City and County of San Francisco / Controller / Accountant III

Job-title file

Accountant III

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

31 employees hold this title in Controller. Median total compensation for the role is $184,829, below the department median of $200,862.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $5.1M
Role median: $184,829
Agency median: $200,862
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$9,313$198,830+

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

How total compensation varies among the 31 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant III pay vs. the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area

Across all employers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 25,170 people — is $110,730. Controller pays a median base salary of $146,464 for this role, 32% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Controller sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$73,420

$88,820

$110,730

$143,590

$180,060

Controller median · $146,464

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Controller’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Controller’s median base salary is 75% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Controller median · $146,464

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 47 of 50 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Controller is $196,133, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City and County of San Francisco

Accountant III is held in 32 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Controller, the median of $184,829 ranks #19 of 32.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney

$198,378 · 1

Health Service System

$198,367 · 1

Homelessness Services

$198,248 · 2

Fine Arts Museum

$198,145 · 1

Technology

$198,102 · 1

City Administrator

$198,050 · 3

Child Support Services

$197,689 · 1

Public Works

$197,535 · 10

Municipal Transportation Agency

$197,141 · 24

Public Health

$197,137 · 35

Public Utilities Commission

$195,397 · 22

Retirement System

$195,086 · 4

Median total compensation for the Accountant III role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $197,263 ranks #1 of 38. See Accountant across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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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Ma Nacino

Accountant III/Controller

2024 total comp

$199,152

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $147,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $52,064
Total compensation: $199,152
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,802
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,071

Ma Nacino works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is temporary exempt, 1.04 FTE. Ma earned $199,152 in 2024. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Batzaya Baasanbat

Accountant III/Controller

2024 total comp

$198,616

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $147,088
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,529
Total compensation: $198,616
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,802
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,919

At Controller, Batzaya Baasanbat serves as a Accountant III within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $198,616. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Jing Wu

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$198,331

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,867
Total compensation: $198,331
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,128

At Controller, Jing Wu serves as a Accountant III within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $198,331. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Yuming Xie

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$198,313

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,844
Total compensation: $198,313
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,106

At Controller, Yuming Xie serves as a Accountant III within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $198,313. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Elmor Oro

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$198,163

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,699
Total compensation: $198,163
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,324

Elmor Oro works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. Elmor earned $198,163 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Tina Cen-Camarao

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$198,124

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,660
Total compensation: $198,124
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,285

Tina Cen-Camarao works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. Tina earned $198,124 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Yan Chen

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$198,040

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,576
Total compensation: $198,040
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,201

Yan Chen holds the role of Accountant III at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,040. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ai Luo

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$197,933

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,469
Total compensation: $197,933
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,094

Ai Luo is a Accountant III at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $197,933. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Natalie Encarnacion

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$197,875

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,411
Total compensation: $197,875
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,036

Natalie Encarnacion works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. Natalie earned $197,875 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Edward Chun

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$197,710

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,246
Total compensation: $197,710
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,871

Edward Chun is a Accountant III at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $197,710. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

David Zhu

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$197,586

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,122
Total compensation: $197,586
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,747

David Zhu works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. David earned $197,586 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Francisco Jr

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$197,206

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $146,464
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,742
Total compensation: $197,206
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,367

Francisco Jr is a Accountant III at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $197,206. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Weiqi Su

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$196,454

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $145,079
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,374
Total compensation: $196,454
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,841

Weiqi Su is a Accountant III at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $196,454. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ian Ondrejka

Accountant III/Controller

2025 total comp

$195,813

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $144,539
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $51,274
Total compensation: $195,813
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.99

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,287
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,081

Ian Ondrejka works as a Accountant III for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.99 FTE. Ian earned $195,813 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.