Salaries
Spending type · $2.4B adopted (FY2011)
In fiscal year 2011, salaries makes up $2.4B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 36.8% of the total, spread over 53 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2011)
$2.4B
Share of city spending
36.8%
Departments
53
Side
Spending
By department — FY2011
Public Health$510.0MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$322.1MPolice$315.1MFire Department$213.3MHuman Services$124.2MAirport (SFO)$99.7MSheriff$90.1MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$71.1M
+ 45 smaller departments
Public Works$61.6MSuperior Court$60.3MPUC Water Department$53.5MRecreation & Parks$51.3MCity Administrator$47.2MPublic Library$40.1MPUC Wastewater Enterprise$39.6MCity Attorney$37.0MDistrict Attorney$27.0MPUC Hetch Hetchy$22.3MDepartment of Emergency Management$21.7MTechnology$21.3MBuilding Inspection$21.0MPort$20.1MJuvenile Probation$18.2MController$17.8MPublic Defender$16.9MTreasurer & Tax Collector$15.1MCity Planning$13.0MAssessor-Recorder$10.0MHuman Resources$9.9MRetirement System$8.8MChild Support Services$8.0MAdult Probation$7.8MFine Arts Museums$6.4MEconomic & Workforce Development$5.6MBoard of Supervisors$5.3MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$4.8MEnvironment$4.2MAsian Art Museum$3.7MMayor$3.6MElections$3.3MHuman Rights Commission$3.1MRent Board$3.0MHealth Service System$2.7MChildren, Youth & Their Families$2.6MArts Commission$1.5MEthics Commission$1.4MChildren & Families Commission$1.2MAcademy of Sciences$1.1MCivil Service Commission$503,520Status of Women$429,201Board of Appeals$371,002Law Library$347,896County Office of Education$53,671
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2011, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗