City and County of San Francisco / Police / Criminalist III

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Criminalist III

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

7 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $175,487, below the department median of $250,324.

Employees: 7
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $175,487
Agency median: $250,324
Comparison: Below

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Criminalist beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $217,641 ranks #1 of 9. See Criminalist across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$174,048 · 127

$124,211 · 36

$114,859 · 15

$89,392 · 541

$81,754 · 103

$70,094 · 83

$60,260 · 45

$50,666 · 109

Median total compensation for comparable Criminalist roles 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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Record list

Employees with this title

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Gerald Smith

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$271,659

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $208,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,378
Total compensation: $271,659
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: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,211

Gerald Smith works as a Criminalist III for Police within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service. Gerald earned $271,659 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kevin Macmillan

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$271,539

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $208,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $63,258
Total compensation: $271,539
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: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $14,091

Kevin Macmillan works as a Criminalist III for Police within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service. Kevin earned $271,539 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Ariel Lising

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$238,949

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $180,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $58,906
Total compensation: $238,949
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
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: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,756

Ariel Lising works as a Criminalist III for Police within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent exempt. Ariel earned $238,949 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

David Chun

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$175,487

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $130,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,894
Benefits: $41,062
Total compensation: $175,487
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.63

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $12,329
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $10,021

David Chun is a Criminalist III at Police within Protection & Apprehension. They work temporary exempt, 0.63 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $175,487. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Cindy Hull

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$167,789

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $128,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $39,591
Total compensation: $167,789
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.61

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,953
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $9,546

At Police, Cindy Hull serves as a Criminalist III within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent exempt, 0.61 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,789. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Cherisse Boland

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$85,117

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $63,395
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,713
Benefits: $20,009
Total compensation: $85,117
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.31

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $6,014
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,866

Cherisse Boland is a Criminalist III at Police within Protection & Apprehension. They work permanent civil service, 0.31 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $85,117. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Peter Andre

Criminalist III/Police

2025 total comp

$43,482

Sub-department: Protection & Apprehension
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $35,609
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $7,874
Total compensation: $43,482
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Job Code: 8262
Job Family Code: 8200
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,746
Retirement Contribution: $5,128

Peter Andre holds the role of Criminalist III at Police within Protection & Apprehension. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.17 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,482. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.