Security Guard

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

100 employees hold this title in Fine Arts Museum. Median total compensation for the role is $22,599, below the department median of $81,171.

Employees: 100
Total payroll: $5.4M
Role median: $22,599
Agency median: $81,171
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$75$159,550+

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How total compensation varies among the 100 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

Security Guard is held in 4 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Fine Arts Museum, the median of $22,599 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Police

$112,017 · 1

Port

$38,386 · 1

Asian Art Museum

$17,130 · 30

Median total compensation for the Security Guard 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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Security Guard beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $22,599 ranks #10 of 15. See Security Guard across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$79,544 · 103

Illinois

$63,800 · 6

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$54,181 · 1,177

$41,183 · 91

$40,000 · 5

$39,171 · 120

$38,364 · 345

$36,264 · 51

Median total compensation for comparable Security Guardroles 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 Gatlin

Security Guard/Fine Arts Museum

2024 total comp

$66,839

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $43,318
Overtime: $2,901
Other pay: $184
Benefits: $20,435
Total compensation: $66,839
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.52

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FAM
Health and Dental Benefits: $10,087
Job Code: 8202
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $3,552

At Fine Arts Museum, John Gatlin serves as a Security Guard within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 0.52 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $66,839. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.