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Payroll

Department

Public Works

$279.3M
paid to 1,610 employees in FY2026
median $177,820 per person (+1% vs. citywide) · 2.8% overtime · 9th of 50 departments

Overtime: $7.9M in FY2026

2.8% of compensation, up from 1.6% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

1,350 people in FY2013, 1,610 in FY2026.

$125.6M in FY2013 · $279.3M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Engineering & Inspection555 people$116.8MTrades & Maintenance466 people$70.3MAdministration & Finance201 people$34.6MManagement & Officials85 people$20.7MCulture, Parks & Libraries85 people$12.1MInformation Technology62 people$11.9M
The 2 other job familiesCustodial, Food & Service Aides133 people$8.7M
Other roles26 people$4.1M
Next departmentCity Administrator's Office10th of 50 departments$174.9M

Source: SF Controller, employee compensation. Groups of fewer than five people are pooled. Employee Compensation ↗

See also

This department elsewhere

Public Works, Transportation & Commerce: the service areaIts 8 departments on the payrollPublic Works: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typePublic Works: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Airport Commission2,070 employees$347.1MPort of San Francisco334 employees$60.1M

Overview

San Francisco's payrollPay by department, service area and job family