City and County of San Francisco / Environment

Agency file

Environment

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

The Environment protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 119 employees with median total compensation of $149,064; the highest distinct record was $340,953.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.5M
Employees: 119
Median total: $149,064
Highest record: $340,953

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$54$246,680+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 119 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($149,064) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $100,271 (72%)
Overtime — $13 (0%)
Other — $533 (0%)
Benefits — $37,787 (27%)

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

$17,562

$95,535

$149,064

$187,644

$215,167

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $215,167 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,562. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Environmental Specialist

24 · $197,237

Environmental Specialist

24 · $166,699

Environmental Assistant

20 · $138,006

Ps Aide to Professional

17 · $68,577

Bdcomm Mbr, Grp2,M=$25/Mtg

8 · $134

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	$15.3M —	118 —	$138,873 —
2025	$16.5M ▲ 8.0%	119 ▲ 0.8%	$149,064 ▲ 7.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Barry Hooper

Environmental Specialist/Environment

2025 total comp

$156,126

Sub-department: Energy & Environment
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $126,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $29,593
Total compensation: $156,126
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ENV
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,139
Job Code: 5640
Job Family Code: 5600
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $9,846

Barry Hooper is a Environmental Specialist at Environment within Energy & Environment. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $156,126. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kelly Gaherty

Environmental Specialist/Environment

2025 total comp

$155,248

Sub-department: Energy & Environment
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $110,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $44,371
Total compensation: $155,248
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ENV
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5640
Job Family Code: 5600
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $8,522

Kelly Gaherty is a Environmental Specialist at Environment within Energy & Environment. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $155,248. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ching Leung

IT Operations Support Admn III/Environment

2025 total comp

$155,062

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $113,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $41,765
Total compensation: $155,062
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ENV
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,268
Job Code: 1093
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $7,830

Ching Leung works as a IT Operations Support Admn III for Environment within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.88 FTE. Ching earned $155,062 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Christopher Lester

Environmental Specialist/Environment

2025 total comp

$154,521

Sub-department: Energy & Environment
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $110,346
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $44,175
Total compensation: $154,521
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: ENV
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5640
Job Family Code: 5600
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $8,409

Christopher Lester holds the role of Environmental Specialist at Environment within Energy & Environment. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $154,521. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.