City and County of San Francisco / Police / Sergeant 3

Job-title file

Sergeant 3

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

448 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $379,031, above the department median of $250,324.

Employees: 448
Total payroll: $167.6M
Role median: $379,031
Agency median: $250,324
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$278$578,418+

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How total compensation varies among the 448 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Sergeant beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $378,745 ranks #1 of 18. See Sergeant across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$355,009 · 1,144

New York Public Authorities

$200,647 · 211

$154,872 · 3,998

$151,436 · 147

$147,252 · 1,317

$137,644 · 22

$130,959 · 78

$130,531 · 166

Median total compensation for comparable Sergeantroles 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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Henry Woo

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$106,459

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $23,813
Overtime: $31,298
Other pay: $40,046
Benefits: $11,302
Total compensation: $106,459
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.29

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $5,906
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,363

Henry Woo holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.29 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $106,459. They are represented by Poa.

Michael Lau

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$104,406

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $14,150
Overtime: $41,552
Other pay: $38,486
Benefits: $10,219
Total compensation: $104,406
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.24

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $6,465
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,355

Michael Lau holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.24 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,406. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

John Jr

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$96,859

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $12,540
Overtime: $40,959
Other pay: $34,619
Benefits: $8,741
Total compensation: $96,859
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.32

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $5,445
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,273

At Police, John Jr serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.32 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $96,859. They are represented by Poa.

Barrett Chan

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$94,160

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $15,806
Overtime: $31,170
Other pay: $38,319
Benefits: $8,866
Total compensation: $94,160
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.23

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $4,958
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,231

Barrett Chan is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.23 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $94,160. Union affiliation: Poa.