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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Leo Bernstein

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$75,067

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $41,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,348
Benefits: $26,647
Total compensation: $75,067
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.22

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,532
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $397

Leo Bernstein is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.22 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $75,067. They are represented by Poa.

Ron Meyer

Sergeant 3/Police

2024 total comp

$73,638

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $20,426
Overtime: $17,490
Other pay: $27,515
Benefits: $8,206
Total compensation: $73,638
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.2

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $3,938
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $942

Ron Meyer holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.2 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $73,638. Their bargaining unit is Poa.

Nathaniel Steger

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$65,697

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $5,618
Overtime: $7,328
Other pay: $48,869
Benefits: $3,882
Total compensation: $65,697
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,111
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $820

At Police, Nathaniel Steger serves as a Sergeant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.1 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,697. They are represented by Poa.

Brett Thorp

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$58,671

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $23,813
Overtime: $3,773
Other pay: $21,951
Benefits: $9,134
Total compensation: $58,671
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: $4,399
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $703

Brett Thorp is a Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.15 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $58,671. Their bargaining unit is Poa.