City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Water-Howard
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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 | $2.6M — | 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
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Water Plant Automa Technician Senior/Dpw-Water-Howard
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Mack Lee works as a Water Plant Automa Technician Senior for Dpw-Water-Howard. Their status is full-time. Mack earned $90,261 in 2025.
Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard
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Bossman Owusu-Ayim is a Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 at Dpw-Water-Howard. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $89,176.
Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Howard
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Thomas Heiden is a Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator at Dpw-Water-Howard. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $88,877.
Water Treatment Plant Oper 2/Dpw-Water-Howard
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Dana Messerschmitt holds the role of Water Treatment Plant Oper 2 at Dpw-Water-Howard. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $87,798.