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City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

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Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

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

The Dpw-Ops-Sanitation operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 509 employees with median total compensation of $62,634; the highest distinct record was $140,300.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$26.8M
Employees
509
Median total
$62,634
Highest record
$140,300

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 509 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($62,634) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$4,084 (8%)
  • Other$48,665 (92%)
  • 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
$3,136
$15,722
$62,634
$80,763
$90,823

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $90,823 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,136. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Equipment Operator 1
183 · $57,210
City Laborer
35 · $24,456

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
$22.1M
579
$42,178
2020
$19.9M
10.0%
473
18.3%
$44,337
5.1%
2021
$19M
4.4%
471
0.4%
$44,092
0.6%
2022
$18.4M
3.0%
514
9.1%
$39,600
10.2%
2023
$20.7M
12.1%
509
1.0%
$43,538
9.9%
2024
$25.1M
21.3%
459
9.8%
$59,132
35.8%
2025
$26.8M
7.1%
509
10.9%
$62,634
5.9%

Record list

Employees

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Kyle Wilcox

Construction Laborer Intern/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2020 total comp
$17
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17
Hourly rate
$12
Employment type
Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1010

At Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, Kyle Wilcox serves as a Construction Laborer Intern. They work less than half time. Their 2020 pay totaled $17.

Kesean Willis

Construction Laborer Intern/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2020 total comp
$17
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17
Hourly rate
$12
Employment type
Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1010

Kesean Willis is a Construction Laborer Intern at Dpw-Ops-Sanitation. They work less than half time. 2020 total compensation came to $17.

Da'Vion Whitehead

Construction Laborer Intern/Dpw-Ops-Sanitation

2020 total comp
$17
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$17
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$17
Hourly rate
$12
Employment type
Less Than Half Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
5457
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1010

At Dpw-Ops-Sanitation, Da'Vion Whitehead serves as a Construction Laborer Intern. They work less than half time. Their 2020 pay totaled $17.