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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Juan Jimenez Tover

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2023 total comp

$42,491

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $702
Other pay: $41,789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,491
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Juan Jimenez Tover is a City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $42,491.

Cory Allen

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2025 total comp

$41,923

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $315
Other pay: $41,608
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,923
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5237
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1013DC

Cory Allen works as a City Laborer for Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. Cory earned $41,923 in 2025.

Glenn Wofford Ii

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2023 total comp

$41,577

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $60
Other pay: $41,517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,577
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Glenn Wofford Ii holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $41,577.

Melvin Johnson

City Laborer/Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops

2021 total comp

$41,523

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,223
Other pay: $39,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,523
Hourly rate: $18
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

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

Melvin Johnson holds the role of City Laborer at Dpw-Infra-Transp-Ops. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $41,523.