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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Wallace Gacheru

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$161,199

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,548
Overtime: $28,849
Other pay: $1,043
Benefits: $41,760
Total compensation: $161,199
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.2

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,712
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,727

Wallace Gacheru holds the role of Museum Guard at Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.2 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,199. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Teresa Davis

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$158,718

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,306
Overtime: $26,314
Other pay: $1,070
Benefits: $42,028
Total compensation: $158,718
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.19

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Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,663
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $9,073

Teresa Davis works as a Museum Guard for Fine Arts Museum within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.19 FTE. Teresa earned $158,718 in 2025. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Roland Terry

Museum Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2025 total comp

$156,527

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,702
Overtime: $16,701
Other pay: $7,285
Benefits: $42,840
Total compensation: $156,527
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: $19,747
Job Code: 8226
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $8,830

At Fine Arts Museum, Roland Terry serves as a Museum Guard within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,527. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.