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Payroll

Job family

Culture, Parks & Libraries

$195.7M
paid to 2,368 employees in FY2026
median $73,332 per person (−58% vs. citywide) · 1.6% overtime · 13th of 16 job families

The spread of pay, FY2026

2,288 people whose main job was in this family. Compare every kind of work ›

A quarter earn less than$11,762
Half earn less than$73,332
Three quarters earn less than$146,369
Nine in ten earn less than$179,033

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

2,448 people in FY2013, 2,368 in FY2026.

$108.5M in FY2013 · $195.7M in FY2026

Click a year to see its amount.

By department, FY2026

Public Library719 people$82.8MRecreation and Park Department1,354 people$75.5MPublic Works85 people$12.1MAirport Commission53 people$7.7MPublic Utilities Commission44 people$6.2MCity Administrator's Office40 people$4.3M
The 5 other departmentsPort of San Francisco16 people$2.1MDepartment of Public Health15 people$1.9MFine Arts Museums23 people$1.2MAsian Art Museum13 people$1.2MPolice Department6 people$855,173

Its job codes, FY2026

Library719 people$82.8MAgriculture & Horticulture503 people$69.5MRecreation1,000 people$27.7MPark & Zoo102 people$9.5MMuseum & Cultural Affairs44 people$6.3M
Next job familySecurity, Dispatch & Protection14th of 16 job families$161.3M

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

See also

Job families next to it, FY2026

Social & Community Services2,787 employees$435.5MInformation Technology1,389 employees$297.4MCustodial, Food & Service Aides2,700 employees$222.0MSecurity, Dispatch & Protection1,289 employees$161.3MOther roles470 employees$83.0M

Overview

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