Benefits Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

14 employees hold this title in Human Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $132,021, below the department median of $169,649.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $132,021
Agency median: $169,649
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$40,962$132,301+

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How total compensation varies among the 14 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

Benefits Technician is held in 4 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Human Resources, the median of $132,021 ranks #1 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Retirement System

$112,097 · 17

Health Service System

$110,152 · 4

Police

$91,912 · 2

Median total compensation for the Benefits Technician 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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Amy Lao

Benefits Technician/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$124,154

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $85,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $39,042
Total compensation: $124,154
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
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: $19,953
Job Code: 1209
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $6,577

At Human Resources, Amy Lao serves as a Benefits Technician within Personnel. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,154. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.