Security Guard

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

30 employees hold this title in Asian Art Museum. Median total compensation for the role is $17,130, below the department median of $131,297.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $17,130
Agency median: $131,297
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$267$150,935+

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How total compensation varies among the 30 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Security Guard is held in 4 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Asian Art Museum, the median of $17,130 ranks #4 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police

$112,017 · 1

Port

$38,386 · 1

Fine Arts Museum

$22,599 · 100

Median total compensation for the Security Guard role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Security Guard beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $22,599 ranks #10 of 15. See Security Guard across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$79,544 · 103

Illinois

$63,800 · 6

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$54,181 · 1,177

$41,183 · 91

$40,000 · 5

$39,171 · 120

$38,364 · 345

$36,264 · 51

Median total compensation for comparable Security Guardroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kahina Radja

Security Guard/Asian Art Museum

2025 total comp

$34,005

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $22,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $338
Benefits: $11,071
Total compensation: $34,005
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.3

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: AAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $5,986
Job Code: 8202
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $1,755

Kahina Radja holds the role of Security Guard at Asian Art Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.3 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,005. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.