City of Milwaukee / Port of Milwaukee
Agency file
The Port of Milwaukee plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.
In 2025, this agency had 19 employees with median total compensation of $90,330; the highest distinct record was $134,776.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 19 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,330) — 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 $126,966 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $70,194. 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 | $1.2M — | 20 — | $54,561 — |
| 2020 | $1.3M ▲ 6.6% | 20 ±0% | $63,797 ▲ 16.9% |
| 2021 | $1.2M ▼ 5.3% | 21 ▲ 5.0% | $58,364 ▼ 8.5% |
| 2022 | $1.2M ▲ 2.5% | 20 ▼ 4.8% | $65,342 ▲ 12.0% |
| 2023 | $1.4M ▲ 15.1% | 21 ▲ 5.0% | $71,986 ▲ 10.2% |
| 2024 | $1.8M ▲ 27.5% | 20 ▼ 4.8% | $86,108 ▲ 19.6% |
| 2025 | $1.8M ▼ 1.3% | 19 ▼ 5.0% | $90,330 ▲ 4.9% |
Record list
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Port Operations Manager/Port of Milwaukee
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Wayne Johnson is a Port Operations Manager at Port of Milwaukee. They work full-time. 2021 total compensation came to $67,437.
Port Finance Officer/Port of Milwaukee
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Jackie Carter is a Port Finance Officer at Port of Milwaukee. They work full-time. 2019 total compensation came to $67,313.
Harbor Crane Operator/Port of Milwaukee
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John Dermyer Jr is a Harbor Crane Operator at Port of Milwaukee. They work full-time. 2020 total compensation came to $66,780.