Public Service Trainee

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

24 employees hold this title in Municipal Transportation Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $49,153, below the department median of $158,925.

Employees: 24
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $49,153
Agency median: $158,925
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$1,769$105,486+

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How total compensation varies among the 24 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

Public Service Trainee is held in 13 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Municipal Transportation Agency, the median of $49,153 ranks #3 of 13.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Economic Workforce Development

$91,898 · 1

City Administrator

$53,226 · 38

Public Health

$43,735 · 66

City Planning

$39,123 · 1

Human Services Agency

$20,579 · 428

Department of Early Childhood

$13,869 · 4

Children Youth & Families

$13,110 · 9

Fire Department

$8,691 · 47

Airport Commission

$4,204 · 65

Status of Women

$4,073 · 1

Recreation and Park Commission

$3,914 · 452

Assessor-Recorder

$3,037 · 5

Median total compensation for the Public Service Trainee 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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Public Service Trainee beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $6,131 ranks #2 of 2. See Public Service Trainee across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$6,964 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Public Service Traineeroles 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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Suzanne Chow

Public Service Trainee/Municipal Transportation Agency

2024 total comp

$77,297

Sub-department: Public Service Aide
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $46,052
Overtime: $1,320
Other pay: $399
Benefits: $29,526
Total compensation: $77,297
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.95

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: MTA
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,921
Job Code: 9910
Job Family Code: 9900
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $3,727

Suzanne Chow is a Public Service Trainee at Municipal Transportation Agency within Public Service Aide. They work permanent exempt, 0.95 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $77,297. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.