Deputy Director III

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

10 employees hold this title in City Administrator. Median total compensation for the role is $320,357, above the department median of $151,053.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $3M
Role median: $320,357
Agency median: $151,053
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$117,328$368,564+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 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

Deputy Director III is held in 22 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Administrator, the median of $320,357 ranks #15 of 22.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$352,775 · 5

$348,663 · 4

$346,956 · 6

$344,231 · 2

$341,546 · 2

$339,666 · 3

$338,628 · 8

$336,620 · 1

$333,209 · 1

Economic Workforce Development

$330,005 · 5

Human Rights Commission

$328,386 · 1

Human Resources

$327,295 · 5

Median total compensation for the Deputy Director III 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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Deputy Director beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $327,295 ranks #1 of 2. See Deputy Director across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston

$149,566 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Deputy Directorroles 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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Sarah Oerth

Deputy Director III/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$117,328

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $92,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,367
Total compensation: $117,328
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.35

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,854
Job Code: 0953
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,471

Sarah Oerth holds the role of Deputy Director III at City Administrator within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.35 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,328. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.