City and County of San Francisco / Controller

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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

Ming Chow

Financial Systems Supervisor/Controller

2025 total comp

$276,207

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $212,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,966
Total compensation: $276,207
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: 1670
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,236

Ming Chow works as a Financial Systems Supervisor for Controller within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service. Ming earned $276,207 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Prabhdeep Kochar

Manager IV/Controller

2025 total comp

$276,079

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $217,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $58,201
Total compensation: $276,079
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $12,524
Job Code: 0932
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,691

Prabhdeep Kochar holds the role of Manager IV at Controller within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $276,079. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Yi-Ching Kao

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$275,422

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $206,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $68,699
Total compensation: $275,422
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $24,559
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,740

Yi-Ching Kao works as a Manager III for Controller within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Yi-Ching earned $275,422 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Todd Ojo

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$275,244

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $206,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $68,495
Total compensation: $275,244
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $24,559
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,533

Todd Ojo works as a Manager III for Controller within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Todd earned $275,244 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Carlos Benitez

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$274,103

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $204,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $69,977
Total compensation: $274,103
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $26,486
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,462

Carlos Benitez works as a Manager III for Controller within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Carlos earned $274,103 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Abid Ali

Is Engineer-Senior/Controller

2025 total comp

$272,273

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $191,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,078
Benefits: $60,914
Total compensation: $272,273
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: 1043
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,165

Abid Ali holds the role of Is Engineer-Senior at Controller within Information Systems. Their status is temporary exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $272,273. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Bridget Katz

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$271,455

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $195,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $76,378
Total compensation: $271,455
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.92

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CON
Health and Dental Benefits: $34,411
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,190

Bridget Katz holds the role of Manager III at Controller within Management. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.92 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $271,455. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Alexander Levitsky

Is Business Analyst-Principal/Controller

2025 total comp

$270,551

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $206,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,644
Benefits: $62,886
Total compensation: $270,551
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: 1054
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,041

Alexander Levitsky is a Is Business Analyst-Principal at Controller within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $270,551. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Rafael Antonio

Is Engineer-Principal/Controller

2025 total comp

$269,923

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $205,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,082
Benefits: $62,774
Total compensation: $269,923
Employment type: Permanent 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: $19,536
Job Code: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,075

Rafael Antonio is a Is Engineer-Principal at Controller within Information Systems. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $269,923. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Michael Dichoso

Is Business Analyst-Principal/Controller

2025 total comp

$269,071

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $206,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $63,022
Total compensation: $269,071
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: 1054
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,177

Michael Dichoso holds the role of Is Business Analyst-Principal at Controller within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $269,071. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Norman Ng

Is Business Analyst-Principal/Controller

2025 total comp

$268,491

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $205,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,935
Total compensation: $268,491
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: 1054
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,155

At Controller, Norman Ng serves as a Is Business Analyst-Principal within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $268,491. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Mark Mclean

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$267,505

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $199,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $67,833
Total compensation: $267,505
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $24,559
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,878

At Controller, Mark Mclean serves as a Manager III within Management. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $267,505. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Jay Liao

Manager III/Controller

2025 total comp

$266,617

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $198,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $67,868
Total compensation: $266,617
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
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: $25,157
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,446

At Controller, Jay Liao serves as a Manager III within Management. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $266,617. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.