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City of Milwaukee / Dpw-Water-Linnwood

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Dpw-Water-Linnwood

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

The Dpw-Water-Linnwood 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 $93,693; the highest distinct record was $171,195.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.4M
Employees
51
Median total
$93,693
Highest record
$171,195

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 51 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($93,693) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$1,402 (2%)
  • Other$85,150 (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
$29,698
$61,203
$93,693
$112,877
$128,631

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $128,631 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,698. 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
$2.7M
45
$65,815
2020
$2.8M
2.7%
43
4.4%
$68,825
4.6%
2021
$3M
9.2%
44
2.3%
$74,822
8.7%
2022
$2.9M
5.7%
43
2.3%
$74,091
1.0%
2023
$2.9M
0.7%
39
9.3%
$78,693
6.2%
2024
$3.7M
28.3%
42
7.7%
$88,903
13.0%
2025
$4.4M
19.4%
51
21.4%
$93,693
5.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brandon Byrd

Water Plant Worker/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2025 total comp
$53,732
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$112
Other pay
$53,620
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,732
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
7557DC

Brandon Byrd works as a Water Plant Worker for Dpw-Water-Linnwood. Their status is full-time. Brandon earned $53,732 in 2025.

Tamika Gatson

Office Assistant IV/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2024 total comp
$52,185
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$52,185
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,185
Hourly rate
$26
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
0480DC

At Dpw-Water-Linnwood, Tamika Gatson serves as a Office Assistant IV. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $52,185.

Dana Messerschmitt

Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2022 total comp
$51,384
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$1,930
Other pay
$49,454
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,384
Hourly rate
$29
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0
Job Code
1245DC

At Dpw-Water-Linnwood, Dana Messerschmitt serves as a Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $51,384.

Jon Piotrowski

Water Plant Machinery Mechanical/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2022 total comp
$51,117
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$51,117
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,117
Hourly rate
$30
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0841DC

At Dpw-Water-Linnwood, Jon Piotrowski serves as a Water Plant Machinery Mechanical. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $51,117.

Daniel Pryor

Water Plant Automa Cntrl Engineer/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2022 total comp
$49,637
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$15
Other pay
$49,622
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$49,637
Hourly rate
$40
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0
Job Code
0183NR
Sick Payout
$9,543
Termination Date
Jun 1, 2022
Vacation Payout
$744

Daniel Pryor is a Water Plant Automa Cntrl Engineer at Dpw-Water-Linnwood. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $49,637.

Denice Knopps

Water Plant Machinery Mechanical/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2020 total comp
$48,882
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$48,882
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,882
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
2.81
Job Code
0841DC
Sick Payout
$6,734
Termination Date
Jul 30, 2020
Vacation Payout
$390

Denice Knopps holds the role of Water Plant Machinery Mechanical at Dpw-Water-Linnwood. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $48,882.