City of Milwaukee / Election Commission
Agency file
The Election Commission administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.
In 2025, this agency had 1,717 employees with median total compensation of $337; the highest distinct record was $142,796.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,717 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($337) — 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 $768 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $117. 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 | $617.1K — | 105 — | $514 — |
| 2020 | $2.4M ▲ 292.6% | 511 ▲ 386.7% | $1,000 ▲ 94.6% |
| 2021 | $1.1M ▼ 54.1% | 1,467 ▲ 187.1% | $349 ▼ 65.1% |
| 2022 | $2.7M ▲ 143.2% | 2,491 ▲ 69.8% | $396 ▲ 13.4% |
| 2023 | $1.5M ▼ 42.9% | 1,525 ▼ 38.8% | $440 ▲ 11.2% |
| 2024 | $3.5M ▲ 126.6% | 2,858 ▲ 87.4% | $420 ▼ 4.6% |
| 2025 | $2M ▼ 43.8% | 1,717 ▼ 39.9% | $337 ▼ 19.7% |
Record list
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Election Inspector/Election Commission
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Elizabeth Stewart holds the role of Election Inspector at Election Commission. Their status is less than half time. In 2022, their total compensation was $4,276.
Temporary Office Assistant II/Election Commission
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Kathryn Helsper works as a Temporary Office Assistant II for Election Commission. Their status is less than half time. Kathryn earned $4,204 in 2025.
Temporary Office Assistant II/Election Commission
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At Election Commission, Annie Jones serves as a Temporary Office Assistant II. They work less than half time. Their 2020 pay totaled $4,201.