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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At Police Department, Eric Fjeld serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,245.
Detective/Police Department
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Scott Marlock works as a Detective for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $1,236 in 2022.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Kristyn Kukowski holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,230.
Police Officer/Police Department
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David Ziebell works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. David earned $1,197 in 2022.
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Dena Klemstein holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,192.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Robert Garcia holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,185.
Detective/Police Department
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John Karlovich holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,181.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Anthony Randazzo is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $1,179.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Robert Moy works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $1,176 in 2023.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Cynthia Hartwell works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $1,173 in 2022.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, John Luebbe Jr serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2019 pay totaled $1,173.
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Eric Ratzmann is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $1,161.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Martin Gonzalez works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Martin earned $1,151 in 2019.
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Michael Rublee is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $1,147.
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Jose Luna holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Their hire date on record is 2025-04-30. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,134.
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Larry Leibsle is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $1,133.
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At Police Department, Steven Van Erden serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,111.
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Daniel Reilly works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $1,109 in 2022.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Ted Puente is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $1,105.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Matthew Staedler holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,104.
School Crossing Guard/Police Department
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At Police Department, Zacharey Martin serves as a School Crossing Guard. They work less than half time. Their 2021 pay totaled $1,104.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Deashin Sconiers holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,097.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Carrie Anderson holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,089.
Police Officer/Police Department
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James Swiercz is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $1,068.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Charles Irvine Jr is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $1,063.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Michael Burgos Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $1,060.
Police Officer/Police Department
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At Police Department, Lesley Mack serves as a Police Officer. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,058.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Carla Bridges is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $1,053.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Adam Jeziorski serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,053.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Lisa Joplin holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,042.
Police District Administrative Assistant/Police Department
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Robin Pitts is a Police District Administrative Assistant at Police Department. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $1,042.
Police Sergeant/Police Department
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At Police Department, Kerry Namin serves as a Police Sergeant. They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,040.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Darrell Flemming works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Darrell earned $1,040 in 2022.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Richard Wearing holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $1,028.
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Sean Burke is a Police Officer at Police Department based in Queens. Records show a hire date of 2025-04-30. 2019 total compensation came to $1,023.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Christopher Moore serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $1,016.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Troy Hopgood is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $1,010.
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Scott Lemke is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $987.
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Ray Harris is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $983.
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Manuel Molina is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $965.