City of Milwaukee / Police Department
Agency file
The Police Department provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.
In 2025, this agency had 2,155 employees with median total compensation of $97,063; the highest distinct record was $298,890.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,155 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($97,063) — 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 $145,092 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $13,924. 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 | $204.3M — | 2,741 — | $86,407 — |
| 2020 | $201.2M ▼ 1.6% | 2,517 ▼ 8.2% | $89,173 ▲ 3.2% |
| 2021 | $185.1M ▼ 8.0% | 2,339 ▼ 7.1% | $87,204 ▼ 2.2% |
| 2022 | $197.8M ▲ 6.9% | 2,455 ▲ 5.0% | $95,985 ▲ 10.1% |
| 2023 | $179.6M ▼ 9.2% | 2,089 ▼ 14.9% | $94,248 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2024 | $187.3M ▲ 4.2% | 2,046 ▼ 2.1% | $96,148 ▲ 2.0% |
| 2025 | $195.4M ▲ 4.4% | 2,155 ▲ 5.3% | $97,063 ▲ 1.0% |
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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At Police Department, Ricco Dalessandro Jr serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,768.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Darryl Anderson serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,758.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Randy Beaver works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Randy earned $110,728 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Nancy Rodriguez-Romo serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,722.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Alberto Figueroa works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Alberto earned $110,712 in 2025.
Detective/Police Department
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At Police Department, Tiffany Skonieczny serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,691.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jordan Young works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jordan earned $110,688 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Thomas Lofland is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,683.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jason Wallich holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,665.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Vynetta Norberg works as a Police Sergeant for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Vynetta earned $110,570 in 2022.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Antwan Powell works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Antwan earned $110,544 in 2025.
Detective/Police Department
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William Schroeder works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. William earned $110,529 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Russell Macrae holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,497.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Mark Mielcarek serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,476.
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Thomas Kresa is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,471.
Detective/Police Department
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At Police Department, Christine Rutherford serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $110,465.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Salah-Aldean Al-Zalloum works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Salah-Aldean earned $110,445 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Mark Bell serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,399.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Arthur Robinson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,379.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Michael Dederich holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $110,357.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Joseph Esqueda works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $110,356 in 2023.
Police Forensic Services Director/Police Department
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At Police Department, Ryan Orlovsky serves as a Police Forensic Services Director. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,292.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Alexander Verreault serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,203.
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Travis Sykes works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Travis earned $110,156 in 2025.
Detective/Police Department
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Raena Vrtochnick is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,105.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Ndiva Malafa serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $110,098.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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James Pittman holds the role of Detective (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,068.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Shaundae Mcintosh works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Shaundae earned $110,052 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, John Goeman serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,036.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Jeffrey Pautzke serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $110,005.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Garrett Bong serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,912.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Reginald Carthen works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Reginald earned $109,906 in 2025.
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Patrick Fuhrman works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $109,897 in 2019.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Janay Patterson serves as a Detective (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,897.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Scott Strong works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $109,868 in 2025.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Colleen Sturma serves as a Police Sergeant. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $109,845.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Randall Perez serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,834.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Adam Zieger holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $109,829.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Robert Watts is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $109,824.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Melvin Finkley is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $109,783.