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/Police Department
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Cory Lopez is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,684.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Julio Cornejo is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,676.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Adam Gonzalez is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,673.
Detective/Police Department
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At Police Department, Guy Fraley serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,672.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Adam Boehm serves as a Police Sergeant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,654.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Benjamin Spitzer serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,618.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Joshua Heder holds the role of Detective (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $108,594.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Nicholas Sandoval serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,563.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Talan Miller is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,536.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Douglas Crowder holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,524.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Shawn Toms serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,504.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Bradley Livingston holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,450.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Michelle Kranz serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,410.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Daniel Floyd works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $108,403 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Kevin Becker works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $108,379 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Fernando Rojas is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,363.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Yoshiea Griffin is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,358.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Hector Claudio is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,357.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, James Dauer serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,355.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Antonio Rivera is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,312.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Jacob Ivy works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jacob earned $108,279 in 2019.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Daniel Nettesheim holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,249.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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James Spinato is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,226.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Adrian Daniel holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,195.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Thomas Maglio works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $108,136 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Michael Walker is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $108,133.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Anthony Rivera holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2020, they have about 5 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,125.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Ryan Reagan serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $108,083.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Eric Rom is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,071.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Lee Xiong works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Lee earned $107,970 in 2022.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Lydia Rivera is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,949.
Database Analyst Senior/Police Department
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Michael Masick is a Database Analyst Senior at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,916.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Roger Walker works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Roger earned $107,850 in 2025.
Detective/Police Department
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Michael Flannery is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,848.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Daniel Sturma serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,834.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, John Tietjen serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,781.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Dwain Monteilh is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $107,766.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Sean Lesnjak works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Sean earned $107,748 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Robert Matheus Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,736.
Forensic Investigator/Police Department
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Bryan Miller is a Forensic Investigator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $107,727.