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% |
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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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Office Assistant Ii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Annamaria Arnold Arevalo serves as a Office Assistant Ii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $34,263.
Office Assistant Iii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Cheryl Wieting serves as a Office Assistant Iii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $34,236.
Custodial Worker Ii-C L Foot/Police Department
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At Police Department, Timothy Hoban serves as a Custodial Worker Ii-C L Foot. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $34,172.
Emergency Communications Operator/Police Department
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Katrina Avery works as a Emergency Communications Operator for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Katrina earned $34,133 in 2021.
Office Assistant Ii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Kaila Rucker-Wilson serves as a Office Assistant Ii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,116.
Police Services Spec-Invest/Police Department
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Corstan Court works as a Police Services Spec-Invest for Police Department. Their status is half time. Corstan earned $34,029 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Sean Gilligan works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Sean earned $34,002 in 2024.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Marjorie Cahn is a 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,944.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jacob Tomaszewski is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,852.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Michael Valdez works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $33,800 in 2025.
Community Service Officer/Police Department
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Anthony Rodriguez works as a Community Service Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Anthony earned $33,733 in 2019.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Joshua Sobczak works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $33,720 in 2025.
Police Services Specialist/Police Department
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Scott Voeks is a Police Services Specialist at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,676.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Chante Whitten is a 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,599.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Lashana Webb is a 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $33,593.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jaritza Deleon-Lopez holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $33,513.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Tony Saffold holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $33,472.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Victor Hernandez Flores holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $33,419.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Rebekah Eberhardy holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $33,275.
IT Support Specialist-Senior/Police Department
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Kari Turner is a IT Support Specialist-Senior at Police Department. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $33,113.
Custodial Worker Ii-C L Foot/Police Department
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Cynthia Walker holds the role of Custodial Worker Ii-C L Foot at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $33,098.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Chianti Cole is a 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $32,973.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Kelsey Machnics holds the role of 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $32,929.
Police Records Specialist I/Police Department
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Maximillian Eliason is a Police Records Specialist I at Police Department. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $32,905.
Community Service Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Naeem Sarosh serves as a Community Service Officer. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $32,898.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Hannah Merkel holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $32,776.
Emergency Communications Operator/Police Department
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Lauren Geier works as a Emergency Communications Operator for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $32,755 in 2019.
Community Service Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Monica Nash serves as a Community Service Officer. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $32,743.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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At Police Department, Karina Petri serves as a 911 Telecommunicator. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $32,672.
911 Telecommunicator/Police Department
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Jasmine Bhatia is a 911 Telecommunicator at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $32,647.
Office Assistant Ii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Pa Yang serves as a Office Assistant Ii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2020 pay totaled $32,629.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Chase Voelzke is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $32,607.
Building Maint-Supv II/Police Department
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Jeffrey Lueck holds the role of Building Maint-Supv II at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $32,467.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jacob Howell holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $32,466.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Samuel Kehoss works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $32,276 in 2025.
Captain of Police/Police Department
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At Police Department, Jeffrey Point serves as a Captain of Police. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $32,254.
Office Assistant Ii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Savanna Everson serves as a Office Assistant Ii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2021 pay totaled $32,216.
Data Services Manager/Police Department
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Carol Sorenson is a Data Services Manager at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $32,160.
Office Assistant Ii-Pd/Police Department
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At Police Department, Makenzie Zimmerman serves as a Office Assistant Ii-Pd. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $31,975.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Kenneth Daugherty holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $31,782.