City and County of San Francisco / Department of Police Accountablility

Agency file

Department of Police Accountablility

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

The Department of Police Accountablility provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 40 employees with median total compensation of $186,231; the highest distinct record was $404,851.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.1M
Employees: 40
Median total: $186,231
Highest record: $404,851

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$39,730$394,932+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 40 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($186,231) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $145,054 (72%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $7,721 (4%)
Benefits — $48,813 (24%)

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

$118,731

$171,441

$186,231

$226,418

$290,544

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $290,544 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $118,731. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator, Police Accountab

12 · $183,989

Senior Investigator Police Accoun

7 · $212,823

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)

5 · $278,902

Legal Assistant

2 · $166,208

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

2 · $92,961

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	$8.7M —	41 —	$184,972 —
2025	$8.1M ▼ 6.9%	40 ▼ 2.4%	$186,231 ▲ 0.7%

Record list

Employees

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Alexandra Schultheis

Senior Investigator Police Accoun/Department of Police Accountablility

2025 total comp

$212,823

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $147,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,580
Benefits: $53,201
Total compensation: $212,823
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPA
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,453
Job Code: 8126
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $11,836

Alexandra Schultheis is a Senior Investigator Police Accoun at Department of Police Accountablility within Legal & Court. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $212,823. Union affiliation: TWU, Local 200.

Steven Ball

Senior Investigator Police Accoun/Department of Police Accountablility

2025 total comp

$204,750

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $119,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39,279
Benefits: $45,671
Total compensation: $204,750
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: TWU, Local 200
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.82

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPA
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,705
Job Code: 8126
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $11,876

Steven Ball works as a Senior Investigator Police Accoun for Department of Police Accountablility within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.82 FTE. Steven earned $204,750 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is TWU, Local 200.