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Payroll

Department

Public Utilities Commission

$528.4M
paid to 2,735 employees in FY2026
median $200,619 per person (+14% vs. citywide) · 2.8% overtime · 4th of 50 departments

Overtime: $14.7M in FY2026

2.8% of compensation, up from 0.4% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

944 people in FY2013, 2,735 in FY2026.

$95.8M in FY2013 · $528.4M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Trades & Maintenance908 people$176.0MEngineering & Inspection626 people$128.3MAdministration & Finance547 people$87.3MManagement & Officials254 people$69.2MInformation Technology158 people$33.7MHealth & Hospitals119 people$21.0M
The 5 other job familiesCulture, Parks & Libraries44 people$6.2MCustodial, Food & Service Aides72 people$3.7M
Other roles9 people$1.2M
Airport & Port Operations5 people$1.0MSocial & Community Services5 people$969,388
Next departmentFire Department5th of 50 departments$512.7M

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 Utilities Commission: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typePublic Utilities Commission: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Municipal Transportation Agency6,216 employees$1.0BAirport Commission2,070 employees$347.1M

Overview

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