General Laborer

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

23 employees hold this title in Port. Median total compensation for the role is $81,671, below the department median of $180,146.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $1.9M
Role median: $81,671
Agency median: $180,146
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$490$163,510+

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How total compensation varies among the 23 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.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

General Laborer is held in 8 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Port, the median of $81,671 ranks #8 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$155,397 · 7

Airport Commission

$135,520 · 24

Public Utilities Commission

$134,559 · 91

Recreation and Park Commission

$131,522 · 18

Public Library

$128,018 · 2

Public Works

$123,584 · 242

City Administrator

$112,680 · 11

Median total compensation for the General Laborer role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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General Laborer beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $127,591 ranks #1 of 3. See General Laborer across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Arkansas

$33,852 · 31

Missouri

$1,482 · 196

Median total compensation for comparable General Laborerroles 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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Samuel Hernandez

General Laborer/Port

2025 total comp

$5,099

Sub-department: Semi-Skilled & General Labor
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $3,566
Overtime: $610
Other pay: $80
Benefits: $843
Total compensation: $5,099
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PRT
Job Code: 7514
Job Family Code: 7500
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $319
Retirement Contribution: $524

Samuel Hernandez is a General Laborer at Port within Semi-Skilled & General Labor. They work permanent exempt. 2025 total compensation came to $5,099. Union affiliation: Laborers, Local 261.