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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Donald Gaglione Jr works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Donald earned $97,176 in 2019.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Matthew Tracy works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $97,172 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, John Neuburg serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,163.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Matthew Wilson holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,159.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Bradley Nickel holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,063.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Eric Sweeney holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,050.
Electronic Technician 4/Police Department
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Andrew Kitzke holds the role of Electronic Technician 4 at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,046.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jonathan Bohn works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $97,029 in 2021.
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At Police Department, Andrew Dudley serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,027.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Daniel Sebald holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,019.
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At Police Department, Kenneth Ma serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $97,008.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Cesar Esparza works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Cesar earned $96,976 in 2025.
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Ezekiel White works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ezekiel earned $96,967 in 2025.
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Deja Sloan holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,958.
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Nicole Plevak is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,943.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Timothy Meinecke holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,937.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Michael Braunreiter is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $96,904.
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Eric Wurth works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $96,887 in 2025.
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Jeffrey Hoffman holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,885.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Michael Witkowski holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,878.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Wyatt Graikowski works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Wyatt earned $96,871 in 2025.
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Scott Davis is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,863.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Kayla Domagalski is a Detective (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,857.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Adriana Galvan works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Adriana earned $96,843 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Zachary Thoms is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $96,843.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Giles Gutowski Iii works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Giles earned $96,826 in 2025.
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Zachary Johnson is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $96,800.
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Jason Janotta is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,775.
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David Mc Kee works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. David earned $96,774 in 2025.
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Jordyn Aiello works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jordyn earned $96,771 in 2025.
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Peter Hauser is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,740.
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Joseph Carlson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,730.
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Miguel Cornejo works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Miguel earned $96,728 in 2021.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Ethan Sobbe works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ethan earned $96,711 in 2025.
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Brock Cameron is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,689.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Zachary Fitzpatrick works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Zachary earned $96,680 in 2025.
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Cheryl Jackson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,676.
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Miguel Cornejo is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $96,664.
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Debora Stacey holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,658.
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At Police Department, Joshua Seidl serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $96,613.