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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Mark Hutchings

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$161,849

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $87,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,782
Benefits: $26,511
Total compensation: $161,849
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.49

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $9,877
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,897

Mark Hutchings works as a Sergeant 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.49 FTE. Mark earned $161,849 in 2024. Union affiliation: Poa.

Patrick Zapponi

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$150,419

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $41,848
Overtime: $27,610
Other pay: $64,723
Benefits: $16,238
Total compensation: $150,419
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.36

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $7,827
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,325

Patrick Zapponi works as a Sergeant 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.36 FTE. Patrick earned $150,419 in 2025. They are represented by Poa.

Gregory Stechschulte

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$148,523

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $97,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,313
Benefits: $28,546
Total compensation: $148,523
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.55

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,029
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,675

Gregory Stechschulte is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.55 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $148,523. Union affiliation: Poa.

Alex Rodatos

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$147,334

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $99,891
Overtime: $1,319
Other pay: $16,559
Benefits: $29,566
Total compensation: $147,334
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.57

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $11,428
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,639

Alex Rodatos holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.57 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $147,334. Union affiliation: Poa.