Does Milwaukee County Parks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Milwaukee County Parks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Milwaukee County Parks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Milwaukee County Parks?

84% of Milwaukee County Parks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Milwaukee County Parks 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Milwaukee County Parks?

Lifeguard (8) , Park Worker III (8) , Park Worker (4) , Field Technician (2) , Head Lifeguard (2) , Park Worker II (2) , Parks Worker (2)

What are the pros of working at Milwaukee County Parks according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work for in the parks." ((in 8 reviews)); "Milwaukee County Parks is a great place to work with friendly people and an awesome work environment to be in." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Milwaukee County Parks according to real employee reviews?

"Choice of location is decided by management." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low pay and nights and weekends." ((in 3 reviews)); "few promotions are available." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Milwaukee County Parks redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Milwaukee County Parks redundancy and their outlook for job security at Milwaukee County Parks in 2026.

Milwaukee County Parks Reviews

4.1

84% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Guy Smith

77% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (59 reviews)

Milwaukee County Parks has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Milwaukee County Parks employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

59 reviews

4.0

17 Dec 2025

Good

Head lifeguard

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Good management experience -Flexible schedule

Cons

-Can be stressful during the summers

2.0

16 Apr 2025

You can do better!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

You get to work with your hands outdoors in a team and solo capacity, given the right people the team environment can be fantastic and fun. You get to engage with the public, which can be rewarding or interesting. There is always opportunity to improve the parks, and you can feel accomplished some days working at a reasonable flow.

Cons

The parks administration / upper management is remarkably out of touch with the workers in the field, and they seemingly do not care about the people who execute the work. Communication is horrendous, often leading to your day being changed quickly with no warning. Despite limitations of your day, team, or position, they will try to drive you to do more and more until you reach a point of failure and abuse your time repeatedly with no consequences. There are of course people in government that do not work hard, and there is no consequences for them. Alternatively, the reward you will receive for doing your job diligently and effectively is more work with no compensation or recognition— all while being condescended to, in the assumption that you simply are not working hard enough.

3.0

11 July 2024

Meh

Parks worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy work with little stress

Cons

Too low of pay sometimes

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