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+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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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Christopher Smith

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$9,910

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,066
Benefits: $7,392
Total compensation: $9,910
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $7,258
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $30

Christopher Smith holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2024, their total compensation was $9,910. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Destiny Andersen

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$485

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $479
Benefits: $7
Total compensation: $485
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $7
Total Salary: $479

At Police, Destiny Andersen serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $485. They are represented by Poa.