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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

William Bond

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$79,458
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,576
Other pay
$76,882
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,458
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
2,784.10
Job Code
1001DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, William Bond serves as a Urban Forestry Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,458.

Anitra Harris

Nursery Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$79,335
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$79,335
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,335
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1055DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Anitra Harris serves as a Nursery Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,335.

Phillip Williams

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$79,329
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,502
Other pay
$72,827
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,329
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Phillip Williams serves as a Urban Forestry Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,329.

Jarred Hoover

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$79,007
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,387
Other pay
$73,620
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$79,007
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
1,379.15
Job Code
1001DC

Jarred Hoover holds the role of Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $79,007.

Chad Zaren

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$78,213
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,361
Other pay
$72,852
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,213
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Chad Zaren is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,213.

Shane Cheeseman

Urban Forestry Crew Ldr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$78,134
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$8,315
Other pay
$69,819
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$78,134
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
390.42
Job Code
1005DC
Termination Date
Nov 15, 2024
Vacation Payout
$300

Shane Cheeseman holds the role of Urban Forestry Crew Ldr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $78,134.

Erin Stoekl

Property Maintenance and Compl Manager/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$77,998
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$77,998
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,998
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
4843

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Erin Stoekl serves as a Property Maintenance and Compl Manager. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $77,998.

John Sollitto

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$77,732
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$10,627
Other pay
$67,104
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,732
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, John Sollitto serves as a Urban Forestry Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $77,732.

Andrew Kochanski

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$77,538
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$1,911
Other pay
$75,627
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,538
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Andrew Kochanski holds the role of Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,538.

Tyrone Harper

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$77,064
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,785
Other pay
$72,280
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,064
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Tyrone Harper is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,064.

Lee Siddiqu

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$76,933
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$7,075
Other pay
$69,859
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,933
Hourly rate
$33
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
3,850.84
Job Code
1001DC

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Lee Siddiqu serves as a Urban Forestry Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,933.

Adam Unger

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2024 total comp
$76,337
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,783
Other pay
$72,554
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,337
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Adam Unger is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $76,337.

Joshua Besnah

Nursery Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$76,212
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$76,212
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,212
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1055DC

Joshua Besnah works as a Nursery Specialist for Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $76,212 in 2025.

Aaron Tatum-Massey

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$75,869
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,470
Other pay
$70,399
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,869
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Aaron Tatum-Massey is a Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,869.

Juan Elizondo

Urban Forestry Arborist Appr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$75,826
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$9,390
Other pay
$66,436
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,826
Hourly rate
$32
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1003NR

At Dpw-Ops-Forestry, Juan Elizondo serves as a Urban Forestry Arborist Appr. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,826.

Stephen Boyer

Urban Forestry Specialist/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2025 total comp
$75,694
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,340
Other pay
$69,354
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,694
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1001DC

Stephen Boyer holds the role of Urban Forestry Specialist at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,694.

Daniel Johnson

Urban Forestry Crew Ldr/Dpw-Ops-Forestry

2022 total comp
$75,398
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$206
Other pay
$75,192
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,398
Hourly rate
$30
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5458
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1005DC

Daniel Johnson is a Urban Forestry Crew Ldr at Dpw-Ops-Forestry. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $75,398.