City of Milwaukee / Comptroller
Agency file
The Comptroller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.
In 2025, this agency had 54 employees with median total compensation of $81,784; the highest distinct record was $167,985.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 54 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($81,784) — 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 $137,555 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,100. 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 | $3.5M — | 54 — | $57,893 — |
| 2020 | $3.7M ▲ 4.2% | 58 ▲ 7.4% | $58,337 ▲ 0.8% |
| 2021 | $3.5M ▼ 4.7% | 53 ▼ 8.6% | $61,036 ▲ 4.6% |
| 2022 | $3.6M ▲ 2.3% | 53 ±0% | $62,076 ▲ 1.7% |
| 2023 | $3.9M ▲ 7.3% | 51 ▼ 3.8% | $71,985 ▲ 16.0% |
| 2024 | $4.6M ▲ 18.6% | 55 ▲ 7.8% | $78,860 ▲ 9.6% |
| 2025 | $4.7M ▲ 2.3% | 54 ▼ 1.8% | $81,784 ▲ 3.7% |
Record list
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City Payroll Manager/Comptroller
Source-specific fields
Joann Bielinski holds the role of City Payroll Manager at Comptroller. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,555.
Functional Applications Manager/Comptroller
Source-specific fields
At Comptroller, David Klein serves as a Functional Applications Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,232.