Mandatory Fringe Benefits
Spending type · $1.6B adopted (FY2019)
In fiscal year 2019, mandatory fringe benefits makes up $1.6B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 14.2% of the total, spread over 52 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2019)
$1.6B
Share of city spending
14.2%
Departments
52
Side
Spending
What this is: The employer's share of employee benefits the City is required to fund: pension contributions, health coverage, Social Security and Medicare.Editorial gloss written for this site (provenance-flagged seed, 2026-07-16) — the label above is the source’s own.
By department — FY2019
Public Health$335.5MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$245.8MPolice$127.9MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$102.6MHuman Services Agency$97.0MAirport (SFO)$88.4MFire Department$78.7MGeneral City (unallocated)$75.7M
+ 44 smaller departments
Sheriff$53.4MPublic Works$50.5MCity Administrator$38.5MRecreation & Parks$34.0MPublic Library$31.4MCity Attorney$19.5MBuilding Inspection$14.2MDistrict Attorney$14.2MPort$13.5MTechnology$13.0MController$12.8MEmergency Management$12.6MCity Planning$11.1MPublic Defender$9.6MJuvenile Probation$9.1MTreasurer & Tax Collector$8.4MHuman Resources$7.6MAssessor-Recorder$7.1MAdult Probation$6.9MRetirement System$5.9MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$5.2MEconomic & Workforce Development$4.9MFine Arts Museums$4.0MBoard of Supervisors$3.5MChild Support Services$3.4MEnvironment$3.3MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$3.1MMayor$3.1MChildren, Youth & Their Families$2.6MHealth Service System$2.6MAsian Art Museum$2.1MRent Board$2.1MPolice Accountability$2.0MElections$1.6MArts Commission$1.4MEthics Commission$1.1MHuman Rights Commission$838,213Children & Families Commission$778,440Superior Court$665,000Academy of Sciences$543,159Civil Service Commission$287,618Status of Women$281,637Board of Appeals$257,825Law Library$196,296
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Mandatory Fringe Benefits”, fiscal year 2019, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗