City and County of San Francisco / Department of Building Inspection

Agency file

Department of Building Inspection

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

The Department of Building Inspection is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 316 employees with median total compensation of $202,955; the highest distinct record was $383,486.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $59.2M
Employees: 316
Median total: $202,955
Highest record: $383,486

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$134$304,060+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 316 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($202,955) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $133,782 (71%)
Overtime — $1,502 (1%)
Other — $4,004 (2%)
Benefits — $48,057 (26%)

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

$104,258

$131,314

$202,955

$241,134

$267,515

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $267,515 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $104,258. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

46 · $135,777

44 · $213,716

23 · $105,500

20 · $229,168

17 · $223,467

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	$58M —	318 —	$205,599 —
2025	$59.2M ▲ 2.1%	316 ▼ 0.6%	$202,955 ▼ 1.3%

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Record list

Employees

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Man Chan

Assistant Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$189,696

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $137,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $50,548
Total compensation: $189,696
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,473
Job Code: 5203
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,612

At Department of Building Inspection, Man Chan serves as a Assistant Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $189,696. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Laurel Mathews

Pr Administrative Analyst/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$189,481

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $138,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,499
Total compensation: $189,481
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1824
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,521

Laurel Mathews is a Pr Administrative Analyst at Department of Building Inspection within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $189,481. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Richard Tam

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$189,385

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $128,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,458
Benefits: $40,466
Total compensation: $189,385
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.61

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,878
Job Code: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,089

At Department of Building Inspection, Richard Tam serves as a Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work temporary exempt, 0.61 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $189,385. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sonya Harris

Sctry, Building Inspection Community/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$188,460

Sub-department: Administrative Secretarial
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $138,282
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,177
Total compensation: $188,460
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1555
Job Family Code: 1500
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,295

At Department of Building Inspection, Sonya Harris serves as a Sctry, Building Inspection Community within Administrative Secretarial. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $188,460. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Joanna Kong

Associate Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$185,865

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $137,513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,122
Benefits: $34,230
Total compensation: $185,865
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.76

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,179
Job Code: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $11,569

At Department of Building Inspection, Joanna Kong serves as a Associate Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.76 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,865. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Akim Carson

Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$182,729

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $131,221
Overtime: $21
Other pay: $3,280
Benefits: $48,207
Total compensation: $182,729
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.8

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,857
Job Code: 6248
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,284

Akim Carson is a Electrical Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. They work permanent civil service, 0.8 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $182,729. Union affiliation: Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Hung Lam

Is Business Analyst-Senior/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$181,942

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $136,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $45,832
Total compensation: $181,942
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.85

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,539
Job Code: 1053
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,888

Hung Lam is a Is Business Analyst-Senior at Department of Building Inspection within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service, 0.85 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $181,942. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

John Hinchion

Chief Building Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$181,207

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $105,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,224
Benefits: $40,729
Total compensation: $181,207
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Building Inspects - 6332
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $13,363
Job Code: 6334
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $10,728

At Department of Building Inspection, John Hinchion serves as a Chief Building Inspector within Construction Inspection. They work permanent exempt, 0.56 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $181,207. Union affiliation: Building Inspects - 6332.

David Real

Building Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$180,368

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $127,950
Overtime: $23
Other pay: $1,172
Benefits: $51,224
Total compensation: $180,368
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Building Inspects - 6331/33
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,737
Job Code: 6331
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,502

At Department of Building Inspection, David Real serves as a Building Inspector within Construction Inspection. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $180,368. Their bargaining unit is Building Inspects - 6331/33.

Mia Sutanto

Human Resources Analyst/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$177,710

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $129,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,319
Total compensation: $177,710
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1241
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,751

Mia Sutanto is a Human Resources Analyst at Department of Building Inspection within Personnel. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $177,710. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.