Mandatory Fringe Benefits
Spending type · $1.4B adopted (FY2017)
In fiscal year 2017, mandatory fringe benefits makes up $1.4B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 14.0% of the total, spread over 56 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2017)
$1.4B
Share of city spending
14.0%
Departments
56
Side
Spending
By department — FY2017
Public Health$301.6MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$226.5MPolice$116.2MHuman Services$87.8MAirport (SFO)$78.6MFire Department$68.6MGeneral City (unallocated)$61.0MSheriff$48.1M
+ 48 smaller departments
Public Works$43.4MCity Administrator$32.8MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$31.7MRecreation & Parks$30.5MPublic Library$27.9MPUC Water Department$27.8MSuperior Court$24.2MPUC Wastewater Enterprise$20.7MCity Attorney$17.5MBuilding Inspection$13.5MDistrict Attorney$12.9MPUC Hetch Hetchy$12.5MPort$12.3MController$12.1MTechnology$11.7MDepartment of Emergency Management$11.1MCity Planning$9.7MJuvenile Probation$8.6MTreasurer & Tax Collector$8.2MPublic Defender$8.0MAssessor-Recorder$6.7MHuman Resources$6.6MAdult Probation$5.7MRetirement System$5.2MEconomic & Workforce Development$4.7MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$4.3MChild Support Services$3.9MFine Arts Museums$3.6MBoard of Supervisors$3.2MEnvironment$3.0MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$2.8MMayor$2.6MHealth Service System$2.4MChildren, Youth & Their Families$2.3MCommunity Investment & Infrastructure$2.3MAsian Art Museum$1.9MRent Board$1.8MElections$1.4MArts Commission$1.2MEthics Commission$835,564Children & Families Commission$693,742Human Rights Commission$511,065Academy of Sciences$497,349PUC Clean Power$417,369Status of Women$262,272Civil Service Commission$260,657Board of Appeals$200,910Law Library$191,064
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Mandatory Fringe Benefits”, fiscal year 2017, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗