City and County of San Francisco / Arts Commission

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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

Mary Chou

Manager I/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$235,925

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $172,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,279
Total compensation: $235,925
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $24,559
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $14,167

Mary Chou works as a Manager I for Arts Commission within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Mary earned $235,925 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Denise Pate

Manager I/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$233,886

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $169,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,916
Total compensation: $233,886
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $24,559
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $15,184

At Arts Commission, Denise Pate serves as a Manager I within Management. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $233,886. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.