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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Richard Jones

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$57,959

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $827
Overtime: $21,264
Other pay: $33,827
Benefits: $2,041
Total compensation: $57,959
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $918
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $799

Richard Jones is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.12 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $57,959. Union affiliation: Poa.

Chaigne Stokes

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$53,314

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $26,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,585
Benefits: $9,407
Total compensation: $53,314
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $4,480
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $618

Chaigne Stokes works as a Sergeant 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.15 FTE. Chaigne earned $53,314 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

James Omalley

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$47,117

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $20,081
Overtime: $387
Other pay: $19,630
Benefits: $7,020
Total compensation: $47,117
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.11

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,116
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $576

James Omalley is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.11 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $47,117. They are represented by Poa.

Laxman Dharmani

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$43,326

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $1,236
Other pay: $31,336
Benefits: $10,754
Total compensation: $43,326
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: $10,282
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $472

At Police, Laxman Dharmani serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,326. Union affiliation: Poa.

Robert Jr

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$36,343

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $4,729
Other pay: $31,095
Benefits: $519
Total compensation: $36,343
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: $519
Total Salary: $35,824

Robert Jr works as a Sergeant 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service. Robert earned $36,343 in 2025. They are represented by Poa.

Jennifer Nguyen

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$33,254

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $24,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,568
Benefits: $7,013
Total compensation: $33,254
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.14

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,783
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $368

Jennifer Nguyen is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.14 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $33,254. Their bargaining unit is Poa.