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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Robert Galicia

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$155,262

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $90,627
Overtime: $14,435
Other pay: $7,452
Benefits: $42,748
Total compensation: $155,262
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,952
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,370

At Fine Arts Museum, Robert Galicia serves as a Museum Guard within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,262. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

James Iii

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$155,183

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $90,558
Overtime: $13,961
Other pay: $7,561
Benefits: $43,103
Total compensation: $155,183
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,937
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,734

At Fine Arts Museum, James Iii serves as a Museum Guard within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $155,183. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Zenell Boone

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$154,402

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $90,430
Overtime: $20,824
Other pay: $1,038
Benefits: $42,110
Total compensation: $154,402
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,908
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,750

Zenell Boone is a Museum Guard at Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 1.17 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $154,402. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Ruel Caballero

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$146,953

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,550
Overtime: $15,150
Other pay: $1,028
Benefits: $41,225
Total compensation: $146,953
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,717
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,184

Ruel Caballero holds the role of Museum Guard at Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $146,953. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.