City and County of San Francisco / Arts Commission

Agency file

Arts Commission

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Arts Commission supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 52 employees with median total compensation of $153,064; the highest distinct record was $313,803.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6.8M
Employees: 52
Median total: $153,064
Highest record: $313,803

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$430$267,122+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 52 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($153,064) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $94,335 (72%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $953 (1%)
Benefits — $35,890 (27%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$2,311

$80,647

$153,064

$167,714

$230,646

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $230,646 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,311. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Management Assistant

12 · $156,804

Senior Management Assistant

8 · $177,864

Junior Management Assistant

7 · $130,223

Senior Administrative Analyst

5 · $107,897

Commissioner No Benefits

5 · $2,311

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$7M —	57 —	$146,587 —
2025	$6.8M ▼ 2.8%	52 ▼ 8.8%	$153,064 ▲ 4.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tara Peterson

Junior Management Assistant/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$144,668

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $101,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $42,747
Total compensation: $144,668
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1840
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,806

Tara Peterson works as a Junior Management Assistant for Arts Commission within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. Their status is permanent civil service. Tara earned $144,668 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Paris Cotz

Junior Management Assistant/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$142,961

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $100,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14
Benefits: $42,234
Total compensation: $142,961
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.99

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,714
Job Code: 1840
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,709

Paris Cotz holds the role of Junior Management Assistant at Arts Commission within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.99 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,961. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Natalia Perez

Junior Management Assistant/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$136,220

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $95,012
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $41,208
Total compensation: $136,220
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1840
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,286

Natalia Perez works as a Junior Management Assistant for Arts Commission within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. Their status is temporary exempt. Natalia earned $136,220 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.