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City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Ops-Forestry

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Dpw-Ops-Forestry

Source file: City of Milwaukee — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Dpw-Ops-Forestry protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 170 employees with median total compensation of $76,040; the highest distinct record was $128,363.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$12.3M
Employees
170
Median total
$76,040
Highest record
$128,363

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 170 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,040) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$4,897 (7%)
  • Other$67,363 (93%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$29,176
$63,052
$76,040
$87,777
$96,405

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $96,405 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,176. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2019
$9.5M
187
$54,767
2020
$8.6M
9.6%
178
4.8%
$53,119
3.0%
2021
$8.9M
2.7%
193
8.4%
$51,754
2.6%
2022
$8.6M
2.8%
183
5.2%
$53,680
3.7%
2023
$9.7M
12.5%
174
4.9%
$63,559
18.4%
2024
$11.4M
18.0%
188
8.0%
$70,852
11.5%
2025
$12.3M
7.4%
170
9.6%
$76,040
7.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Alex Torres

Equipment and Tool Mechanic 3/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$40,518
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$40,518
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,518
Hourly rate
$29
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
7676DC
Termination Date
Oct 3, 2023
Vacation Payout
$782

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Alex Torres serves as a Equipment and Tool Mechanic 3. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $40,518.

Assante Pressley

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$40,473
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,724
Other pay
$37,749
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,473
Hourly rate
$27
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
361.71
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Aug 7, 2024

Assante Pressley works as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Assante earned $40,473 in 2024.

Ernest Evans

Urban Forestry Laborer/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$39,625
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,868
Other pay
$35,757
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,625
Hourly rate
$19
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1048DC

Ernest Evans is a Urban Forestry Laborer at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $39,625.

Thomas Casey

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$39,486
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,109
Other pay
$35,377
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,486
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Aug 24, 2023
Vacation Payout
$1,269

Thomas Casey is a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $39,486.

Christopher Koterba

Equipment Mechanic III/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$39,458
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5
Other pay
$39,453
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,458
Hourly rate
$20
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0891DC

Christopher Koterba is a Equipment Mechanic III at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $39,458.

Andrew Riese

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$38,777
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,648
Other pay
$32,129
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,777
Hourly rate
$22
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1001DC
Termination Date
Sep 10, 2021
Vacation Payout
$512

Andrew Riese works as a Urban Forestry Specialist for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Andrew earned $38,777 in 2021.

Chad Vance

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$38,566
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,036
Other pay
$35,530
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,566
Hourly rate
$30
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
2026.35
Job Code
1001DC
Termination Date
Jun 30, 2023

Chad Vance is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $38,566.

Anthony Greenlee

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$38,195
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,275
Other pay
$35,921
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,195
Hourly rate
$31
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
1,313.69
Job Code
1001DC

Anthony Greenlee works as a Urban Forestry Specialist for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $38,195 in 2024.

Ernest Evans

City Laborer/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2020 total comp
$38,140
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$82
Other pay
$38,058
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$38,140
Hourly rate
$18
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1013DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Ernest Evans serves as a City Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $38,140.

Aimee Balistreri

Urban Forestry Manager/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$37,990
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$37,990
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,990
Hourly rate
$41
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
4833
Sick Payout
$9,792
Termination Date
Feb 28, 2023
Vacation Payout
$9,641

Aimee Balistreri is a Urban Forestry Manager at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $37,990.

Angel Cotton

Urban Forestry Laborer/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$37,952
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,418
Other pay
$35,534
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,952
Hourly rate
$19
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1048DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Angel Cotton serves as a Urban Forestry Laborer. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $37,952.

Kenneth Oelke

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$37,527
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,090
Other pay
$31,437
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$37,527
Hourly rate
$20
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
1202.49
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Sep 10, 2021
Vacation Payout
$1,270

Kenneth Oelke works as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Kenneth earned $37,527 in 2021.

Kevin Cerda

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$36,635
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,974
Other pay
$31,661
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,635
Hourly rate
$27
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1001DC
Termination Date
Jul 3, 2023

Kevin Cerda is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $36,635.

Gustaf Schwen

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$36,312
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,842
Other pay
$31,470
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,312
Hourly rate
$24
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Jul 7, 2023
Vacation Payout
$132

Gustaf Schwen works as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Gustaf earned $36,312 in 2023.

Johnny Burnett

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2020 total comp
$35,919
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$7,584
Other pay
$28,335
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,919
Hourly rate
$21
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC
Termination Date
Aug 13, 2020

Johnny Burnett is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $35,919.