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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Qi Hu

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$276,836

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $204,177
Overtime: $10,005
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,653
Total compensation: $276,836
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.03

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: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,070

Qi Hu is a Engineer at Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 1.03 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $276,836. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kenneth Burke

Chief Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$276,089

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $199,678
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,985
Benefits: $67,425
Total compensation: $276,089
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
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: $23,685
Job Code: 6250
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,067

At Department of Building Inspection, Kenneth Burke serves as a Chief Electrical Inspector within Public Safety Inspection. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $276,089. Union affiliation: Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Jeff Lai

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$274,836

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $204,177
Overtime: $7,956
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,702
Total compensation: $274,836
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.03

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: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,119

At Department of Building Inspection, Jeff Lai serves as a Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 1.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $274,836. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kevin Edwards

Is Engineer-Principal/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$274,472

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $210,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,672
Total compensation: $274,472
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: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,147

Kevin Edwards is a Is Engineer-Principal at Department of Building Inspection within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $274,472. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Alex Sabato

Manager III/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$272,143

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $204,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $68,083
Total compensation: $272,143
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.99

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $24,420
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,646

At Department of Building Inspection, Alex Sabato serves as a Manager III within Management. They work permanent exempt, 0.99 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $272,143. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Mark Jusino

Senior Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$269,965

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $181,646
Overtime: $15,460
Other pay: $8,174
Benefits: $64,685
Total compensation: $269,965
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.05

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,685
Job Code: 6249
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,007

Mark Jusino holds the role of Senior Electrical Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $269,965. Union affiliation: Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Jiale Liu

Associate Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$268,821

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $180,481
Overtime: $7,814
Other pay: $18,535
Benefits: $61,991
Total compensation: $268,821
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.07

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,802
Job Code: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,682

At Department of Building Inspection, Jiale Liu serves as a Associate Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 1.07 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $268,821. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Michelle Yu

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$267,880

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $205,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,815
Total compensation: $267,880
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,802
Job Code: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,609

Michelle Yu works as a Engineer for Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. Michelle earned $267,880 in 2024. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Paul Zarich

Senior Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$267,515

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $181,085
Overtime: $17,842
Other pay: $4,527
Benefits: $64,062
Total compensation: $267,515
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.07

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,685
Job Code: 6249
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,982

Paul Zarich is a Senior Electrical Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. They work permanent civil service, 1.07 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $267,515. Their bargaining unit is Electrical Workers, Local 6.