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Service area

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce

$5.9B
adopted for FY2025
37.2% of city spending · 1st of 7 service areas · 8 departments
+19.1% on FY2024 · +155.2% since FY2010

Its departments, FY2025

Airport Commission32.8% of the area$1.9BPublic Utilities Commission30.4% of the area$1.8BMunicipal Transportation Agency25.6% of the area$1.5BPublic Works5.0% of the area$293.6MPort of San Francisco2.6% of the area$156.4MOffice of Economic and Workforce Development2.1% of the area$121.7M
2 smaller departmentsDepartment of Building Inspection1.5% of the area$88.2MBoard of Appeals<0.1% of the area$1.2M

Spending by type, FY2025

The spending total is $5.9B. The lines below add up to $7.8B because $1.8B is money moving between City funds or billed to other departments; it is subtracted so it is counted once.

Salaries$1.5BNon-personnel services$1.2BDebt service$1.1BTransfers to other accounts in the same fund$1.0BCapital outlay$800.3MMandatory fringe benefits$629.7M
8 smaller typesServices from other City departments$467.4MTransfers out to other funds$274.2MRevenue kept in reserve, not for spending$241.6MMaterials and supplies$172.6MCity grant program$110.5MFacilities maintenance$77.5MProgrammatic projects$62.3MRevenue set aside for a later purpose$39.5M
The 3 lines that offset spendingTransfer adjustments (spending side)−$1.7BOverhead and allocations−$122.4MCarry – forward budgets only−$1.7M
Next service areaCommunity Health2nd of 7 service areas$3.2B

Source: San Francisco’s adopted budget, Public Works, Transportation & Commerce, FY2025. Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗