City of Milwaukee / Dcd - Management & Special Projects / Program Assistant I

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Program Assistant I

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

7 employees hold this title in Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Median total compensation for the role is $46,363, below the department median of $91,727.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $335.9K
Role median: $46,363
Agency median: $91,727
Comparison: Below

Compare departments

This role across City of Milwaukee

Program Assistant I is held in 20 City of Milwaukee departments. In Dcd - Management & Special Projects, the median of $46,363 ranks #6 of 20.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

$66,067 · 5

Dpw-Ops-Forestry

$64,064 · 4

Mayor

$57,636 · 1

Health-Environmental Health

$57,151 · 3

City Attorney

$50,347 · 1

Common Council - City Clerk

$45,386 · 3

Dpw-Administration Services

$44,398 · 3

Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

$43,719 · 6

Fire and Police Commission

$42,522 · 4

Board of Zoning Appeals

$40,812 · 1

Dpw-Water-Business

$34,366 · 5

Health-Community Health

$30,447 · 5

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

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Program Assistant beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $47,000 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Assistant across all of City of Milwaukee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$128,389 · 87

$64,081 · 6

$59,661 · 11

$59,378 · 11

$53,167 · 65

$45,468 · 152

$41,286 · 46

$27,132 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Program Assistantroles 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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Christella Juarez-Villarreal

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2025 total comp

$71,092

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,092
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,092
Hourly rate: $33
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0488DC

Christella Juarez-Villarreal holds the role of Program Assistant I at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,092.

Blanca Perez

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2025 total comp

$61,094

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61,094
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,094
Hourly rate: $29
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0488DC

Blanca Perez holds the role of Program Assistant I at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,094.

Karen Reasby

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2019 total comp

$51,165

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,165
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0488DC
Sick Payout: $5,554
Termination Date: Nov 1, 2019
Vacation Payout: $1,733

Karen Reasby works as a Program Assistant I for Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. Karen earned $51,165 in 2019.

Charlotte Johnson

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2021 total comp

$46,363

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,363
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,363
Hourly rate: $22
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0488DC

At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Charlotte Johnson serves as a Program Assistant I. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $46,363.

Matthew Kleman

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2020 total comp

$43,813

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,813
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,813
Hourly rate: $22
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0488DC
Sick Payout: $5,282
Termination Date: Jul 31, 2020
Vacation Payout: $11,106

Matthew Kleman is a Program Assistant I at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $43,813.

Christina Alcala

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2023 total comp

$43,499

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,499
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,499
Hourly rate: $21
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0488DC

Christina Alcala works as a Program Assistant I for Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. Christina earned $43,499 in 2023.

Patricia Mares

Program Assistant I/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2025 total comp

$18,880

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,880
Hourly rate: $28
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0488DC
Termination Date: Jun 2, 2025
Vacation Payout: $78

At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Patricia Mares serves as a Program Assistant I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $18,880.