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

Zulema Rubalcava

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$150,961

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $113,712
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,440
Benefits: $35,810
Total compensation: $150,961
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.95

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,032
Job Code: 9774
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $8,861

Zulema Rubalcava holds the role of Senior Community Devl Spc 1 at Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is temporary provisional, 0.95 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $150,961. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Wing Yu

Community Development Specialist/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$150,481

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $105,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $43,823
Total compensation: $150,481
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
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: $8,189

Wing Yu holds the role of Community Development Specialist at Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $150,481. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Johanna Martinez

Community Development Specialist/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$149,595

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $105,276
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $42,759
Total compensation: $149,595
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
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: $8,276

Johanna Martinez holds the role of Community Development Specialist at Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,595. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

David Parsons

Management Assistant/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$145,333

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $102,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $42,938
Total compensation: $145,333
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
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: 1842
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $7,931

David Parsons is a Management Assistant at Department of Early Childhood within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $145,333. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Heather Barondess

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$142,984

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $125,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $17,415
Total compensation: $142,984
Employment type: Temporary Provisional
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.95

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Job Code: 9774
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $6,377
Retirement Contribution: $11,038

Heather Barondess works as a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 for Department of Early Childhood within Community Development. Their status is temporary provisional, 0.95 FTE. Heather earned $142,984 in 2025. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Elaine Burden

Manager I/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$142,078

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $98,488
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $43,591
Total compensation: $142,078
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DEC
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,201
Job Code: 0922
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $8,337

Elaine Burden holds the role of Manager I at Department of Early Childhood within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.62 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,078. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.