Expenditure Recovery
Revenue type · $997.7M adopted (FY2019)
In fiscal year 2019, expenditure recovery makes up $997.7M of San Francisco's adopted revenue, 9.0% of the total, spread over 42 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2019)
$997.7M
Share of city revenue
9.0%
Departments
42
Side
Revenue
What this is: One department recovering its costs from another — internal billing income, the mirror of 'Services of Other Depts' on the spending side.Editorial gloss written for this site (provenance-flagged seed, 2026-07-16) — the label above is the source’s own.
By department — FY2019
City Administrator$218.4MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$142.6MPublic Works$109.9MTechnology$108.1MHuman Resources$82.2MCity Attorney$61.6MController$55.7MPublic Health$44.6M
+ 34 smaller departments
Human Services Agency$40.6MSheriff$24.1MChildren & Families Commission$18.4MPolice$17.2MMayor$12.8MHealth Service System$11.0MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$7.6MFire Department$6.3MEconomic & Workforce Development$4.9MRecreation & Parks$4.4MTreasurer & Tax Collector$4.2MAssessor-Recorder$3.6MChildren, Youth & Their Families$3.5MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$3.0MArts Commission$2.9MEnvironment$2.4MEmergency Management$2.2MCity Planning$1.5MChild Support Services$786,837District Attorney$776,909Port$670,100Civil Service Commission$360,839War Memorial & Performing Arts$242,763Fine Arts Museums$179,000Building Inspection$171,840Board of Supervisors$161,996Retirement System$160,000Elections$140,000Public Defender$100,000Juvenile Probation$80,000Airport (SFO)$80,000Public Library$68,520Human Rights Commission$15,000Police Accountability$8,000
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Expenditure Recovery”, fiscal year 2019, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗