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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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Gina Simi

Public Relations Manager/City Planning

2024 total comp
$65,093
Sub-department
Airport Operation
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$23,450
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$30,533
Benefits
$11,111
Total compensation
$65,093
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit
Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of
Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At
Jun 15, 2026
Department Code
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$3,252
Job Code
9251
Job Family Code
9200
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$4,294

Gina Simi is a Public Relations Manager at City Planning within Airport Operation. They work permanent civil service, 0.13 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $65,093. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Ryan Balba

Planner 2/City Planning

2024 total comp
$61,087
Sub-department
Professional Engineering
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$34,499
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,737
Benefits
$14,851
Total compensation
$61,087
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit
Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.33

Source-specific fields

Data As Of
Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At
Jun 15, 2026
Department Code
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$5,884
Job Code
5278
Job Family Code
5200
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$3,554

Ryan Balba is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.33 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $61,087. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Alton Chinn

Is Business Analyst-Principal/City Planning

2024 total comp
$59,478
Sub-department
Information Systems
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$20,720
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$29,765
Benefits
$8,994
Total compensation
$59,478
Employment type
Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit
Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
0.11

Source-specific fields

Data As Of
Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At
Jun 15, 2026
Department Code
CPC
Health and Dental Benefits
$2,020
Job Code
1054
Job Family Code
1000
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$3,826

At City Planning, Alton Chinn serves as a Is Business Analyst-Principal within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service, 0.11 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,478. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.