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City and County of San Francisco / Human Resources / Accountant IV

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Accountant IV

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

1 employees hold this title in Human Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $226,146, above the department median of $169,649.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$226.1K
Role median
$226,146
Agency median
$169,649
Comparison
Above

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Accountant IV is held in 21 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Human Resources, the median of $226,146 ranks #12 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

City Administrator
$241,517 · 4
Airport Commission
$241,468 · 8
Technology
$240,979 · 1
Public Works
$240,393 · 8
Public Health
$236,310 · 15
Arts Commission
$230,646 · 1
City Planning
$229,166 · 1
Juvenile Probation
$226,076 · 1

Median total compensation for the Accountant IV 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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Accountant beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $197,263 ranks #1 of 38. See Accountant across all of City and County of San Francisco

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$171,368 · 6
City of San Jose
$141,841 · 31
Los Angeles County
$130,683 · 595
City of Chicago
$108,576 · 57
District of Columbia
$107,046 · 94
City of Seattle
$107,037 · 54
City of Los Angeles
$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Arlene Mesa

Accountant IV/Human Resources

2025 total comp
$226,146
Sub-department
Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group
General Administration & Finance
Base pay
$169,477
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$56,669
Total compensation
$226,146
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
HRD
Health and Dental Benefits
$19,546
Job Code
1657
Job Family Code
1600
Organization Group Code
General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits
$13,021

At Human Resources, Arlene Mesa serves as a Accountant IV within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $226,146. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.