Adopted (FY2021)
$1.8B
Share of city spending
13.4%
Departments
52
Side
Spending
What this is: The employer's share of employee benefits the City is required to fund: pension contributions, health coverage, Social Security and Medicare.Editorial gloss written for this site (provenance-flagged seed, 2026-07-16) — the label above is the source’s own.
By department — FY2021
Public Health$398.0MMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$288.3MPolice$149.5MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$117.0MHuman Services Agency$114.5MAirport (SFO)$92.8MFire Department$90.6MGeneral City (unallocated)$77.6M
+ 44 smaller departments
Sheriff$67.7MPublic Works$52.7MCity Administrator$45.9MRecreation & Parks$38.7MPublic Library$37.7MCity Attorney$22.5MBuilding Inspection$16.2MDistrict Attorney$16.2MEmergency Management$15.1MController$15.0MPort$14.8MTechnology$14.4MCity Planning$12.7MPublic Defender$11.2MJuvenile Probation$9.6MHuman Resources$9.4MTreasurer & Tax Collector$9.4MAdult Probation$8.7MAssessor-Recorder$7.7MRetirement System$6.8MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$6.8MEconomic & Workforce Development$5.7MBoard of Supervisors$4.5MFine Arts Museums$4.4MChild Support Services$4.0MEnvironment$3.9MMayor$3.5MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$3.4MChildren, Youth & Their Families$3.2MHealth Service System$2.7MPolice Accountability$2.6MRent Board$2.4MAsian Art Museum$2.3MElections$2.0MArts Commission$1.5MEthics Commission$1.2MHuman Rights Commission$1.2MChildren & Families Commission$816,611Superior Court$665,000Academy of Sciences$577,885Board of Appeals$314,576Civil Service Commission$309,025Status of Women$284,757Law Library$171,917
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Mandatory Fringe Benefits”, fiscal year 2021, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗