Museum Guard

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

64 employees hold this title in Fine Arts Museum. Median total compensation for the role is $93,290, above the department median of $81,171.

Employees: 64
Total payroll: $5.5M
Role median: $93,290
Agency median: $81,171
Comparison: Above

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Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$400$182,888+

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How total compensation varies among the 64 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

Museum Guard is held in 2 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Fine Arts Museum, the median of $93,290 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Asian Art Museum

$134,874 · 20

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Biagio Torrano

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$96,758

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $63,577
Overtime: $3,445
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $28,856
Total compensation: $96,758
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.73

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $14,008
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,359

Biagio Torrano is a Museum Guard at Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 0.73 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $96,758. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Maria Cenit

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2024 total comp

$94,137

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $58,519
Overtime: $3,038
Other pay: $4,526
Benefits: $28,054
Total compensation: $94,137
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.69

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Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $13,291
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,121

Maria Cenit works as a Museum Guard for Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.69 FTE. Maria earned $94,137 in 2024. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Gerald Meisel

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$92,444

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $46,445
Overtime: $13,883
Other pay: $534
Benefits: $31,582
Total compensation: $92,444
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.62

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Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,900
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $4,766

Gerald Meisel holds the role of Museum Guard at Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.62 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,444. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.