Adopted (FY2026)
$5.3B
Share of city spending
32.8%
Departments
50
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 — FY2026
Public Health$1.3BMunicipal Transportation Agency (Muni)$647.7MPolice$600.7MFire Department$391.3MPublic Utilities Commission (water, power, sewer)$353.0MHuman Services Agency$283.4MAirport (SFO)$260.5MSheriff$189.4M
+ 42 smaller departments
Public Works$156.2MCity Administrator$126.5MRecreation & Parks$105.1MPublic Library$82.7MCity Attorney$73.9MEmergency Management$58.8MDistrict Attorney$55.8MBuilding Inspection$47.6MTechnology$45.3MController$44.6MPublic Defender$40.1MPort$38.0MHomelessness & Supportive Housing$36.2MHuman Resources$30.6MRetirement System$30.1MCity Planning$26.3MTreasurer & Tax Collector$24.5MAssessor-Recorder$24.4MJuvenile Probation$23.5MAdult Probation$20.5MEconomic & Workforce Development$17.5MBoard of Supervisors$14.2MMayor$13.6MEnvironment$12.4MFine Arts Museums$11.4MChildren, Youth & Their Families$10.1MEarly Childhood$9.3MWar Memorial & Performing Arts$8.5MRent Board$8.1MChild Support Services$7.8MElections$7.3MAsian Art Museum$6.0MHealth Service System$5.6MPolice Accountability$5.6MHuman Rights Commission$4.9MEthics Commission$4.2MArts Commission$3.6MAcademy of Sciences$1.8MCivil Service Commission$959,549Board of Appeals$505,780Law Library$366,982Sheriff's Office of Inspector General$336,699
Source
Adopted budget lines for “Salaries”, fiscal year 2026, from the SF Controller’s budget dataset: Budget (xdgd-c79v) ↗