City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Water-Distribution

Agency file

Dpw-Water-Distribution

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 136 employees with median total compensation of $68,870; the highest distinct record was $136,359.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $9.2M
Employees: 136
Median total: $68,870
Highest record: $136,359

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,016$110,098+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 136 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($68,870) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $0 (0%)
Overtime — $5,969 (9%)
Other — $61,412 (91%)
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

$29,107

$57,631

$68,870

$86,323

$93,287

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $93,287 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,107. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Water Repair Worker 2

26 · $63,083

Water Repair Worker 3

23 · $73,510

Water Repair Crew Leader

16 · $91,062

Water Repair Worker 1

15 · $29,741

Water Field Supervisor

14 · $84,254

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2019	$6.7M —	130 —	$53,981 —
2020	$6.6M ▼ 1.7%	130 ±0%	$52,836 ▼ 2.1%
2021	$6.3M ▼ 3.9%	121 ▼ 6.9%	$53,483 ▲ 1.2%
2022	$6.3M ▲ 0.5%	127 ▲ 5.0%	$54,122 ▲ 1.2%
2023	$6.3M ▲ 0.2%	111 ▼ 12.6%	$60,539 ▲ 11.9%
2024	$8.3M ▲ 31.3%	126 ▲ 13.5%	$68,350 ▲ 12.9%
2025	$9.2M ▲ 10.0%	136 ▲ 7.9%	$68,870 ▲ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Wallace Owens

Water Field Supervisor/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2023 total comp

$37,964

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,964
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,964
Hourly rate: $34
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4389
Sick Payout: $8,069
Termination Date: Mar 31, 2023
Vacation Payout: $8,617

Wallace Owens holds the role of Water Field Supervisor at Dpw-Water-Distribution. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $37,964.

Jeremy Papadakis-Schneider

Water Chief Repair Worker/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2023 total comp

$37,300

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $6,634
Other pay: $30,665
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,300
Hourly rate: $28
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 201.54
Job Code: 1076DC
Termination Date: Jun 27, 2023

At Dpw-Water-Distribution, Jeremy Papadakis-Schneider serves as a Water Chief Repair Worker. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $37,300.

Timothy Edwards

Water Chief Repair Worker/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2023 total comp

$37,281

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $2,439
Other pay: $34,842
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,281
Hourly rate: $29
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 612.45
Job Code: 1076DC
Termination Date: Jun 4, 2023
Vacation Payout: $5,282

Timothy Edwards works as a Water Chief Repair Worker for Dpw-Water-Distribution. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $37,281 in 2023.

Mark Riesen

Water Chief Repair Worker/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2021 total comp

$36,887

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,883
Other pay: $33,004
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,887
Hourly rate: $26
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1076DC
Termination Date: Sep 28, 2021
Vacation Payout: $273

Mark Riesen holds the role of Water Chief Repair Worker at Dpw-Water-Distribution. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $36,887.

David Sterling

Water Repair Worker/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2021 total comp

$36,699

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $3,049
Other pay: $33,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,699
Hourly rate: $24
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 1075DC
Termination Date: Jul 23, 2021
Vacation Payout: $741

At Dpw-Water-Distribution, David Sterling serves as a Water Repair Worker. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $36,699.

Chris Watts Jr

Water Repair Worker/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2020 total comp

$36,631

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $1,310
Other pay: $35,321
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,631
Hourly rate: $23
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 1075DC
Termination Date: Aug 20, 2020
Vacation Payout: $888

Chris Watts Jr holds the role of Water Repair Worker at Dpw-Water-Distribution. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $36,631.

Carlton Pescheck

Water Field Supervisor/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2022 total comp

$36,135

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,135
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,135
Hourly rate: $34
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 4389
Sick Payout: $8,227
Termination Date: Feb 25, 2022
Vacation Payout: $12,663

Carlton Pescheck holds the role of Water Field Supervisor at Dpw-Water-Distribution. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $36,135.

Jeffrey Hauck

Water Distrib Repair Worker I/Dpw-Water-Distribution

2019 total comp

$34,451

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $115
Other pay: $34,337
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,451
Hourly rate: $21
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 6414
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 0876DC
Sick Payout: $5,150
Termination Date: Jul 26, 2019
Vacation Payout: $1,852

At Dpw-Water-Distribution, Jeffrey Hauck serves as a Water Distrib Repair Worker I. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $34,451.