City and County of San Francisco / Police

Agency file

Police

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Police provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 3,039 employees with median total compensation of $250,324; the highest distinct record was $827,879.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $739.4M
Employees: 3,039
Median total: $250,324
Highest record: $827,879

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$26$520,499+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,039 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($250,324) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $131,135 (54%)
Overtime — $50,945 (21%)
Other — $18,842 (8%)
Benefits — $42,395 (17%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$45,273

$144,148

$250,324

$338,792

$422,170

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $422,170 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,273. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Police Officer 3

1,145 · $284,634

Sergeant 3

400 · $383,568

Police Officer

341 · $138,752

Community Police Services Aide

243 · $154,107

Police Officer 2

232 · $273,420

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$715.6M —	2,955 —	$250,065 —
2025	$739.4M ▲ 3.3%	3,039 ▲ 2.8%	$250,324 ▲ 0.1%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Chicago Police Department City of Chicago94% match
Cp36 City of Springfield, MA89% match
Police Department (261) City of Baltimore88% match
Cmpd Patrol Service Group City of Charlotte88% match
Police School Resource Key Metro Nashville88% match
Police - Academy - Staff City of Buffalo87% match

Record list

Employees

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Laura Anderson

Lieutenant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$369,157

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $197,374
Overtime: $19,911
Other pay: $91,362
Benefits: $60,509
Total compensation: $369,157
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,133
Job Code: Q062
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,401

At Police, Laura Anderson serves as a Lieutenant 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.12 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $369,157. Union affiliation: Poa.

Jonathan Valdez

Police Officer 2/Police

2025 total comp

$369,092

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $142,111
Overtime: $190,608
Other pay: $8,221
Benefits: $28,153
Total compensation: $369,092
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.84

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,254
Job Code: Q003
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,797

Jonathan Valdez works as a Police Officer 2 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.84 FTE. Jonathan earned $369,092 in 2025. Union affiliation: Poa.

Howard Brown

Police Officer 2/Police

2025 total comp

$368,962

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $158,368
Overtime: $134,827
Other pay: $24,082
Benefits: $51,686
Total compensation: $368,962
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.49

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,553
Job Code: Q003
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,472

Howard Brown is a Police Officer 2 at Police within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.49 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $368,962. Their bargaining unit is Poa.