Program Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

133 employees hold this title in Human Services Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $169,827, above the department median of $144,495.

Employees: 133
Total payroll: $21.6M
Role median: $169,827
Agency median: $144,495
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30,143$175,584+

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How total compensation varies among the 133 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

Program Specialist is held in 2 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Human Services Agency, the median of $169,827 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Homelessness Services

$171,341 · 3

Median total compensation for the Program Specialist 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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Program Specialist beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $169,861 ranks #1 of 10. See Program Specialist across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia

$98,412 · 186

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$91,126 · 38

City of Chicago

$80,124 · 20

New York Public Authorities

$77,950 · 16

$67,227 · 7,181

$62,109 · 236

$50,327 · 621

$43,680 · 88

Median total compensation for comparable Program Specialistroles 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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Jacqueline Martinez

Program Specialist/Human Services Agency

2025 total comp

$54,051

Sub-department: Human Services
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $39,098
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $14,953
Total compensation: $54,051
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.32

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: HSA
Health and Dental Benefits: $6,293
Job Code: 2913
Job Family Code: 2900
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $2,984

Jacqueline Martinez works as a Program Specialist for Human Services Agency within Human Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.32 FTE. Jacqueline earned $54,051 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.