Salaries
Spending type · $3.0B adopted (FY2015)
In fiscal year 2015, salaries makes up $3.0B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 33.0% of the total, spread over 52 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2015)
$3.0B
Share of city spending
33.0%
Departments
52
Side
Spending
By department — FY2015
Public Health$663.1MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$391.2MPolice$348.1MFire Department$239.0MHuman Services$165.2MAirport (SFO)$134.9MSheriff$114.3MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$81.6M
+ 44 smaller departments
Public Works$74.5MCity Administrator$65.4MRecreation & Parks$62.3MSuperior Court$61.1MPUC Water Department$57.7MPublic Library$48.2MPUC Wastewater Enterprise$44.4MCity Attorney$43.0MDistrict Attorney$32.3MBuilding Inspection$29.6MDepartment of Emergency Management$29.1MPUC Hetch Hetchy$26.7MController$24.6MPort$24.6MTechnology$23.8MJuvenile Probation$20.4MPublic Defender$20.1MTreasurer & Tax Collector$19.1MCity Planning$17.1MAdult Probation$13.4MHuman Resources$13.3MAssessor-Recorder$12.7MRetirement System$11.0MEconomic & Workforce Development$9.6MFine Arts Museums$8.3MBoard of Supervisors$7.0MChild Support Services$6.8MEnvironment$5.2MMayor$5.1MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$5.0MHealth Service System$4.5MElections$4.4MAsian Art Museum$4.4MChildren, Youth & Their Families$3.7MRent Board$3.7MArts Commission$2.5MChildren & Families Commission$1.6MEthics Commission$1.5MAcademy of Sciences$1.2MHuman Rights Commission$1.2MStatus of Women$592,312Civil Service Commission$582,326Board of Appeals$423,773Law Library$390,328
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2015, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗