Salaries
Spending type · $2.5B adopted (FY2010)
In fiscal year 2010, salaries makes up $2.5B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 38.0% of the total, spread over 53 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2010)
$2.5B
Share of city spending
38.0%
Departments
53
Side
Spending
By department — FY2010
Public Health$525.1MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$345.9MPolice$322.6MFire Department$213.1MHuman Services$125.9MSheriff$103.7MAirport (SFO)$98.8MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$73.8M
+ 45 smaller departments
Public Works$66.5MSuperior Court$60.3MRecreation & Parks$54.9MPUC Water Department$54.7MCity Administrator$50.0MPublic Library$41.0MPUC Wastewater Enterprise$41.0MCity Attorney$38.9MDistrict Attorney$27.6MTechnology$26.1MDepartment of Emergency Management$22.8MPUC Hetch Hetchy$21.2MPort$20.5MBuilding Inspection$19.1MJuvenile Probation$18.8MController$16.7MPublic Defender$16.2MTreasurer & Tax Collector$16.0MCity Planning$13.4MHuman Resources$12.2MAssessor-Recorder$10.0MRetirement System$8.9MChild Support Services$8.6MAdult Probation$8.1MFine Arts Museums$6.6MEconomic & Workforce Development$6.2MBoard of Supervisors$5.7MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$5.0MElections$4.6MMayor$4.3MEnvironment$4.3MHuman Rights Commission$3.7MAsian Art Museum$3.4MRent Board$2.9MChildren, Youth & Their Families$2.9MHealth Service System$2.8MArts Commission$1.5MEthics Commission$1.5MChildren & Families Commission$1.2MAcademy of Sciences$1.1MCivil Service Commission$521,554Status of Women$420,405Board of Appeals$381,884Law Library$347,487County Office of Education$59,519
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2010, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗