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Payroll

Department

Recreation and Park Department

$163.3M
paid to 2,189 employees in FY2026
median $23,639 per person (−87% vs. citywide) · 2.5% overtime · 11th of 50 departments

Overtime: $4.1M in FY2026

2.5% of compensation, up from 2.0% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

2,101 people in FY2013, 2,189 in FY2026.

$81.0M in FY2013 · $163.3M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Culture, Parks & Libraries1,354 people$75.5MTrades & Maintenance126 people$23.2MAdministration & Finance96 people$15.3MManagement & Officials63 people$14.9MCustodial, Food & Service Aides410 people$14.4MSecurity, Dispatch & Protection77 people$8.1M
The 4 other job familiesEngineering & Inspection34 people$6.6MInformation Technology16 people$2.6M
Other roles9 people$1.8M
Social & Community Services6 people$882,108
Next departmentPublic Library12th of 50 departments$119.4M

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

See also

This department elsewhere

Culture & Recreation: the service areaIts 7 departments on the payrollRecreation and Park Department: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typeRecreation and Park Department: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Public Library964 employees$119.4MFine Arts Museums194 employees$18.1M

Overview

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