City and County of San Francisco / Elections / Clerk

Job-title file

Clerk

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

184 employees hold this title in Elections. Median total compensation for the role is $8,220, below the department median of $8,750.

Employees: 184
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $8,220
Agency median: $8,750
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$65$47,101+

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How total compensation varies among the 184 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

Clerk is held in 18 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Elections, the median of $8,220 ranks #18 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$118,756 · 3

Sheriff

$116,430 · 2

Human Rights Commission

$116,060 · 1

Public Utilities Commission

$115,659 · 1

Police

$115,114 · 1

Public Health

$115,028 · 21

Airport Commission

$114,704 · 3

Human Services Agency

$114,685 · 137

Health Service System

$112,249 · 1

Human Resources

$111,294 · 16

Public Works

$106,044 · 8

Retirement System

$104,326 · 2

Median total compensation for the Clerk role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Clerk beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $37,984 ranks #11 of 21. See Clerk across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$64,569 · 188

$61,066 · 470

$56,215 · 6

$55,346 · 109

$54,656 · 224

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$49,213 · 95

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$41,001 · 138

Florida

$40,000 · 52

Median total compensation for comparable Clerkroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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John Kohan

Clerk/Elections

2024 total comp

$35,106

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $32,094
Overtime: $1,197
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,815
Total compensation: $35,106
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.53

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: REG
Job Code: 1404
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $878
Retirement Contribution: $936

John Kohan works as a Clerk for Elections within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is temporary exempt, 0.53 FTE. John earned $35,106 in 2024. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.