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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Joseph Salazar

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$139,089

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $82,949
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,099
Benefits: $26,041
Total compensation: $139,089
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.45

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,297
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $698

Joseph Salazar is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.45 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $139,089. Union affiliation: Poa.