Adopted (FY2024)
$4.8B
Share of city spending
32.7%
Departments
51
Side
Spending
What this is: Pay for the City's workforce — police officers, nurses, Muni operators, librarians and everyone else on the payroll.Editorial gloss written for this site (provenance-flagged seed, 2026-07-16) — the label above is the source’s own.
By department — FY2024
Public Health$1.2BMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$624.0MPolice$520.2MFire Department$361.1MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$316.3MHuman Services Agency$257.5MAirport (SFO)$220.1MSheriff$157.2M
+ 43 smaller departments
Public Works$153.6MCity Administrator$125.2MRecreation & Parks$101.9MPublic Library$74.9MCity Attorney$64.6MEmergency Management$52.5MDistrict Attorney$51.8MTechnology$43.3MBuilding Inspection$41.4MController$41.2MPublic Defender$36.1MPort$35.8MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$33.1MHuman Resources$30.6MRetirement System$27.8MCity Planning$27.2MTreasurer & Tax Collector$24.8MAssessor-Recorder$21.1MJuvenile Probation$20.4MAdult Probation$18.8MEconomic & Workforce Development$16.9MBoard of Supervisors$12.9MMayor$11.6MFine Arts Museums$10.8MChildren, Youth & Their Families$10.1MEnvironment$9.9MEarly Childhood$8.8MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$8.0MRent Board$7.7MChild Support Services$7.7MElections$7.4MHealth Service System$6.3MPolice Accountability$5.9MAsian Art Museum$5.6MEthics Commission$4.5MHuman Rights Commission$4.1MArts Commission$3.7MAcademy of Sciences$1.8MStatus of Women$1.3MCivil Service Commission$902,920Sheriff's Office of Inspector General$820,893Board of Appeals$501,705Law Library$428,446
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2024, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗