Mandatory Fringe Benefits
Spending type · $2.1B adopted (FY2027)
In fiscal year 2027, mandatory fringe benefits makes up $2.1B of San Francisco's adopted spending, 13.2% of the total, spread over 52 departments. Source: San Francisco adopted budget (Controller open data), data as of 13 July 2026.
Adopted (FY2027)
$2.1B
Share of city spending
13.2%
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 — FY2027
Public Health$485.5MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$303.3MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$150.4MPolice$141.5MHuman Services Agency$134.2MAirport (SFO)$116.4MFire Department$107.3MGeneral City (unallocated)$101.8M
+ 44 smaller departments
Sheriff$88.6MPublic Works$69.6MCity Administrator$51.0MRecreation & Parks$47.7MPublic Library$46.0MCity Attorney$27.0MBuilding Inspection$20.3MEmergency Management$19.2MDistrict Attorney$18.9MTechnology$17.8MController$17.3MPort$17.2MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$13.8MPublic Defender$13.2MJuvenile Probation$11.9MHuman Resources$11.6MRetirement System$11.1MCity Planning$10.8MAdult Probation$10.6MAssessor-Recorder$10.0MTreasurer & Tax Collector$9.9MEconomic & Workforce Development$6.5MBoard of Supervisors$5.5MEnvironment$5.3MMayor$5.1MFine Arts Museums$4.9MChildren, Youth & Their Families$4.1MChild Support Services$4.0MEarly Childhood$3.9MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$3.8MRent Board$3.3MAsian Art Museum$2.6MHealth Service System$2.5MElections$2.0MPolice Accountability$2.0MHuman Rights Commission$1.9MArts Commission$1.6MEthics Commission$1.6MAcademy of Sciences$767,494Superior Court$665,000Civil Service Commission$369,476Board of Appeals$254,687Law Library$207,676Sheriff's Office of Inspector General$127,715
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Mandatory Fringe Benefits”, fiscal year 2027, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗