Community Development Specialist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

8 employees hold this title in Department of Early Childhood. Median total compensation for the role is $138,648, below the department median of $176,111.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $992.5K
Role median: $138,648
Agency median: $176,111
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$87$163,227+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Community Development Specialist is held in 10 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Department of Early Childhood, the median of $138,648 ranks #8 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Juvenile Probation

$165,302 · 1

Human Services Agency

$163,237 · 1

Human Rights Commission

$161,177 · 7

Public Utilities Commission

$158,292 · 3

Economic Workforce Development

$153,297 · 13

Mayor

$152,654 · 21

Children Youth & Families

$148,364 · 14

Airport Commission

$120,183 · 1

City Administrator

$115,749 · 2

Median total compensation for the Community Development Specialist role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Maria Cardenas

Community Development Specialist/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$126,504

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $87,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $39,421
Total compensation: $126,504
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 9772
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $6,664

Maria Cardenas works as a Community Development Specialist for Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is temporary provisional. Maria earned $126,504 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Michelle Garcia

Community Development Specialist/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$123,274

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $90,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $31,482
Total compensation: $123,274
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.92

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,379
Job Code: 9772
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $7,064

Michelle Garcia is a Community Development Specialist at Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. They work temporary exempt, 0.92 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $123,274. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.