference Bur Manager/Common Council - City Clerk
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At Common Council - City Clerk, Keith Broadnax serves as a Legislative Reference Bur Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,958.
Policy and Administration Director/Common Council - City Clerk
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At Common Council - City Clerk, Clifton Crump serves as a Policy and Administration Director. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,841.
Public Information Manager/Common Council - City Clerk
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William Arnold is a Public Information Manager at Common Council - City Clerk. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $126,478.