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City of Milwaukee / Ems/Training/Education Bureau

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Ems/Training/Education Bureau

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

The Ems/Training/Education Bureau provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 126 employees with median total compensation of $19,661; the highest distinct record was $227,241.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6.2M
Employees
126
Median total
$19,661
Highest record
$227,241

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 126 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($19,661) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$4,184 (8%)
  • Other$45,099 (92%)
  • 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
$348
$6,604
$19,661
$77,841
$142,858

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $142,858 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $348. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Cadet
56 · $13,763
Firefighter Z
35 · $868
Fire Captain
2 · $209,604
Deputy Chief, Fire
2 · $176,354

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
$4.2M
95
$23,150
2020
$4.4M
6.2%
103
8.4%
$24,059
3.9%
2021
$4.4M
0.2%
99
3.9%
$25,651
6.6%
2022
$5.4M
21.4%
111
12.1%
$32,453
26.5%
2023
$4.7M
12.4%
108
2.7%
$30,036
7.4%
2024
$5.2M
10.8%
116
7.4%
$35,377
17.8%
2025
$6.2M
19.0%
126
8.6%
$19,661
44.4%

Record list

Employees

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