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.
Compare jurisdictions
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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Detective/Police Department
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David Lopez works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. David earned $31 in 2023.
Detective/Police Department
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David Metz works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. David earned $27 in 2020.
Detective/Police Department
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David Gabbard is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $22.
Detective/Police Department
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Thomas Obregon works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $10 in 2020.