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Payroll

Department

Fire Department

$512.7M
paid to 2,067 employees in FY2026
median $252,676 per person (+44% vs. citywide) · 13.4% overtime · 5th of 50 departments

Overtime: $68.9M in FY2026

13.4% of compensation, up from 14.8% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

1,492 people in FY2013, 2,067 in FY2026.

$295.0M in FY2013 · $512.7M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Fire1,950 people$490.3MManagement & Officials24 people$7.3MAdministration & Finance43 people$7.1MInformation Technology12 people$2.9MEngineering & Inspection10 people$2.5M
Other roles12 people$2.4M
Custodial, Food & Service Aides18 people$249,512
Next departmentHuman Services Agency6th of 50 departments$384.6M

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

See also

This department elsewhere

Public Protection: the service areaIts 11 departments on the payrollFire Department: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typeFire Department: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Police Department3,020 employees$783.4MSheriff's Office1,067 employees$289.6M

Overview

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