City and County of San Francisco / Controller

Agency file

Controller

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

The Controller manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 346 employees with median total compensation of $200,862; the highest distinct record was $499,695.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $68.6M
Employees: 346
Median total: $200,862
Highest record: $499,695

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9,313$333,640+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 346 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($200,862) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $148,045 (75%)
Overtime — $103 (0%)
Other — $682 (0%)
Benefits — $49,580 (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

$106,890

$153,352

$200,862

$246,519

$275,244

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $275,244 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $106,890. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Is Business Analyst-Principal

31 · $251,998

Is Business Analyst-Senior

29 · $215,647

Accountant III

28 · $184,768

Performance Analyst II

15 · $189,666

Senior Administrative Analyst

14 · $179,902

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	$69M —	362 —	$199,329 —
2025	$68.6M ▼ 0.5%	346 ▼ 4.4%	$200,862 ▲ 0.8%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lorelei Lat

Principal Account Clerk/Controller

2025 total comp

$113,924

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $93,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $20,906
Total compensation: $113,924
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CON
Job Code: 1634
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,229
Retirement Contribution: $13,678

Lorelei Lat is a Principal Account Clerk at Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work temporary exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $113,924. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Dulce Quintanar

IT Operations Support Administrative I/Controller

2025 total comp

$113,720

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $75,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $38,057
Total compensation: $113,720
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: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1091
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,826

At Controller, Dulce Quintanar serves as a IT Operations Support Administrative I within Information Systems. They work temporary exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,720. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Lily Chan

Is Business Analyst-Senior/Controller

2025 total comp

$109,662

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $81,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $907
Benefits: $27,280
Total compensation: $109,662
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $9,782
Job Code: 1053
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,053

At Controller, Lily Chan serves as a Is Business Analyst-Senior within Information Systems. They work permanent exempt, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,662. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Henry Lei

Auditor I/Controller

2025 total comp

$109,047

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $88,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $20,527
Total compensation: $109,047
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
Job Code: 1867
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,863
Retirement Contribution: $13,664

At Controller, Henry Lei serves as a Auditor I within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,047. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Yan Cao

Senior Administrative Analyst/Controller

2025 total comp

$106,890

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $78,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $28,590
Total compensation: $106,890
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.59

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,446
Job Code: 1823
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $5,709

Yan Cao is a Senior Administrative Analyst at Controller within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent civil service, 0.59 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $106,890. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.