City of Milwaukee / Dcd - Management & Special Projects

Agency file

Dcd - Management & Special Projects

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

The Dcd - Management & Special Projects is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 86 employees with median total compensation of $91,727; the highest distinct record was $182,768.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.4M
Employees: 86
Median total: $91,727
Highest record: $182,768

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$231$160,616+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 86 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,727) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $85,504 (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

$5,156

$68,350

$91,727

$109,970

$126,888

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $126,888 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,156. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Member City Plan Community

8 · $3,115

Real Estate Develpmt Specialist

4 · $101,409

Neighborhood Business Development Specialist

3 · $102,515

Housing Rehabilitation Specialist 4

3 · $100,993

Senior Planner

3 · $95,203

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2019	$5.2M —	96 —	$54,133 —
2020	$4.8M ▼ 8.8%	87 ▼ 9.4%	$54,444 ▲ 0.6%
2021	$5.1M ▲ 7.0%	91 ▲ 4.6%	$53,957 ▼ 0.9%
2022	$5.4M ▲ 5.9%	94 ▲ 3.3%	$59,061 ▲ 9.5%
2023	$5.6M ▲ 4.0%	90 ▼ 4.3%	$61,841 ▲ 4.7%
2024	$6.9M ▲ 23.9%	87 ▼ 3.3%	$84,902 ▲ 37.3%
2025	$7.4M ▲ 5.9%	86 ▼ 1.1%	$91,727 ▲ 8.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Terri Grote

Administrative Services Supervisor/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2023 total comp

$20,031

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,031
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,031
Hourly rate: $34
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4416
Sick Payout: $8,196
Termination Date: Dec 15, 2022
Vacation Payout: $10,742

At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Terri Grote serves as a Administrative Services Supervisor. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $20,031.

Christopher Mouzakitis

Dcd Accountant Lead/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2022 total comp

$19,168

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,168
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,168
Hourly rate: $37
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4964
Termination Date: Jun 1, 2022
Vacation Payout: $565

Christopher Mouzakitis holds the role of Dcd Accountant Lead at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $19,168.

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.

Vanessa Claypool

Economic Development Specialist/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2022 total comp

$16,820

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,820
Hourly rate: $29
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4620
Termination Date: May 11, 2022

Vanessa Claypool works as a Economic Development Specialist for Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. Vanessa earned $16,820 in 2022.

Anthony Spiegel

Graduate Intern/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2025 total comp

$16,625

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,625
Hourly rate: $17
Employment type: Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0498

Anthony Spiegel holds the role of Graduate Intern at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is less than half time. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,625.

Fatima Sierra-Vargas

Economic Development Specialist/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2021 total comp

$15,922

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,922
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,922
Hourly rate: $26
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4620
Termination Date: Mar 19, 2021
Vacation Payout: $1,275

Fatima Sierra-Vargas works as a Economic Development Specialist for Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. Fatima earned $15,922 in 2021.

Kein Burton

Development Projects Coordinator/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2019 total comp

$15,196

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,196
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,196
Hourly rate: $49
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 4030
Termination Date: Dec 29, 2018
Vacation Payout: $11,275

Kein Burton holds the role of Development Projects Coordinator at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $15,196.

Leah Redding

Graduate Intern/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2021 total comp

$14,680

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,680
Hourly rate: $15
Employment type: Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0498
Termination Date: Dec 23, 2021

Leah Redding holds the role of Graduate Intern at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is less than half time. In 2021, their total compensation was $14,680.

Isabel Gunderson

Graduate Intern/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2021 total comp

$14,077

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,077
Hourly rate: $15
Employment type: Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0498

At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Isabel Gunderson serves as a Graduate Intern. They work less than half time. Their 2021 pay totaled $14,077.

Natanael Martinez

Commercial Corridor Manager/Dcd - Management & Special Projects

2022 total comp

$13,847

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,847
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,847
Hourly rate: $32
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 1911
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4435
Termination Date: Jan 21, 2022
Vacation Payout: $6,310

At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Natanael Martinez serves as a Commercial Corridor Manager. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $13,847.