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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At Police Department, Thomas Wright serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,951.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Ryan Mcelroy serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $111,892.
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At Police Department, Gregory Rupnick serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,879.
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At Police Department, Katherine Stewart serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,811.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Dennis Ryan Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,794.
Detective/Police Department
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Timothy Wallich works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $111,793 in 2025.
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Paul Miner works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $111,779 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Jullian Goggans is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $111,774.
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Bradley Kwiatkowski is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,761.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Matthew Pagelsdorf works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $111,749 in 2025.
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At Police Department, Jesus Rodriguez Jr serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,737.
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At Police Department, James Borneman serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,729.
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William Mauch holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,670.
Police Sergeant Z/Police Department
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Christopher Schlei holds the role of Police Sergeant Z at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,655.
Detective/Police Department
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Daniel Knitter works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $111,649 in 2019.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Charles Morris is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,640.
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Kevin Hansen holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,577.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Richard Schnier holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,562.
Forensic Investigator/Police Department
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Peter Ulatowski holds the role of Forensic Investigator at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,515.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Mathew Degley is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $111,488.
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Matthew Omalia holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,461.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Joseph Lanza serves as a Detective (Z). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $111,357.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Jason Chadwick holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,348.
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At Police Department, Gina Metz serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,318.
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At Police Department, Kevin Ochoa serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $111,239.
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Shelley Weissenborn holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,223.
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Daniel Goodchild works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $111,218 in 2025.
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Anthony Milone holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $111,195.
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Elizabeth Sauer holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,183.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Matthew Willmann works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $111,181 in 2025.
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Katie Thiel holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $111,091.
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Eulia Kazachenko works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Eulia earned $111,063 in 2021.
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Gregory Wagner works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Gregory earned $111,039 in 2023.
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Ryan Clementz works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $111,013 in 2025.
Police Services Specialist/Police Department
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At Police Department, Teresa Daering serves as a Police Services Specialist. They work half time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,956.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Gregory Borst holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $110,907.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Michael Wagner is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $110,884.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Letitia Holloway works as a Detective (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Letitia earned $110,820 in 2023.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Juliana Nailen works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Juliana earned $110,807 in 2025.
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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.