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Milwaukee County HR outlines compensation study; airport raises tied to FAA staffing requirements

5346016 · July 8, 2025
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County HR presented progress on a countywide compensation study and explained recent pay adjustments at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport tied to FAA inspection and staffing requirements. Airport and HR officials said adjustments aim to retain staff and avoid federal noncompliance fines.

County human resources officials briefed the Milwaukee County Personnel Committee on a multi‑department compensation project and on pay adjustments at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport during an informational presentation.

The county's compensation effort is intended to reduce hundreds of job families to a smaller set of job families and establish pay ranges for each. Tony Mays, director of total rewards in the Department of Human Resources, said the study will place employees “at least to the minimum of that new pay pay scale.” He told the committee the work is about bringing positions to market and creating consistent salary ranges across the county.

Sarah Thompson, director of planning for Milwaukee…

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