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Police Officer (Z)

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1,240 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $88,208, below the department median of $97,063.

Employees
1,240
Total payroll
$90.3M
Role median
$88,208
Agency median
$97,063
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3$139,370+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,240 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

Police Officer beyond City of Milwaukee

This role is reported in 31 jurisdictions. In City of Milwaukee, the median of $90,818 ranks #19 of 31. See Police Officer across all of City of Milwaukee

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$286,889 · 818
City of Los Angeles
$187,245 · 5,730
City of Boston
$185,462 · 1,335
City of Worcester
$128,256 · 371
City of Phoenix, Arizona
$116,326 · 2,460
Illinois
$114,200 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Police Officerroles 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

Employees with this title

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Tyler Steffen

Police Officer (Z)/Police Department

2025 total comp
$62,957
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$4,019
Other pay
$58,939
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,957
Hourly rate
$37
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code
3310
Comp Time
5,866.66
Job Code
2342Z
Termination Date
Sep 16, 2025
Vacation Payout
$2,933

Tyler Steffen is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,957.