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Payroll

Department

Police Department

$783.4M
paid to 3,020 employees in FY2026
median $267,981 per person (+52% vs. citywide) · 20.9% overtime · 3rd of 50 departments

Overtime: $163.4M in FY2026

20.9% of compensation, up from 6.1% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

2,897 people in FY2013, 3,020 in FY2026.

$454.9M in FY2013 · $783.4M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Police2,279 people$659.7MAirport & Port Operations244 people$38.8MAdministration & Finance255 people$35.6MInformation Technology57 people$13.2MSecurity, Dispatch & Protection70 people$12.6MManagement & Officials44 people$10.7M
The 4 other job familiesJustice & Corrections44 people$7.9M
Other roles15 people$2.1M
Trades & Maintenance13 people$2.0MCulture, Parks & Libraries6 people$855,173
Next departmentPublic Utilities Commission4th of 50 departments$528.4M

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 payrollPolice Department: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typePolice Department: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Fire Department2,067 employees$512.7MSheriff's Office1,067 employees$289.6M

Overview

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