City of Milwaukee / Fire and Police Commission
Agency file
The Fire and Police Commission provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 35 employees with median total compensation of $79,391; the highest distinct record was $163,651.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 35 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,391) — 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 $112,723 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,854. 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 | $1.1M — | 31 — | $41,163 — |
| 2020 | $1.1M ▼ 3.1% | 26 ▼ 16.1% | $41,310 ▲ 0.4% |
| 2021 | $1.3M ▲ 19.2% | 32 ▲ 23.1% | $43,350 ▲ 4.9% |
| 2022 | $1.5M ▲ 18.8% | 36 ▲ 12.5% | $37,780 ▼ 12.8% |
| 2023 | $1.8M ▲ 17.1% | 33 ▼ 8.3% | $64,084 ▲ 69.6% |
| 2024 | $2.1M ▲ 19.8% | 36 ▲ 9.1% | $69,129 ▲ 7.9% |
| 2025 | $2.3M ▲ 10.5% | 35 ▼ 2.8% | $79,391 ▲ 14.8% |
Record list
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Fire and Police Com Stf Srv Mg/Fire and Police Commission
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Laneka Horton is a Fire and Police Com Stf Srv Mg at Fire and Police Commission. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $46,034.