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City and County of San Francisco / City Planning

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City Planning

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

The City Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 200 employees with median total compensation of $198,662; the highest distinct record was $412,145.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$35.6M
Employees
200
Median total
$198,662
Highest record
$412,145

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 200 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($198,662) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $132,004 (74%)
  • Overtime — $10 (0%)
  • Other — $968 (1%)
  • Benefits — $45,187 (25%)

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
$34,390
$148,005
$198,662
$215,913
$246,585

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $246,585 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,390. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planner 3
52 · $205,160
Planner IV
22 · $239,252
Planner 2
22 · $153,129
Planner 3-Environmental Review
10 · $205,314
Planning Technician II
8 · $146,767

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$37.7M
—
216
—
$195,374
—
2025
$35.6M
▼ 5.5%
200
▼ 7.4%
$198,662
▲ 1.7%

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Virna Byrd

Planning Technician II/City Planning

2025 total comp
$136,706
Sub-department
Professional Engineering
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$97,095
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,611
Total compensation
$136,706
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit
Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.91

Source-specific fields

Data As Of
Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At
Jun 15, 2026
Department Code
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$17,850
Job Code
5273
Job Family Code
5200
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$7,464

Virna Byrd works as a Planning Technician II for City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.91 FTE. Virna earned $136,706 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

William Mccallum

Planner 1/City Planning

2025 total comp
$133,512
Sub-department
Professional Engineering
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$92,473
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$41,039
Total compensation
$133,512
Employment type
Temporary 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
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$19,546
Job Code
5277
Job Family Code
5200
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$7,897

At City Planning, William Mccallum serves as a Planner 1 within Professional Engineering. They work temporary exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,512. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Hanieh Gholami

Accountant III/City Planning

2025 total comp
$128,270
Sub-department
Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$85,430
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,761
Benefits
$33,079
Total compensation
$128,270
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit
Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.67

Source-specific fields

Data As Of
Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At
Jun 15, 2026
Department Code
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$13,156
Job Code
1654
Job Family Code
1600
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$7,283

Hanieh Gholami works as a Accountant III for City Planning within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.67 FTE. Hanieh earned $128,270 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Melissa Wong

Is Business Analyst-Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp
$126,796
Sub-department
Information Systems
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$87,608
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$39,188
Total compensation
$126,796
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
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
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$19,546
Job Code
1051
Job Family Code
1000
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$6,771

At City Planning, Melissa Wong serves as a Is Business Analyst-Assistant within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,796. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.