City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Water-Engineering
Agency file
The Dpw-Water-Engineering operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.
In 2025, this agency had 51 employees with median total compensation of $84,889; the highest distinct record was $166,410.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 51 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($84,889) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,856 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $46,316. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.4M — | 38 — | $64,140 — |
| 2020 | $2.4M ▼ 2.1% | 41 ▲ 7.9% | $63,222 ▼ 1.4% |
| 2021 | $2.8M ▲ 17.7% | 43 ▲ 4.9% | $64,991 ▲ 2.8% |
| 2022 | $2.7M ▼ 2.4% | 41 ▼ 4.7% | $68,200 ▲ 4.9% |
| 2023 | $2.8M ▲ 2.7% | 44 ▲ 7.3% | $68,121 ▼ 0.1% |
| 2024 | $3.9M ▲ 40.0% | 49 ▲ 11.4% | $80,235 ▲ 17.8% |
| 2025 | $4.3M ▲ 9.0% | 51 ▲ 4.1% | $84,889 ▲ 5.8% |
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Record list
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Civil Engineer V/Dpw-Water-Engineering
Source-specific fields
Karl Rohrbach holds the role of Civil Engineer V at Dpw-Water-Engineering. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $108,390.
Civil Engineer III/Dpw-Water-Engineering
Source-specific fields
Selena Alexander holds the role of Civil Engineer III at Dpw-Water-Engineering. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,483.
Mechanical Engineer III/Dpw-Water-Engineering
Source-specific fields
At Dpw-Water-Engineering, Tienin Chen serves as a Mechanical Engineer III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,246.