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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Paul Michalski

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$58,676

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,835
Other pay: $54,841
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,676
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

At Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra, Paul Michalski serves as a City Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,676.

Kenneth Lewis

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$58,617

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,905
Other pay: $54,712
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,617
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Kenneth Lewis works as a City Laborer for Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Their status is full-time. Kenneth earned $58,617 in 2025.

Bernadette Zblewski

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$57,091

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,465
Other pay: $52,626
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,091
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Bernadette Zblewski is a City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $57,091.

Detroy Goodman

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2024 total comp

$55,133

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $5,126
Other pay: $50,007
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,133
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

At Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra, Detroy Goodman serves as a City Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,133.

Jerome Hicks

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$55,039

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $1,463
Other pay: $53,576
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,039
Hourly rate: $25
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Jerome Hicks works as a City Laborer for Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Their status is full-time. Jerome earned $55,039 in 2025.

Virgil Cameron

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

2025 total comp

$53,797

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,464
Other pay: $49,332
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,797
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Virgil Cameron holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,797.