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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Sonia Tennille

Permit Technician I/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$36,274

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $24,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $11,728
Total compensation: $36,274
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.31

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $6,126
Job Code: 6321
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,949

Sonia Tennille holds the role of Permit Technician I at Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.31 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,274. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Marcus Filippo

Plumbing Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$35,093

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $12,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $954
Benefits: $21,489
Total compensation: $35,093
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Plumbers, Local 38

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,529
Job Code: 6242
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,148

Marcus Filippo holds the role of Plumbing Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,093. They are represented by Plumbers, Local 38.

Omer Akyurt

Stdntdsgntrain1, Arch/Eng/Plng/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$34,401

Sub-department: Sub-Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $28,250
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,672
Benefits: $4,479
Total compensation: $34,401
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.37

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Job Code: 5380
Job Family Code: 5300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $2,252
Retirement Contribution: $2,227

Omer Akyurt is a Stdntdsgntrain1, Arch/Eng/Plng at Department of Building Inspection within Sub-Professional Engineering. They work temporary exempt, 0.37 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $34,401. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Chantel Lewis

Electrical Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$34,256

Sub-department: Public Safety Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $21,427
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,292
Benefits: $10,537
Total compensation: $34,256
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.14

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $5,971
Job Code: 6248
Job Family Code: 6200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,179

Chantel Lewis holds the role of Electrical Inspector at Department of Building Inspection within Public Safety Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.14 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $34,256. Their bargaining unit is Electrical Workers, Local 6.

Oguz Cavuslu

Associate Engineer/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$33,776

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $16,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,773
Benefits: $7,020
Total compensation: $33,776
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,089
Job Code: 5207
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,993

Oguz Cavuslu holds the role of Associate Engineer at Department of Building Inspection within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.12 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $33,776. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Adriana Ortiz

Senior Clerk/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$29,782

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $19,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $290
Benefits: $9,548
Total compensation: $29,782
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.26

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $4,793
Job Code: 1406
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,583

Adriana Ortiz works as a Senior Clerk for Department of Building Inspection within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.26 FTE. Adriana earned $29,782 in 2024. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Nicholas Buglio

Building Inspector/Department of Building Inspection

2024 total comp

$27,760

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $13,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,696
Benefits: $5,717
Total compensation: $27,760
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Building Inspects - 6331/33

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,974
Job Code: 6331
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,627

Nicholas Buglio works as a Building Inspector for Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. Their status is permanent civil service. Nicholas earned $27,760 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Building Inspects - 6331/33.

Jordan Malone

Permit Technician I/Department of Building Inspection

2025 total comp

$26,327

Sub-department: Construction Inspection
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $21,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,129
Total compensation: $26,327
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.32

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DBI
Job Code: 6321
Job Family Code: 6300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $1,667
Retirement Contribution: $3,462

Jordan Malone is a Permit Technician I at Department of Building Inspection within Construction Inspection. They work permanent civil service, 0.32 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $26,327. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.