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Dpw-Water-Howard

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 38 employees with median total compensation of $96,064; the highest distinct record was $139,175.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.5M
Employees
38
Median total
$96,064
Highest record
$139,175

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 38 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($96,064) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$1,630 (2%)
  • Other$90,513 (98%)
  • 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
$62,953
$79,024
$96,064
$108,210
$116,153

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,153 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $62,953. 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
$2.6M
44
$63,438
2020
$2.6M
2.1%
43
2.3%
$65,061
2.6%
2021
$2.9M
12.4%
43
±0%
$73,459
12.9%
2022
$2.3M
20.2%
34
20.9%
$72,191
1.7%
2023
$2.6M
10.1%
39
14.7%
$74,768
3.6%
2024
$3.6M
40.7%
42
7.7%
$93,971
25.7%
2025
$3.5M
2.5%
38
9.5%
$96,064
2.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Brennan

Water Treatment Plant Oper 3/Dpw-Water-Howard

2025 total comp
$100,318
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,338
Other pay
$96,980
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,318
Hourly rate
$47
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
2,581.16
Job Code
0978DC

At Dpw-Water-Howard, Michael Brennan serves as a Water Treatment Plant Oper 3. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,318.

Tyler Ignatowski

Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard

2025 total comp
$98,046
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$1,399
Other pay
$96,647
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$98,046
Hourly rate
$46
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
1,407.13
Job Code
0977DC

Tyler Ignatowski is a Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 at Dpw-Water-Howard. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,046.

Laura Blodgett

Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard

2024 total comp
$97,606
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,966
Other pay
$93,639
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,606
Hourly rate
$44
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
1,140.26
Job Code
0977DC

Laura Blodgett holds the role of Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 at Dpw-Water-Howard. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $97,606.

Ryan Swank

Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard

2025 total comp
$97,299
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,740
Other pay
$92,559
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,299
Hourly rate
$45
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
3,213.41
Job Code
0977DC

Ryan Swank works as a Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 for Dpw-Water-Howard. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $97,299 in 2025.

Steven Schueller

Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard

2024 total comp
$97,167
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$3,039
Other pay
$94,127
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,167
Hourly rate
$45
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
359.76
Job Code
0977DC

Steven Schueller is a Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 at Dpw-Water-Howard. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $97,167.

Dean Stefanczyk

Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Howard

2022 total comp
$96,937
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$27,229
Other pay
$69,708
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,937
Hourly rate
$31
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1245DC

At Dpw-Water-Howard, Dean Stefanczyk serves as a Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $96,937.

Scot Burrie

Water Plant Automa Cntrl Engineer/Dpw-Water-Howard

2025 total comp
$96,723
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$164
Other pay
$96,559
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$96,723
Hourly rate
$46
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6416
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0183NR

At Dpw-Water-Howard, Scot Burrie serves as a Water Plant Automa Cntrl Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,723.