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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

Ernest Evans

Urban Forestry Worker/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$55,350
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,143
Other pay
$52,208
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,350
Hourly rate
$27
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
297.48
Job Code
7550DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Ernest Evans serves as a Urban Forestry Worker. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,350.

Jerry Scott

Urban Forestry Worker/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$55,317
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$7,044
Other pay
$48,274
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,317
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
7550DC

Jerry Scott works as a Urban Forestry Worker for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jerry earned $55,317 in 2025.

Najjar Abdullah Iii

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$55,126
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,140
Other pay
$49,986
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$55,126
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
134.94
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Dec 8, 2025

Najjar Abdullah Iii is a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,126.

John Trojanowski

Urban Forestry Crew Ldr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$54,714
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$258
Other pay
$54,456
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,714
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1005DC
Sick Payout
$1,291
Termination Date
Jul 30, 2025
Vacation Payout
$663

John Trojanowski is a Urban Forestry Crew Ldr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $54,714.

Duane Zinda

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$53,987
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,249
Other pay
$49,738
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,987
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC
Sick Payout
$820
Termination Date
Jul 17, 2025
Vacation Payout
$1,838

Duane Zinda holds the role of Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,987.

Adam Unger

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$53,097
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,384
Other pay
$47,712
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,097
Hourly rate
$24
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR

Adam Unger works as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Adam earned $53,097 in 2022.

Thor Mikula

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2019 total comp
$52,954
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$9,279
Other pay
$43,674
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,954
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC
Sick Payout
$506
Termination Date
Oct 31, 2019

Thor Mikula works as a Urban Forestry Specialist for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Thor earned $52,954 in 2019.

Shawn Mcphail

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$52,788
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$10,077
Other pay
$42,710
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,788
Hourly rate
$22
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1001DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Shawn Mcphail serves as a Urban Forestry Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $52,788.

Joshua Yumang

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$52,364
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,023
Other pay
$49,340
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,364
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
586.51
Job Code
1003NR

Joshua Yumang holds the role of Urban Forestry Arborist Appr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $52,364.

Ian Brown

Urban Forestry District Manager/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2023 total comp
$51,984
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$51,984
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,984
Hourly rate
$44
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
5245
Termination Date
May 12, 2023
Vacation Payout
$11,844

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Ian Brown serves as a Urban Forestry District Manager. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $51,984.

Matthew Mcnichols

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$51,956
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$10,589
Other pay
$41,367
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,956
Hourly rate
$21
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR
Termination Date
Nov 26, 2021
Vacation Payout
$907

Matthew Mcnichols holds the role of Urban Forestry Arborist Appr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $51,956.

David Formella

Urban Forestry Laborer/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$51,825
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,540
Other pay
$46,284
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,825
Hourly rate
$21
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1048DC

David Formella holds the role of Urban Forestry Laborer at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $51,825.

Jay Bach

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2019 total comp
$51,785
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,875
Other pay
$45,911
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,785
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC
Termination Date
Oct 17, 2019
Vacation Payout
$865

Jay Bach works as a Urban Forestry Specialist for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jay earned $51,785 in 2019.

Laurent Jaguenaud

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$51,231
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,077
Other pay
$48,154
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,231
Hourly rate
$25
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR

Laurent Jaguenaud is a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $51,231.

Patrice Christopher

Program Assistant I/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$51,069
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,245
Other pay
$48,823
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,069
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0488DC

Patrice Christopher works as a Program Assistant I for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Patrice earned $51,069 in 2024.

Matthew Devitt

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2021 total comp
$50,696
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$9,747
Other pay
$40,948
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,696
Hourly rate
$20
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1003NR

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Matthew Devitt serves as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $50,696.

Matthew Nechodomu

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2020 total comp
$50,515
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,308
Other pay
$44,207
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,515
Hourly rate
$21
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Matthew Nechodomu holds the role of Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $50,515.