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

Ingrid Mezquita

Department Head I/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$315,307

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $240,307
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $75,000
Total compensation: $315,307
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $25,357
Job Code: 0961
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $15,468

Ingrid Mezquita holds the role of Department Head I at Department of Early Childhood within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $315,307. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Meenoo Yashar

Deputy Director II/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$273,223

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $196,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $76,435
Total compensation: $273,223
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $34,024
Job Code: 0952
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,425

At Department of Early Childhood, Meenoo Yashar serves as a Deputy Director II within Management. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $273,223. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Wei-Min Wang

Deputy Director II/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$273,119

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $196,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $76,332
Total compensation: $273,119
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $34,024
Job Code: 0952
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,321

At Department of Early Childhood, Wei-Min Wang serves as a Deputy Director II within Management. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $273,119. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Theresa Zighera

Deputy Director II/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$266,423

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $197,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $69,037
Total compensation: $266,423
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $26,486
Job Code: 0952
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,480

Theresa Zighera holds the role of Deputy Director II at Department of Early Childhood within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $266,423. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Tracy Fong

Deputy Director II/Department of Early Childhood

2025 total comp

$264,360

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $196,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $67,572
Total compensation: $264,360
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $24,999
Job Code: 0952
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,587

Tracy Fong works as a Deputy Director II for Department of Early Childhood within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. Tracy earned $264,360 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.