City of Milwaukee / Der - Administration
Agency file
The Der - Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.
In 2025, this agency had 9 employees with median total compensation of $67,396; the highest distinct record was $159,551.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($67,396) — 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 $127,253 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,362. 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 | $344K — | 9 — | $4,200 — |
| 2020 | $357K ▲ 3.8% | 9 ±0% | $4,200 ±0% |
| 2021 | $312.2K ▼ 12.5% | 9 ±0% | $4,200 ±0% |
| 2022 | $348.7K ▲ 11.7% | 11 ▲ 22.2% | $41,263 ▲ 882.4% |
| 2023 | $540.6K ▲ 55.0% | 11 ±0% | $55,187 ▲ 33.7% |
| 2024 | $515K ▼ 4.7% | 9 ▼ 18.2% | $63,976 ▲ 15.9% |
| 2025 | $551.5K ▲ 7.1% | 9 ±0% | $67,396 ▲ 5.3% |
Record list
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Employee Relations Director/Der - Administration
Source-specific fields
Makda Fessahaye holds the role of Employee Relations Director at Der - Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $46,873.