$1.9B
paid to 8,080 employees across 11 departments in FY2026
Year by year, FY2013–FY2026
$1.1B in FY2013 · $1.9B in FY2026
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The departments, FY2026
Departments with fewer than five employees are only counted in the total.
Police Department3,020 people · median $267,981 · 20.9% overtime$783.4MFire Department2,067 people · median $252,676 · 13.4% overtime$512.7MSheriff's Office1,067 people · median $256,066 · 21.5% overtime$289.6MDistrict Attorney350 people · median $211,013 · 0.5% overtime$77.5MDepartment of Emergency Management376 people · median $215,933 · 11.7% overtime$76.6MSuperior Court523 people · median $140,243 · 0.1% overtime$69.1MThe 5 other departments
Public Defender254 people · median $219,555 · 0.1% overtime$58.1MJuvenile Probation Department230 people · median $162,703 · 10.5% overtime$37.2MAdult Probation Department140 people · median $199,007 · 0.2% overtime$28.0MDepartment of Police Accountability42 people · median $194,254 · <0.1% overtime$8.3MSheriff's Department Office of Inspector General11 people · median $860 · 0.0% overtime$187,678The jobs, FY2026
Police2,279 people$659.7MJustice & Corrections2,352 people$520.9MFire1,950 people$490.3MSecurity, Dispatch & Protection332 people$64.6MAdministration & Finance404 people$58.6MManagement & Officials183 people$45.4MThe 9 other job families
Airport & Port Operations244 people$38.8MInformation Technology134 people$29.3MOther roles101 people$18.3M
Trades & Maintenance32 people$5.9MCustodial, Food & Service Aides51 people$3.1MEngineering & Inspection10 people$2.5MHealth & Hospitals6 people$1.3MSocial & Community Services5 people$896,077Culture, Parks & Libraries6 people$855,173Overtime: $308.0M in FY2026
15.9% of compensation.
Source: SF Controller, employee compensation. Groups of fewer than five people are pooled. Employee Compensation ↗