Permit Technician I

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

25 employees hold this title in Department of Building Inspection. Median total compensation for the role is $104,258, below the department median of $202,955.

Employees: 25
Total payroll: $2.3M
Role median: $104,258
Agency median: $202,955
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$23,042$120,081+

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How total compensation varies among the 25 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Permit Technician beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $129,144 ranks #1 of 6. See Permit Technician across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$97,583 · 29

$92,851 · 30

$67,997 · 15

$44,408 · 7

$20,793 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Permit Technicianroles 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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Meijuan Chen

Permit Technician I/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$76,569

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $51,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $24,908
Total compensation: $76,569
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.67

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $13,353
Job Code: 6321
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $4,001

Meijuan Chen holds the role of Permit Technician I at Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.67 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,569. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.