Salaries
Spending type · $3.2B adopted (FY2016)
In fiscal year 2016, salaries makes up $3.2B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 33.4% of the total, spread over 52 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2016)
$3.2B
Share of city spending
33.4%
Departments
52
Side
Spending
By department — FY2016
Public Health$715.2MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$418.4MPolice$362.6MFire Department$250.9MHuman Services$181.4MAirport (SFO)$142.5MSheriff$120.4MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$85.2M
+ 44 smaller departments
Public Works$83.3MCity Administrator$73.1MRecreation & Parks$66.3MSuperior Court$63.1MPUC Water Department$60.3MPublic Library$50.0MPUC Wastewater Enterprise$46.7MCity Attorney$44.4MDistrict Attorney$34.9MDepartment of Emergency Management$30.8MBuilding Inspection$30.2MController$28.8MPUC Hetch Hetchy$27.8MTechnology$26.0MPort$25.5MJuvenile Probation$21.7MPublic Defender$21.5MTreasurer & Tax Collector$19.1MCity Planning$18.8MHuman Resources$14.6MAdult Probation$14.5MAssessor-Recorder$14.4MRetirement System$12.0MEconomic & Workforce Development$10.5MFine Arts Museums$8.6MBoard of Supervisors$7.7MChild Support Services$6.6MMayor$5.8MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$5.7MElections$5.5MEnvironment$5.4MHealth Service System$4.9MAsian Art Museum$4.5MChildren, Youth & Their Families$4.4MRent Board$4.0MArts Commission$2.6MEthics Commission$1.6MChildren & Families Commission$1.5MAcademy of Sciences$1.3MHuman Rights Commission$1.2MCivil Service Commission$623,011Status of Women$610,808Board of Appeals$435,473Law Library$430,229
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2016, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗