City of Milwaukee / Dcd - Management & Special Projects
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $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
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Commissioner-City Devel/Dcd - Management & Special Projects
Source-specific fields
Lafayette Crump is a Commissioner-City Devel at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,768.
Real Estate Director/Dcd - Management & Special Projects
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David Misky holds the role of Real Estate Director at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $162,686.
Deputy Comm-City Devlpmt/Dcd - Management & Special Projects
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Samuel Leichtling works as a Deputy Comm-City Devlpmt for Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $160,616 in 2025.
Development Projects Adminstr/Dcd - Management & Special Projects
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At Dcd - Management & Special Projects, Lori Lutzka serves as a Development Projects Adminstr. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,588.
City Planning Director/Dcd - Management & Special Projects
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Samuel Leichtling holds the role of City Planning Director at Dcd - Management & Special Projects. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $154,040.