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

Matthew Mckinley

Principal Museum Preparator/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$55,119

Sub-department: Museum & Cultural Affairs
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $45,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $9,347
Total compensation: $55,119
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.42

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Health and Dental Benefits: $8,470
Job Code: 3524
Job Family Code: 3500
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $877

At Arts Commission, Matthew Mckinley serves as a Principal Museum Preparator within Museum & Cultural Affairs. They work permanent exempt, 0.42 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,119. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Ellen Schumer

Management Assistant/Arts Commission

2025 total comp

$53,494

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $49,763
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,731
Total compensation: $53,494
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.43

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Job Code: 1842
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $3,731
Total Salary: $49,763

Ellen Schumer is a Management Assistant at Arts Commission within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work temporary exempt, 0.43 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $53,494. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Dominic Cheng

Junior Management Assistant/Arts Commission

2024 total comp

$47,864

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $31,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,595
Benefits: $13,826
Total compensation: $47,864
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.34

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ART
Health and Dental Benefits: $6,288
Job Code: 1840
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $2,601

Dominic Cheng holds the role of Junior Management Assistant at Arts Commission within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.34 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $47,864. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.