City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Ops-Administration / Program Assistant II

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Program Assistant II

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

8 employees hold this title in Dpw-Ops-Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $47,701, below the department median of $105,939.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $339.3K
Role median: $47,701
Agency median: $105,939
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$859$71,913+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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This role across City of Milwaukee

Program Assistant II is held in 23 City of Milwaukee departments. In Dpw-Ops-Administration, the median of $47,701 ranks #8 of 23.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health-Environmental Health

$67,688 · 4

Fire - Support Services Bureau

$66,487 · 1

Dpw-Water-Water Quality

$63,081 · 1

Dpw-Water-Linnwood

$59,805 · 2

Department of Neighborhood Services

$56,002 · 17

Library - Central Library

$55,332 · 1

Patron Experience & Strategy

$50,382 · 1

Infrastructure-Bridges & Bldgs

$47,522 · 5

Dpw-Water-Business

$47,039 · 3

Library - Administration Service

$46,930 · 3

Dpw-Administration Services

$46,256 · 6

Dcd - Management & Special Projects

$46,204 · 3

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

Compare jurisdictions

Program Assistant beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $47,000 ranks #6 of 10. See Program Assistant across all of City of Milwaukee →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$128,389 · 87

$64,081 · 6

$59,661 · 11

$59,378 · 11

$53,167 · 65

$45,468 · 152

$41,286 · 46

$27,132 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Program Assistantroles 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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Shanice Thomas

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2025 total comp

$73,927

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $5,273
Other pay: $68,654
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,927
Hourly rate: $30
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0489DC

Shanice Thomas works as a Program Assistant II for Dpw-Ops-Administration. Their status is full-time. Shanice earned $73,927 in 2025.

Samantha Ida

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2024 total comp

$59,539

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,353
Other pay: $57,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,539
Hourly rate: $29
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0489DC

Samantha Ida is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $59,539.

Tharics Williams

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2022 total comp

$53,664

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,430
Other pay: $51,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,664
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0489DC

Tharics Williams works as a Program Assistant II for Dpw-Ops-Administration. Their status is full-time. Tharics earned $53,664 in 2022.

Anamaria Benites

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2019 total comp

$50,892

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $245
Other pay: $50,647
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,892
Hourly rate: $25
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 048961

Anamaria Benites is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $50,892.

Maquilla Smith

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2022 total comp

$44,511

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,179
Other pay: $42,332
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,511
Hourly rate: $21
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0489DC
Termination Date: Nov 8, 2022
Vacation Payout: $1,667

Maquilla Smith is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $44,511.

Melissa Valadez

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2020 total comp

$29,020

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,300
Other pay: $26,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,020
Hourly rate: $21
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0489DC
Termination Date: Sep 15, 2020
Vacation Payout: $514

Melissa Valadez is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $29,020.

Dawn Harris

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2022 total comp

$26,884

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $192
Other pay: $26,692
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,884
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0489DC
Sick Payout: $273
Termination Date: Jun 21, 2022
Vacation Payout: $942

At Dpw-Ops-Administration, Dawn Harris serves as a Program Assistant II. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $26,884.

Marisol Genett

Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration

2023 total comp

$859

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $859
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $859
Hourly rate: $21
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 5451
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 0489DC
Termination Date: Dec 16, 2022

Marisol Genett is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $859.