City and County of San Francisco / City Administrator

Agency file

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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Record list

Employees

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Katie Smith

Animal Care Attendant/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$15,425

Sub-department: Park & Zoo
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $9,893
Overtime: $899
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $4,632
Total compensation: $15,425
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Teamsters, Local 856, Multi
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,390
Job Code: 3370
Job Family Code: 3300
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $805

Katie Smith is a Animal Care Attendant at City Administrator within Park & Zoo. They work permanent civil service, 0.13 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $15,425. They are represented by Teamsters, Local 856, Multi.

Tiffany Zhou

Custodian/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$15,212

Sub-department: Housekeeping & Laundry
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $13,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $190
Benefits: $1,061
Total compensation: $15,212
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.21

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 2708
Job Family Code: 2700
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,061
Total Salary: $14,151

At City Administrator, Tiffany Zhou serves as a Custodian within Housekeeping & Laundry. They work temporary exempt, 0.21 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $15,212. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Maria Maldonado

Publ Service Aide-Asst to Professional/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$14,776

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $9,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $142
Benefits: $5,571
Total compensation: $14,776
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,363
Job Code: 9920
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $728

Maria Maldonado holds the role of Publ Service Aide-Asst to Professional at City Administrator within Public Service Aide. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.17 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,776. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Rachel Brown

Ps Aide to Professional/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$14,621

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $11,258
Overtime: $2,344
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,020
Total compensation: $14,621
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.22

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 9922
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,020
Total Salary: $13,602

Rachel Brown is a Ps Aide to Professional at City Administrator within Public Service Aide. They work temporary exempt, 0.22 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $14,621. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Quincy Loyola

Ps Aide to Professional/City Administrator

2024 total comp

$14,384

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $13,017
Overtime: $335
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,032
Total compensation: $14,384
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.23

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 9922
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,032
Total Salary: $13,352

Quincy Loyola works as a Ps Aide to Professional for City Administrator within Public Service Aide. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.23 FTE. Quincy earned $14,384 in 2024. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Mullane Ahern

Contract Compliance Officer 1/City Administrator

2024 total comp

$14,376

Sub-department: Human Services
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $4,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,496
Benefits: $3,760
Total compensation: $14,376
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,285
Job Code: 2992
Job Family Code: 2900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $828

At City Administrator, Mullane Ahern serves as a Contract Compliance Officer 1 within Human Services. They work permanent civil service. Their 2024 pay totaled $14,376. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sarah Albert

Ps Aide to Professional/City Administrator

2024 total comp

$14,359

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $13,331
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,029
Total compensation: $14,359
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.23

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 9922
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $1,029
Total Salary: $13,331

Sarah Albert is a Ps Aide to Professional at City Administrator within Public Service Aide. They work temporary exempt, 0.23 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $14,359. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Marcus Johnson

Stationary Engineer/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$14,039

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $9,876
Overtime: $370
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $3,793
Total compensation: $14,039
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,589
Job Code: 7334
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $769

At City Administrator, Marcus Johnson serves as a Stationary Engineer within Journeyman Trade. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,039. Union affiliation: Stationary Engineers, Local 39.

Jackson Wu

Custodian/City Administrator

2025 total comp

$14,020

Sub-department: Housekeeping & Laundry
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $12,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $226
Benefits: $978
Total compensation: $14,020
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.19

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 2708
Job Family Code: 2700
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $978
Total Salary: $13,042

Jackson Wu works as a Custodian for City Administrator within Housekeeping & Laundry. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.19 FTE. Jackson earned $14,020 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Monica Schneck

Ps Aide to Professional/City Administrator

2024 total comp

$13,611

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $12,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $949
Total compensation: $13,611
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.22

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ADM
Job Code: 9922
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $949
Total Salary: $12,662

Monica Schneck holds the role of Ps Aide to Professional at City Administrator within Public Service Aide. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.22 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $13,611. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.