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City of Milwaukee / Fire - Support Services Bureau

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Fire - Support Services Bureau

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

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.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$5.3M
Employees
58
Median total
$83,494
Highest record
$192,938

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 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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$0 (0%)
  • Overtime$2,557 (3%)
  • Other$88,686 (97%)
  • 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
$55,057
$65,166
$83,494
$113,442
$141,724

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).

Largest job titles

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
$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

Employees

Page 1

De'Wayne Smoots

Assistant Fire Chief/Fire - Support Services Bureau

2022 total comp
$149,884
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$11,288
Other pay
$138,596
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,884
Hourly rate
$70
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3282
Comp Time
0
Job Code
2431A

De'Wayne Smoots works as a Assistant Fire Chief for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. De'Wayne earned $149,884 in 2022.

Sharon Purifoy-Smoots

Assistant Fire Chief/Fire - Support Services Bureau

2023 total comp
$144,946
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$144,946
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,946
Hourly rate
$72
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3282
Comp Time
0
Job Code
2431A
Sick Payout
$17,290
Termination Date
Jun 23, 2023
Vacation Payout
$40,803

Sharon Purifoy-Smoots works as a Assistant Fire Chief for Fire - Support Services Bureau. Their status is full-time. Sharon earned $144,946 in 2023.