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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

Dean Stefanczyk

Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2020 total comp
$89,877
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$22,420
Other pay
$67,457
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,877
Hourly rate
$28
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1245DC

Dean Stefanczyk is a Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator at Dpw-Water-Linnwood. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $89,877.

Joseph Gorecki

Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2019 total comp
$86,033
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,354
Other pay
$83,679
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,033
Hourly rate
$34
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
1245DC
Sick Payout
$8,183
Termination Date
Oct 5, 2019
Vacation Payout
$14,085

Joseph Gorecki holds the role of Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator at Dpw-Water-Linnwood. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $86,033.

Sara Racine Vandenbush

Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator/Dpw-Water-Linnwood

2022 total comp
$85,758
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$6,809
Other pay
$78,949
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$85,758
Hourly rate
$35
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
6412
Comp Time
2,827.08
Job Code
1245DC

Sara Racine Vandenbush is a Senior Water Treatmnt Plnt Operator at Dpw-Water-Linnwood. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $85,758.