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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Michael Zhang

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$383,490

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,510
Overtime: $66,908
Other pay: $71,580
Benefits: $57,493
Total compensation: $383,490
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.21

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,071
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,604

At Police, Michael Zhang serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.21 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $383,490. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Brent Bradford

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$382,876

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $186,364
Overtime: $70,336
Other pay: $69,539
Benefits: $56,636
Total compensation: $382,876
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.24

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,081
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,659

Brent Bradford holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.24 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $382,876. Union affiliation: Poa.

Brandon Mckelley

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$382,481

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,685
Overtime: $90,326
Other pay: $47,850
Benefits: $56,620
Total compensation: $382,481
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.26

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,713
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,591

Brandon Mckelley holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.26 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $382,481. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Brendan Caraway

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$380,971

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $194,984
Overtime: $95,938
Other pay: $25,159
Benefits: $64,890
Total compensation: $380,971
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.69

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $27,932
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,375

Brendan Caraway holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.69 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $380,971. Union affiliation: Poa.

Maria Peregrina

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$380,606

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,510
Overtime: $110,800
Other pay: $25,561
Benefits: $56,734
Total compensation: $380,606
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.35

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,864
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,586

At Police, Maria Peregrina serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.35 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $380,606. Union affiliation: Poa.

Tracy Gasanyan

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$380,533

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $190,674
Overtime: $110,843
Other pay: $42,731
Benefits: $36,284
Total compensation: $380,533
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.45

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: $4,942
Retirement Contribution: $31,343

At Police, Tracy Gasanyan serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.45 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $380,533. They are represented by Poa.

Amir Mahmoud

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$379,272

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $188,810
Overtime: $102,534
Other pay: $31,504
Benefits: $56,425
Total compensation: $379,272
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.37

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,656
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,505

Amir Mahmoud is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.37 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $379,272. Union affiliation: Poa.

Daniel Dudley

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$379,061

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,614
Overtime: $92,325
Other pay: $43,706
Benefits: $55,417
Total compensation: $379,061
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.28

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,656
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,523

Daniel Dudley is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.28 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $379,061. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Jonathan Sylvester

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$379,001

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $175,174
Overtime: $119,452
Other pay: $30,309
Benefits: $54,066
Total compensation: $379,001
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.35

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,071
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,710

Jonathan Sylvester is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.35 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $379,001. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Adrian Payne

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$378,489

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $186,757
Overtime: $99,740
Other pay: $35,636
Benefits: $56,357
Total compensation: $378,489
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.35

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,392
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,549

Adrian Payne is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.35 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $378,489. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Herman Iii

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$378,192

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $195,263
Overtime: $78,225
Other pay: $40,254
Benefits: $64,450
Total compensation: $378,192
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.52

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $27,837
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,477

Herman Iii works as a Sergeant 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.52 FTE. Herman earned $378,192 in 2025. They are represented by Poa.

Sean Cody

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$376,727

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $187,483
Overtime: $81,845
Other pay: $51,560
Benefits: $55,839
Total compensation: $376,727
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.26

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,071
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,550

Sean Cody holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.26 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $376,727. Their bargaining unit is Poa.