City and County of San Francisco / Human Resources

Agency file

Human Resources

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Human Resources provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 294 employees with median total compensation of $169,649; the highest distinct record was $441,350.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $45.3M
Employees: 294
Median total: $169,649
Highest record: $441,350

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$129$327,295+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 294 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($169,649) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $113,061 (73%)
Overtime — $15 (0%)
Other — $838 (1%)
Benefits — $40,127 (26%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$9,658

$105,090

$169,649

$215,869

$253,009

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $253,009 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,658. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Testing Technician

31 · $2,503

Worker's Compensation Adjuster

30 · $173,588

Senior Human Resources Analyst

26 · $216,833

Analyst Trainee

25 · $55,390

Clerk

14 · $112,791

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$45.6M —	335 —	$142,981 —
2025	$45.3M ▼ 0.7%	294 ▼ 12.2%	$169,649 ▲ 18.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Shawn Sherburne

Manager IV/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$299,935

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $225,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $74,420
Total compensation: $299,935
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $27,496
Job Code: 0932
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,852

Shawn Sherburne is a Manager IV at Human Resources within Management. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $299,935. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Lisa Pigula

Manager IV/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$295,267

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $222,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $72,778
Total compensation: $295,267
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $26,486
Job Code: 0932
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,650

Lisa Pigula holds the role of Manager IV at Human Resources within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $295,267. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Jonathan Wright

Manager,Employee Relations Division/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$288,487

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $217,670
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,817
Total compensation: $288,487
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Mgt. Unrepresented Employees
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: $25,730
Job Code: 1282
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,131

Jonathan Wright is a Manager,Employee Relations Division at Human Resources within Personnel. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $288,487. Union affiliation: Mgt. Unrepresented Employees.

Janie White

Manager III/Human Resources

2025 total comp

$286,709

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $215,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,987
Total compensation: $286,709
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, 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: $24,559
Job Code: 0931
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,749

Janie White works as a Manager III for Human Resources within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Janie earned $286,709 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.