City and County of San Francisco / City Administrator / Public Service Trainee

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Public Service Trainee

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

38 employees hold this title in City Administrator. Median total compensation for the role is $53,226, below the department median of $151,053.

Employees: 38
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $53,226
Agency median: $151,053
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,399$88,244+

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How total compensation varies among the 38 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

Public Service Trainee is held in 13 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Administrator, the median of $53,226 ranks #2 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Economic Workforce Development

$91,898 · 1

Municipal Transportation Agency

$49,153 · 24

Public Health

$43,735 · 66

City Planning

$39,123 · 1

Human Services Agency

$20,579 · 428

Department of Early Childhood

$13,869 · 4

Children Youth & Families

$13,110 · 9

Fire Department

$8,691 · 47

Airport Commission

$4,204 · 65

Status of Women

$4,073 · 1

Recreation and Park Commission

$3,914 · 452

Assessor-Recorder

$3,037 · 5

Median total compensation for the Public Service Trainee 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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Public Service Trainee beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $6,131 ranks #2 of 2. See Public Service Trainee across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$6,964 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Public Service Traineeroles 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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William Helm

Public Service Trainee/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$54,702

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $33,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $358
Benefits: $20,774
Total compensation: $54,702
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,657
Job Code: 9910
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,656

At City Administrator, William Helm serves as a Public Service Trainee within Public Service Aide. They work temporary exempt, 0.63 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,702. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Veronica Guevara

Public Service Trainee/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$53,482

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $33,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $19,888
Total compensation: $53,482
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,805
Job Code: 9910
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,688

At City Administrator, Veronica Guevara serves as a Public Service Trainee within Public Service Aide. They work temporary exempt, 0.63 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,482. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Justin Ly

Public Service Trainee/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$52,970

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $32,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $170
Benefits: $20,179
Total compensation: $52,970
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,306
Job Code: 9910
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,564

Justin Ly works as a Public Service Trainee for City Administrator within Public Service Aide. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.62 FTE. Justin earned $52,970 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Quang Huynh

Public Service Trainee/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$51,644

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $30,271
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,819
Benefits: $19,554
Total compensation: $51,644
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.57

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,248
Job Code: 9910
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $2,505

Quang Huynh holds the role of Public Service Trainee at City Administrator within Public Service Aide. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.57 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,644. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.