City of Milwaukee / Mayor
Agency file
The Mayor is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.
In 2025, this agency had 15 employees with median total compensation of $88,195; the highest distinct record was $175,953.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 15 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,195) — 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 $173,568 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,767. 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 | $916.8K — | 18 — | $50,521 — |
| 2020 | $1M ▲ 10.5% | 16 ▼ 11.1% | $60,171 ▲ 19.1% |
| 2021 | $989.7K ▼ 2.3% | 19 ▲ 18.8% | $52,828 ▼ 12.2% |
| 2022 | $905.8K ▼ 8.5% | 19 ±0% | $39,483 ▼ 25.3% |
| 2023 | $982.8K ▲ 8.5% | 22 ▲ 15.8% | $18,143 ▼ 54.0% |
| 2024 | $1.2M ▲ 23.0% | 18 ▼ 18.2% | $68,578 ▲ 278.0% |
| 2025 | $1.3M ▲ 10.2% | 15 ▼ 16.7% | $88,195 ▲ 28.6% |
Compare
Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Mayor's Liaison Officer/Mayor
Source-specific fields
Oscar Tovar works as a Mayor's Liaison Officer for Mayor. Their status is full-time. Oscar earned $69,321 in 2020.
Policy and Administratn Coordinator/Mayor
Source-specific fields
At Mayor, Melissa Buford serves as a Policy and Administratn Coordinator. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $69,047.