City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra / City Laborer

Job-title file

City Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

125 employees hold this title in Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Median total compensation for the role is $18,153, below the department median of $66,748.

Employees: 125
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $18,153
Agency median: $66,748
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50$56,151+

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How total compensation varies among the 125 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across City of Milwaukee

City Laborer is held in 9 City of Milwaukee departments. In Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra, the median of $18,153 ranks #4 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Infrastructure-Bridges & Bldgs

$28,655 · 20

Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

$24,351 · 115

DPW - Sewer - Underground

$24,236 · 49

Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

$13,448 · 344

Dpw-Water-Distribution

$12,192 · 8

Dpw-Ops-Forestry

$11,221 · 11

Dpw-Parking Op/Maint

$11,188 · 3

Dpw-Ops-Fleet Services

$7,040 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

City Laborer beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $15,536 ranks #2 of 2. See City Laborer across all of City of Milwaukee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$86,560 · 394

Median total compensation for comparable City Laborerroles 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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Gregory Mcdade

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$35,569

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $177
Other pay: $35,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,569
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5235
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC

Gregory Mcdade holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,569.

David Lares

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$35,033

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $498
Other pay: $34,535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,033
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5235
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC

David Lares holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,033.

Darryl House

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2022 total comp

$34,961

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,200
Other pay: $30,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,961
Hourly rate: $19
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5235
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1013DC
Termination Date: Sep 19, 2022
Vacation Payout: $69

Darryl House is a City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $34,961.

Alan Wrightsell

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2019 total comp

$34,618

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $5,586
Other pay: $29,032
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,618
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5235
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC
Termination Date: Oct 2, 2019
Vacation Payout: $168

Alan Wrightsell is a City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $34,618.

Quinton Johnson

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2019 total comp

$34,611

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,990
Other pay: $30,621
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,611
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5235
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC
Termination Date: Oct 16, 2019

At Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra, Quinton Johnson serves as a City Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $34,611.