City and County of San Francisco / Department of Building Inspection

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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

Page 1

Chu Liu

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$291,146

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $204,177
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,969
Benefits: $66,000
Total compensation: $291,146
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: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,435

At Department of Building Inspection, Chu Liu serves as a Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $291,146. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Howard Zee

Structural Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$291,035

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $225,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $66,001
Total compensation: $291,035
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: 5218
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,452

Howard Zee works as a Structural Engineer for Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service. Howard earned $291,035 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Mark Walls

Chief Building Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$290,586

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $200,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,382
Benefits: $73,073
Total compensation: $290,586
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Building Inspects - 6332
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: $28,797
Job Code: 6334
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,107

Mark Walls works as a Chief Building Inspector for Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service. Mark earned $290,586 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Building Inspects - 6332.

Mohsin Shaikh

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$289,291

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $214,385
Overtime: $10,450
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,456
Total compensation: $289,291
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: $14,422

Mohsin Shaikh holds the role of Engineer at Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.03 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $289,291. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Jiale Liu

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$287,341

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $188,855
Overtime: $15,612
Other pay: $19,395
Benefits: $63,480
Total compensation: $287,341
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
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: $19,546
Job Code: 5241
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,329

At Department of Building Inspection, Jiale Liu serves as a Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $287,341. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Steven Panelli

Chief Plumbing Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$285,246

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $200,567
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,045
Benefits: $68,634
Total compensation: $285,246
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Plumbers, Local 38
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: $23,592
Job Code: 6244
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,237

At Department of Building Inspection, Steven Panelli serves as a Chief Plumbing Inspector within Public Safety Inspection. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $285,246. They are represented by Plumbers, Local 38.

Michael Doherty

Senior Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$284,525

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $181,545
Overtime: $27,833
Other pay: $9,985
Benefits: $65,162
Total compensation: $284,525
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

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: 6249
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,241

Michael Doherty works as a Senior Electrical Inspector for Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. Michael earned $284,525 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Junko Laxamana

Manager III/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$283,610

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $212,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,773
Total compensation: $283,610
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $25,737
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,772

Junko Laxamana holds the role of Manager III at Department of Building Inspection within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $283,610. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Melissa Cayabyab

Manager III/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$283,346

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $205,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $77,611
Total compensation: $283,346
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: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $34,024
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,327

Melissa Cayabyab works as a Manager III for Department of Building Inspection within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Melissa earned $283,346 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Mauricio Hernandez

Chief Building Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$282,689

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $199,970
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,043
Benefits: $72,676
Total compensation: $282,689
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Building Inspects - 6332
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: $28,797
Job Code: 6334
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,021

Mauricio Hernandez holds the role of Chief Building Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $282,689. Their bargaining unit is Building Inspects - 6332.

Vivian Huang

Building Plans Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$281,006

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $216,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,551
Total compensation: $281,006
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
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: 5214
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,226

Vivian Huang works as a Building Plans Engineer for Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. Their status is temporary provisional. Vivian earned $281,006 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Wai Yip

Is Engineer-Principal/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$280,703

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $216,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,578
Total compensation: $280,703
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: $14,296

At Department of Building Inspection, Wai Yip serves as a Is Engineer-Principal within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $280,703. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Chris Siu

Is Engineer-Principal/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$280,640

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $216,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,516
Total compensation: $280,640
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: $14,234

Chris Siu holds the role of Is Engineer-Principal at Department of Building Inspection within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $280,640. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Bruce Yuke

Is Project Director/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$280,580

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $216,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,455
Total compensation: $280,580
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: 1070
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $14,173

At Department of Building Inspection, Bruce Yuke serves as a Is Project Director within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $280,580. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Vivian Huang

Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$279,785

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $215,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $64,469
Total compensation: $279,785
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: $13,744

At Department of Building Inspection, Vivian Huang serves as a Engineer within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $279,785. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.