City of Milwaukee / Fire - Support Services Bureau
Agency file
The Fire - Support Services Bureau provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 58 employees with median total compensation of $83,494; the highest distinct record was $192,938.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 58 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,494) — 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 $141,724 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,057. 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 | $5.1M — | 83 — | $60,075 — |
| 2020 | $5.3M ▲ 4.1% | 86 ▲ 3.6% | $60,023 ▼ 0.1% |
| 2021 | $5.1M ▼ 2.6% | 82 ▼ 4.7% | $62,027 ▲ 3.3% |
| 2022 | $3.7M ▼ 28.2% | 65 ▼ 20.7% | $51,136 ▼ 17.6% |
| 2023 | $3.6M ▼ 1.5% | 53 ▼ 18.5% | $63,750 ▲ 24.7% |
| 2024 | $4.6M ▲ 27.9% | 56 ▲ 5.7% | $80,124 ▲ 25.7% |
| 2025 | $5.3M ▲ 14.1% | 58 ▲ 3.6% | $83,494 ▲ 4.2% |
Record list
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Recruitment Director/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Philip Cockroft works as a Recruitment Director for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Philip earned $121,147 in 2022.
Emergency Vehicle Mechanic 4/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Frank Garcia-Zasueta holds the role of Emergency Vehicle Mechanic 4 at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,751.
Business Finance Manager/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Amanda Lewis works as a Business Finance Manager for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $117,646 in 2025.
Fire Human Res Administrator/Fire - Support Services Bureau
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Juliet Battle holds the role of Fire Human Res Administrator at Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,781.