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City of Milwaukee / Fire Operations Bureau / Fire Lieutenant

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Fire Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

130 employees hold this title in Fire Operations Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $122,093, above the department median of $112,100.

Employees
130
Total payroll
$13.5M
Role median
$122,093
Agency median
$112,100
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$8$202,171+

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How total compensation varies among the 130 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Milwaukee

Fire Lieutenant is held in 2 City of Milwaukee departments. In Fire Operations Bureau, the median of $122,093 ranks #1 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Fire Lieutenant role in other City of Milwaukeedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Fire Lieutenant beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $119,661 ranks #5 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Milwaukee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston
$205,266 · 141
Miami-Dade County
$141,103 · 506
City of Worcester
$133,211 · 81
City of Buffalo
$120,360 · 147
City of Memphis
$87,493 · 261
City of Baltimore
$77,118 · 301
City of Philadelphia
$44,178 · 406

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Lieutenantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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William Code

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Operations Bureau

2025 total comp
$83,506
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$2,898
Other pay
$80,609
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,506
Hourly rate
$38
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0.00
Job Code
2421F
Termination Date
Jun 27, 2025
Vacation Payout
$8,402

William Code holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,506.

James Kazmierczak

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Operations Bureau

2023 total comp
$83,306
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$16,308
Other pay
$66,999
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$83,306
Hourly rate
$36
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3281
Comp Time
0
Job Code
2421F
Sick Payout
$6,912
Termination Date
Jun 8, 2023
Vacation Payout
$9,216

James Kazmierczak works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. James earned $83,306 in 2023.