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City of Milwaukee / Emergency Communications

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Emergency Communications

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

The Emergency Communications is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 240 employees with median total compensation of $73,442; the highest distinct record was $158,088.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$16.3M
Employees
240
Median total
$73,442
Highest record
$158,088

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 240 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,442) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$2,483 (4%)
  • Other$65,479 (96%)
  • 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
$14,233
$55,820
$73,442
$86,078
$105,536

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,536 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,233. 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 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2022
$2.4M
38
$67,465
2023
$11.7M
392.6%
193
407.9%
$65,612
2.7%
2024
$14M
19.5%
236
22.3%
$66,554
1.4%
2025
$16.3M
16.2%
240
1.7%
$73,442
10.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Matthew Malcom

Emergency Community Manager/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$109,236
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$109,236
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,236
Hourly rate
$52
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
4975

Matthew Malcom holds the role of Emergency Community Manager at Emergency Communications. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,236.

Nancy Ray

Emergency Community Supervisor/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$109,005
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,946
Other pay
$104,060
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,005
Hourly rate
$48
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
2,877.37
Job Code
4979

At Emergency Communications, Nancy Ray serves as a Emergency Community Supervisor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,005.

Jennifer Vollrath

Emergency Community Supervisor/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$108,717
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,980
Other pay
$103,737
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,717
Hourly rate
$46
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
12,968.54
Job Code
4979

Jennifer Vollrath is a Emergency Community Supervisor at Emergency Communications. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,717.

Zachary Gorelik

Emergency Community Supervisor/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$108,287
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$5,579
Other pay
$102,707
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,287
Hourly rate
$48
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
8,851.72
Job Code
4979

At Emergency Communications, Zachary Gorelik serves as a Emergency Community Supervisor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,287.

Charles Pace

Emergency Community Supervisor/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$107,969
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,275
Other pay
$103,694
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$107,969
Hourly rate
$48
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
3,385.13
Job Code
4979

Charles Pace is a Emergency Community Supervisor at Emergency Communications. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,969.

Dawn Churchwell

911 Dispatcher/Emergency Communications

2024 total comp
$106,881
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$11,652
Other pay
$95,229
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,881
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
2385NR

Dawn Churchwell is a 911 Dispatcher at Emergency Communications. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $106,881.

Nicholas Chirafisi

Emergency Community Project Manager/Emergency Communications

2023 total comp
$106,575
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$106,575
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$106,575
Hourly rate
$51
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
0
Job Code
4866

Nicholas Chirafisi works as a Emergency Community Project Manager for Emergency Communications. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $106,575 in 2023.

Jessica Knutson

Emergency Community Supervisor/Emergency Communications

2025 total comp
$105,536
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,729
Other pay
$102,807
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$105,536
Hourly rate
$46
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
6,208.90
Job Code
4979

Jessica Knutson works as a Emergency Community Supervisor for Emergency Communications. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $105,536 in 2025.

Bryce Peplinski

Emergency Community Systems Administrative/Emergency Communications

2023 total comp
$104,628
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$104,628
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,628
Hourly rate
$50
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3400
Comp Time
0
Job Code
4867

At Emergency Communications, Bryce Peplinski serves as a Emergency Community Systems Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $104,628.