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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Michael Kimber holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,858.
Detective/Police Department
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Kristen Ruegg holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $93,812.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Xavier Boddie serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,794.
Detective/Police Department
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At Police Department, Harold Thomas serves as a Detective. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,770.
Detective/Police Department
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Travis Guy holds the role of Detective at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $93,722.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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David Klein works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. David earned $93,711 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Brian Laroque works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $93,707 in 2021.
Police Payroll Supervisor/Police Department
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At Police Department, Alba Santiago serves as a Police Payroll Supervisor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,672.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Nicole Swenson serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2022 pay totaled $93,663.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Omar Contreras works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Omar earned $93,662 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Andrew Schnell serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,627.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Jeffrey Foti works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $93,605 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Souri Yang works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Souri earned $93,570 in 2025.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Lisa Bradley works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Lisa earned $93,553 in 2020.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Justin Hoffman works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Justin earned $93,547 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Ryan Conner works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $93,539 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Kathleen Murphy holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,535.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Drew Moody Petz works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Drew earned $93,535 in 2025.
Accounting and Grant Specialist/Police Department
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Minerva Espinoza works as a Accounting and Grant Specialist for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Minerva earned $93,511 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Trenton Boschke serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,499.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Sydney Lyons works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Sydney earned $93,485 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Brian Wunder serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,464.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Ronald Handeland Jr holds the role of Police Officer at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2020, their total compensation was $93,450.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Rafael Rivera works as a Police Officer for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Rafael earned $93,427 in 2019.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Spencer Kilbey is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $93,383.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Monica Koscielak serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,376.
Police Officer/Police Department
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Steven Glynn is a Police Officer at Police Department. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $93,370.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Donald Arndt Iv is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,335.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Thomas Danek is a Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. They work full-time. 2022 total compensation came to $93,307.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Paige Carloni serves as a Detective (Z). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $93,300.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Joel Bunkelman serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,200.
Staff Assistant - Police/Police Department
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Tonia Lewis holds the role of Staff Assistant - Police at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,181.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Byron Johnson serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $93,157.
911 Dispatcher/Police Department
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Dawn Churchwell works as a 911 Dispatcher for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Dawn earned $93,092 in 2022.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Chandler Gayan works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Chandler earned $93,038 in 2025.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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At Police Department, Zachary Ramion serves as a Police Officer (Z). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $93,012.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Riley O'Conor holds the role of Police Officer (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $93,001.
Police Officer (Z)/Police Department
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Lowell Schaapveld works as a Police Officer (Z) for Police Department. Their status is full-time. Lowell earned $92,919 in 2025.
Inspector of Police/Police Department
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Timothy Heier holds the role of Inspector of Police at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2019, their total compensation was $92,873.
Detective (Z)/Police Department
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Anna Ojdana holds the role of Detective (Z) at Police Department. Their status is full-time. In 2022, their total compensation was $92,872.