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Payroll

Department

Sheriff's Office

$289.6M
paid to 1,067 employees in FY2026
median $256,066 per person (+46% vs. citywide) · 21.5% overtime · 8th of 50 departments

Overtime: $62.2M in FY2026

21.5% of compensation, up from 7.6% in FY2013.

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

1,052 people in FY2013, 1,067 in FY2026.

$141.1M in FY2013 · $289.6M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

The jobs, FY2026

Justice & Corrections1,005 people$276.1MManagement & Officials10 people$3.2MAdministration & Finance14 people$2.9M
Other roles16 people$2.8M
Trades & Maintenance12 people$2.7MInformation Technology5 people$1.3MSecurity, Dispatch & Protection5 people$555,283
Next departmentPublic Works9th of 50 departments$279.3M

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 payrollSheriff's Office: its budgetAdopted budget, by spending typeSheriff's Office: every active contractIts contracts and suppliers

Same service area, FY2026

Fire Department2,067 employees$512.7MDistrict Attorney350 employees$77.5M

Overview

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