City of Milwaukee / Police Department / Police Officer

Job-title file

Police Officer

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

859 employees hold this title in Police Department. Median total compensation for the role is $95,676, below the department median of $97,063.

Employees: 859
Total payroll: $63.8M
Role median: $95,676
Agency median: $97,063
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$5$154,579+

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

How total compensation varies among the 859 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 and County of San Francisco

$253,890 · 1,860

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

New York Public Authorities

$113,716 · 558

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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Jeffrey Thiele

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$38,154

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $23
Other pay: $38,131
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,154
Hourly rate: $41
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 623.79
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $17,847
Termination Date: Jan 14, 2019
Vacation Payout: $4,990

At Police Department, Jeffrey Thiele serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $38,154.

Gerardo Ochoa

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$37,496

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,496
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,496
Hourly rate: $40
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $17,738
Termination Date: Jan 18, 2019
Vacation Payout: $7,750

Gerardo Ochoa holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $37,496.

Mark Haase

Police Officer/Police Department

2022 total comp

$36,611

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $207
Other pay: $36,404
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,611
Hourly rate: $43
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $18,710
Termination Date: Dec 15, 2021

Mark Haase works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Mark earned $36,611 in 2022.

Nancy Ligas

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$35,486

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $1,705
Other pay: $33,781
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,486
Hourly rate: $40
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 1,111.78
Job Code: 2342
Termination Date: May 1, 2019

Nancy Ligas holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $35,486.

Ryan Dummann

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$35,159

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $35
Other pay: $35,124
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,159
Hourly rate: $41
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 367.36
Job Code: 2342
Termination Date: Jun 26, 2019
Vacation Payout: $3,772

At Police Department, Ryan Dummann serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $35,159.

David Neils

Police Officer/Police Department

2023 total comp

$34,936

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34,936
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,936
Hourly rate: $43
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 215.22
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $18,940
Termination Date: Dec 30, 2022
Vacation Payout: $8,609

At Police Department, David Neils serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $34,936.

Thomas Struck

Police Officer/Police Department

2022 total comp

$34,453

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $12
Other pay: $34,441
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,453
Hourly rate: $42
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 0
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $18,455
Termination Date: Dec 10, 2021

Thomas Struck holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $34,453.

Tony Saffold

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$33,472

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $26
Other pay: $33,445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,472
Hourly rate: $40
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 1,549.93
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $17,738
Termination Date: Jan 15, 2019
Vacation Payout: $4,650

Tony Saffold holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $33,472.

Rebekah Eberhardy

Police Officer/Police Department

2020 total comp

$33,275

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,275
Hourly rate: $40
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 0.00
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $17,738
Termination Date: Dec 16, 2019
Vacation Payout: $5,644

Rebekah Eberhardy holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $33,275.

Kenneth Daugherty

Police Officer/Police Department

2019 total comp

$31,782

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $305
Other pay: $31,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,782
Hourly rate: $40
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Agency Code: 3310
Comp Time: 1,259.32
Job Code: 2342
Sick Payout: $17,738
Termination Date: Jan 15, 2019
Vacation Payout: $3,100

Kenneth Daugherty holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $31,782.