Qipu
Payroll

Job family

Security, Dispatch & Protection

$161.3M
paid to 1,289 employees in FY2026
median $138,948 per person (−21% vs. citywide) · 12.2% overtime · 14th of 16 job families

The spread of pay, FY2026

1,250 people whose main job was in this family. Compare every kind of work ›

A quarter earn less than$28,246
Half earn less than$138,948
Three quarters earn less than$187,138
Nine in ten earn less than$250,040

Year by year, FY2013–FY2026

1,105 people in FY2013, 1,289 in FY2026.

$78.0M in FY2013 · $161.3M in FY2026

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By department, FY2026

Municipal Transportation Agency603 people$61.9MDepartment of Emergency Management257 people$51.4MPolice Department70 people$12.6MFine Arts Museums146 people$12.3MRecreation and Park Department77 people$8.1MWar Memorial and Performing Arts Center42 people$4.5M
The 4 other departmentsAsian Art Museum46 people$4.5MPublic Library36 people$4.4MDepartment of Technology7 people$978,015Sheriff's Office5 people$555,283

Its job codes, FY2026

Protection & Apprehension1,276 people$158.9MEmergency Coordination13 people$2.4M
Next job familyOther roles15th of 16 job families$83.0M

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

See also

Job families next to it, FY2026

Information Technology1,389 employees$297.4MCustodial, Food & Service Aides2,700 employees$222.0MCulture, Parks & Libraries2,368 employees$195.7MOther roles470 employees$83.0MAirport & Port Operations465 employees$82.5M

Overview

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