City of Milwaukee / Fire Operations Bureau
Agency file
The Fire Operations Bureau provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 799 employees with median total compensation of $112,100; the highest distinct record was $283,980.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 799 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,100) — 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 $165,008 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,540. 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 | $66.3M — | 727 — | $95,315 — |
| 2020 | $70.5M ▲ 6.3% | 754 ▲ 3.7% | $100,183 ▲ 5.1% |
| 2021 | $68M ▼ 3.5% | 730 ▼ 3.2% | $97,852 ▼ 2.3% |
| 2022 | $71.4M ▲ 4.9% | 741 ▲ 1.5% | $102,674 ▲ 4.9% |
| 2023 | $69.6M ▼ 2.5% | 728 ▼ 1.8% | $99,510 ▼ 3.1% |
| 2024 | $72.4M ▲ 4.0% | 735 ▲ 1.0% | $102,135 ▲ 2.6% |
| 2025 | $86.6M ▲ 19.6% | 799 ▲ 8.7% | $112,100 ▲ 9.8% |
Record list
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Fire Lieutenant Z/Fire Operations Bureau
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Joseph Zych is a Fire Lieutenant Z at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $146,478.
Fire Paramedic Y/Fire Operations Bureau
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At Fire Operations Bureau, Jonah Rodriguez serves as a Fire Paramedic Y. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,237.
Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau
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Kyle Cleary is a Heavy Equipment Operator at Fire Operations Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $146,146.
Battalion Chief, Fire/Fire Operations Bureau
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At Fire Operations Bureau, William Kowalski serves as a Battalion Chief, Fire. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $145,797.
Heavy Equipment Operator/Fire Operations Bureau
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John Michalak Jr works as a Heavy Equipment Operator for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. John earned $145,769 in 2025.
Fire Lieutenant/Fire Operations Bureau
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Anthony Jacobs works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Operations Bureau. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $145,434 in 2019.