City and County of San Francisco / Police

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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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Ja Kim

Captain 3/Police

2024 total comp

$391,272

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $268,896
Overtime: $3,247
Other pay: $48,177
Benefits: $70,951
Total compensation: $391,272
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

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: Q082
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,582

At Police, Ja Kim serves as a Captain 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $391,272. Union affiliation: Poa.

Kevin Fong

Sergeant 3/Police

2025 total comp

$391,107

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $175,909
Overtime: $120,066
Other pay: $39,924
Benefits: $55,208
Total compensation: $391,107
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: $23,110
Job Code: Q052
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,700

Kevin Fong holds the role of Sergeant 3 at Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.37 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $391,107. They are represented by Poa.

Mark Cota

Captain 3/Police

2024 total comp

$390,821

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $273,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $42,671
Benefits: $74,751
Total compensation: $390,821
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.2

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: POL
Health and Dental Benefits: $24,271
Job Code: Q082
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,436

Mark Cota works as a Captain 3 for Police within Police Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.2 FTE. Mark earned $390,821 in 2024. Union affiliation: Poa.

James Johnson

Police Officer 3/Police

2025 total comp

$390,597

Sub-department: Police Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $161,478
Overtime: $147,296
Other pay: $29,386
Benefits: $52,436
Total compensation: $390,597
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Poa
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.5

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: Q004
Job Family Code: Q000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $4,778

At Police, James Johnson serves as a Police Officer 3 within Police Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $390,597. Union affiliation: Poa.