City and County of San Francisco / City Administrator

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City Administrator

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The City Administrator provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 1,110 employees with median total compensation of $151,053; the highest distinct record was $546,598.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $170.4M
Employees: 1,110
Median total: $151,053
Highest record: $546,598

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$129$322,680+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,110 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($151,053) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $106,673 (69%)
Overtime — $3,602 (2%)
Other — $2,925 (2%)
Benefits — $40,300 (26%)

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

$38,038

$115,994

$151,053

$199,141

$247,143

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $247,143 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $38,038. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Custodian

200 · $120,997

Customer Service Agent

83 · $153,197

Stationary Engineer

38 · $195,303

Contract Compliance Officer 1

32 · $191,985

Heavy Duty Mechanic/Automchnst

29 · $179,180

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	$170.9M —	1,170 —	$142,999 —
2025	$170.4M ▼ 0.3%	1,110 ▼ 5.1%	$151,053 ▲ 5.6%

Compare

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Airport Commission City and County of San Francisco67% match
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Record list

Employees

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Philip Ireton

Senior Stationary Engineer/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$244,798

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $143,919
Overtime: $20,492
Other pay: $23,472
Benefits: $56,915
Total compensation: $244,798
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.09

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,973
Job Code: 7335
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,777

At City Administrator, Philip Ireton serves as a Senior Stationary Engineer within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service, 1.09 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $244,798. They are represented by Stationary Engineers, Local 39.

Paul Burke

Building & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$244,315

Sub-department: Supervisory-Labor & Trade
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $151,978
Overtime: $18,871
Other pay: $15,760
Benefits: $57,706
Total compensation: $244,315
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.08

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,973
Job Code: 7203
Job Family Code: 7200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,769

Paul Burke is a Building & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor at City Administrator within Supervisory-Labor & Trade. They work temporary provisional, 1.08 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $244,315. They are represented by Stationary Engineers, Local 39.

Meron Foster

Manager I/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$243,833

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $179,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,278
Total compensation: $243,833
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
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: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $24,559
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,184

Meron Foster is a Manager I at City Administrator within Management. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $243,833. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Nicholas Peneyra

Electrician/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$243,368

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,413
Overtime: $35,149
Other pay: $3,165
Benefits: $58,642
Total compensation: $243,368
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.16

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,685
Job Code: 7345
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,684

Nicholas Peneyra is a Electrician at City Administrator within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service, 1.16 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $243,368. Their bargaining unit is Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Nadine Levin

Manager II/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,947

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $178,457
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,490
Total compensation: $242,947
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $25,140
Job Code: 0923
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,965

Nadine Levin works as a Manager II for City Administrator within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.9 FTE. Nadine earned $242,947 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Jamie Querubin

Manager V/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,914

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $185,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $57,146
Total compensation: $242,914
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,663
Job Code: 0933
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,147

Jamie Querubin works as a Manager V for City Administrator within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.8 FTE. Jamie earned $242,914 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Amy Corso

Deputy Director II/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,686

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $177,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,879
Total compensation: $242,686
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
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: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $26,061
Job Code: 0952
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,548

At City Administrator, Amy Corso serves as a Deputy Director II within Management. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $242,686. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Htet Htet

Manager I/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,678

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $178,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,124
Total compensation: $242,678
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: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $24,559
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,172

At City Administrator, Htet Htet serves as a Manager I within Management. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $242,678. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Tenley Ludewig

Is Engineer-Senior/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,628

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $183,843
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $58,785
Total compensation: $242,628
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.96

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,794
Job Code: 1043
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,831

Tenley Ludewig holds the role of Is Engineer-Senior at City Administrator within Information Systems. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.96 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $242,628. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Cheryl Agustin

Accountant IV/City Administrator

2024 total comp

$242,325

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $183,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $59,298
Total compensation: $242,325
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,802
Job Code: 1657
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,360

Cheryl Agustin is a Accountant IV at City Administrator within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $242,325. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ha Nguyen

Stationary Engineer/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,294

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $133,357
Overtime: $25,968
Other pay: $27,160
Benefits: $55,808
Total compensation: $242,294
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,973
Job Code: 7334
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,757

Ha Nguyen holds the role of Stationary Engineer at City Administrator within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.12 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $242,294. Their bargaining unit is Stationary Engineers, Local 39.

Darcy Bender

Technology Expert I/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$242,093

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $182,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $59,240
Total compensation: $242,093
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 9976
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $13,690

Darcy Bender holds the role of Technology Expert I at City Administrator within Information Systems. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $242,093. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.