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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Detective/Police Department
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Gerardo Orozco is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $115,061.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Matthew Retzlaff serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,036.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Corderro Jackson works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Corderro earned $115,024 in 2025.
Detective/Police Department
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Antonio Fitzgerald works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Antonio earned $114,991 in 2025.
Police Services Spec-Invest/Police Department
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Lisa Gagliano holds the role of Police Services Spec-Invest at Police Department. Their status is half time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,988.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Benjamin Marshman holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,971.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Gerardo Orozco holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $114,969.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jazzmin King is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,925.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Bojan Samardzic holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,916.
Detective/Police Department
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Nicholas Rice is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $114,855.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Benjamin Ade is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,847.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Leon Woods works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Leon earned $114,817 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Edgardo Bauzo-Santiago works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Edgardo earned $114,769 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jonathan Schroeder is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,760.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Tracey Geniesse is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,755.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Timothy Hauf holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,716.
Detective/Police Department
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Edmund Fitting is a Detective at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,709.
Detective/Police Department
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At Police Department, Zachary Thoms serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $114,706.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Steven Keiller is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,700.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Harold Almas holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,699.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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D'Andrea Johnson holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,685.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Jennifer Hall holds the role of Police Sergeant at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $114,652.
Forensic Investigator/Police Department
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Teresa Daering is a Forensic Investigator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $114,641.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Derek Kolb holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,573.
Police Officer/Police Department
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William Hanney holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $114,406.
Forensic Video Examiner/Police Department
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Robbie Lloyd is a Forensic Video Examiner at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $114,308.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Zachary Cvetan holds the role of Detective (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,297.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Lorenzo Hernandez Jr is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $114,254.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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Sheronda Grant is a Police Sergeant at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $114,250.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Nathan Smalkoski works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Nathan earned $114,237 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Justin Merritt is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,223.
Captain of Police/Police Department
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John Corbett holds the role of Captain of Police at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $114,173.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Mohammad Abdulghani serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,145.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Guadalupe Ramirez-Cervantes is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $114,090.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Kara Placzek serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $114,018.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Kenton Burtch serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $114,009.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Michael Bachmann holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,983.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Paul Vento is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,872.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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James Duerr holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,750.
Chief of Staff-Police/Police Department
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Nicholas Desiato is a Chief of Staff-Police at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $113,746.