City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Ops-Administration
Agency file
The Dpw-Ops-Administration provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.
In 2025, this agency had 14 employees with median total compensation of $105,939; the highest distinct record was $176,963.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 14 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($105,939) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $139,239 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $65,538. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $474.5K — | 7 — | $51,338 — |
| 2020 | $615.7K ▲ 29.8% | 9 ▲ 28.6% | $57,235 ▲ 11.5% |
| 2021 | $666.5K ▲ 8.3% | 10 ▲ 11.1% | $54,781 ▼ 4.3% |
| 2022 | $727.2K ▲ 9.1% | 12 ▲ 20.0% | $56,490 ▲ 3.1% |
| 2023 | $892.8K ▲ 22.8% | 14 ▲ 16.7% | $61,710 ▲ 9.2% |
| 2024 | $1.2M ▲ 38.5% | 12 ▼ 14.3% | $95,782 ▲ 55.2% |
| 2025 | $1.4M ▲ 11.5% | 14 ▲ 16.7% | $105,939 ▲ 10.6% |
Record list
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Program Assistant II/Dpw-Ops-Administration
Source-specific fields
Melissa Valadez is a Program Assistant II at Dpw-Ops-Administration. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $29,020.