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

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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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Karla Alfaro

Community Development Specialist/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$137,703

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $98,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $38,019
Total compensation: $137,703
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.99

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,761
Job Code: 9772
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $7,543

Karla Alfaro works as a Community Development Specialist for Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.99 FTE. Karla earned $137,703 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.