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

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Madhubala Polisetty

Is Engineer-Principal/Controller

2025 total comp

$314,314

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $221,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,935
Benefits: $65,799
Total compensation: $314,314
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: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,742

Madhubala Polisetty is a Is Engineer-Principal at Controller within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $314,314. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Carmen Franc

Manager V/Controller

2025 total comp

$311,958

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $238,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $73,833
Total compensation: $311,958
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: 0933
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,409

Carmen Franc is a Manager V at Controller within Management. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $311,958. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Mark Perlite

Manager IV/Controller

2025 total comp

$311,640

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $238,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $73,463
Total compensation: $311,640
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: $24,559
Job Code: 0932
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,031

At Controller, Mark Perlite serves as a Manager IV within Management. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $311,640. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Loretta Cheung

Manager IV/Controller

2025 total comp

$307,352

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $232,645
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $74,708
Total compensation: $307,352
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: 0932
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,136

Loretta Cheung works as a Manager IV for Controller within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Loretta earned $307,352 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.