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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Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Nora Burlo holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $99,826.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Jack Kelly serves as a Detective (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,811.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Lacarlin Davis serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,787.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Brian Czarnecki serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,731.
Forensic Investigator/Police Department
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Sylvia Larsen holds the role of Forensic Investigator at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $99,723.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Marco Monter works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Marco earned $99,721 in 2025.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Carlos Harmon Jr serves as a Police Sergeant. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $99,713.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Jamahl Wright serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,675.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Nicholas Kropp holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,668.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Ryan Sharp works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $99,662 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Scott Lammers works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $99,620 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Kimberly Pettersen is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,611.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Christopher Sharkey-Stowe works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $99,586 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Tanya Rosales holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,534.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Nicholas Ulatowski serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,516.
Detective/Police Department
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Carmen Rodgers is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $99,469.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Dustin Frank holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $99,443.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Robert Ferrell serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,390.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Shannon Cannestra is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,357.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Matthew Vandrisse works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $99,345 in 2025.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Shacorie Magee serves as a Detective (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,339.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Alfred Twyman holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $99,263.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Zachary Kwiatkowski is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,262.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Fernando Rocha Soto is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,254.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Daniel Stupar holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $99,237.
Police Officer/Police Department
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William Del Moral works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. William earned $99,234 in 2023.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Kayla Domagalski serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $99,214.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Margarita Diaz Berg serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,102.
Network Manager/Police Department
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Peter Gnas is a Network Manager at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $99,097.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Charrita Townsend is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $99,083.
Marketing and Community Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Shawn Christenson serves as a Marketing and Community Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,030.
Police Lieutenant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Michael Walisiewicz Jr serves as a Police Lieutenant. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $99,028.
Detective/Police Department
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Rosemarie Galindo works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rosemarie earned $98,985 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Kyle Graf is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $98,974.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Joshua Dummann holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,897.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Brittany Galloway works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Brittany earned $98,859 in 2025.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Cassandra Lindert holds the role of Detective (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $98,830.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Daniel Ocasio is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,819.
Detective/Police Department
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Douglas Williams holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $98,781.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Joseph Duncan is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,754.