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

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City Laborer

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

115 employees hold this title in Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Median total compensation for the role is $24,351, below the department median of $87,404.

Employees: 115
Total payroll: $3.3M
Role median: $24,351
Agency median: $87,404
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$41$68,844+

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How total compensation varies among the 115 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-Ops, the median of $24,351 ranks #2 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Infrastructure-Bridges & Bldgs

$28,655 · 20

DPW - Sewer - Underground

$24,236 · 49

Dpw-Infra-Transp-Infra

$18,153 · 125

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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Virgil Ball Iii

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2020 total comp

$33,530

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,681
Other pay: $29,849
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,530
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5237
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC
Termination Date: Aug 31, 2020
Vacation Payout: $1,354

Virgil Ball Iii is a City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $33,530.

Nathan Sabel

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2021 total comp

$32,923

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $643
Other pay: $32,280
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,923
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5237
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1013DC

Nathan Sabel holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $32,923.

Neil Wren

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2021 total comp

$32,630

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $226
Other pay: $32,404
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,630
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5237
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1013DC

Neil Wren holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $32,630.

Jerry Williams

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2023 total comp

$31,974

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,377
Other pay: $27,597
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,974
Hourly rate: $22
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5237
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1013DC

Jerry Williams holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $31,974.