City of Milwaukee / Library - Administration Service
Agency file
The Library - Administration Service supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.
In 2025, this agency had 16 employees with median total compensation of $44,762; the highest distinct record was $163,390.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 16 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($44,762) — 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 $117,993 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,780. 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 | $4.8M — | 102 — | $43,387 — |
| 2020 | $4.7M ▼ 1.6% | 98 ▼ 3.9% | $43,938 ▲ 1.3% |
| 2021 | $4.7M ▼ 0.2% | 102 ▲ 4.1% | $43,879 ▼ 0.1% |
| 2022 | $4.8M ▲ 2.2% | 98 ▼ 3.9% | $49,824 ▲ 13.5% |
| 2023 | $5M ▲ 4.4% | 96 ▼ 2.0% | $52,482 ▲ 5.3% |
| 2024 | $6.3M ▲ 25.2% | 99 ▲ 3.1% | $61,245 ▲ 16.7% |
| 2025 | $917.3K ▼ 85.4% | 16 ▼ 83.8% | $44,762 ▼ 26.9% |
Record list
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Associate Library Director/Library - Administration Service
Source-specific fields
At Library - Administration Service, Karli Pederson serves as a Associate Library Director. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $128,167.