City of Milwaukee / Police Department / Detective
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
204 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $109,279, above the department median of $97,063.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 204 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $110,529 ranks #3 of 5. See Detective across all of City of Milwaukee →
Median total compensation for comparable Detectiveroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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At Police Department, Curtis Pelczynski serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $138,585.
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At Police Department, James Jordan serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,589.
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Kent Gordon is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,554.
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At Police Department, Ryan Bergemann serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,894.
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Craig Thimm holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $135,474.
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Christopher Fritz works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $135,013 in 2019.
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Vincent Lopez Iii works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Vincent earned $134,928 in 2025.
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At Police Department, Michael Braunreiter serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,917.
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Kenneth Justus is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $134,229.
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Scott Schmitz is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,854.
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Daniel Boeck holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $133,826.
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Michael Walker holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,252.
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At Police Department, John Majerle serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,863.
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Elgerrith Tucker is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $132,215.
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Jeremiah Jacks holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $132,153.
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Lori Rom is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $131,179.