City and County of San Francisco / Department of Early Childhood

Agency file

Department of Early Childhood

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Department of Early Childhood is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 61 employees with median total compensation of $176,111; the highest distinct record was $315,307.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $10.6M
Employees: 61
Median total: $176,111
Highest record: $315,307

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$6,727$273,223+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 61 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($176,111) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $127,529 (73%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $406 (0%)
Benefits — $45,997 (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

$107,339

$149,595

$176,111

$200,709

$249,859

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $249,859 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $107,339. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Community Devl Spc 1

14 · $177,394

Senior Administrative Analyst

9 · $194,948

Community Development Specialist

7 · $139,593

Manager II

6 · $248,877

Deputy Director II

4 · $269,771

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	$9.1M —	57 —	$170,713 —
2025	$10.6M ▲ 16.8%	61 ▲ 7.0%	$176,111 ▲ 3.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

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.

Michael To

Senior Payroll & Personnel Clerk/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$123,958

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $87,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $36,883
Total compensation: $123,958
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,562
Job Code: 1222
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $6,536

At Department of Early Childhood, Michael To serves as a Senior Payroll & Personnel Clerk within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service, 0.88 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,958. They are represented by 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.

Maria Cardenas

Community Development Assistant/Department of Early Childhood

2024 total comp

$121,037

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $82,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $38,287
Total compensation: $121,037
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,294
Job Code: 9770
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $6,325

Maria Cardenas works as a Community Development Assistant for Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is permanent exempt, 1.04 FTE. Maria earned $121,037 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.