City and County of San Francisco / Public Health / Is Engineer-Principal

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Is Engineer-Principal

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

16 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $276,002, above the department median of $150,926.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $4.4M
Role median: $276,002
Agency median: $150,926
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$196,332$306,433+

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

How total compensation varies among the 16 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 departments

This role across City and County of San Francisco

Is Engineer-Principal is held in 16 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Health, the median of $276,002 ranks #11 of 16.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$331,862 · 1

$296,412 · 6

$293,389 · 5

$292,119 · 2

$287,180 · 5

$287,005 · 6

$285,897 · 29

$282,143 · 2

Municipal Transportation Agency

$280,892 · 20

Airport Commission

$279,096 · 14

Department of Building Inspection

$274,472 · 5

Public Utilities Commission

$271,521 · 29

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

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ronald Alvarez

Is Engineer-Principal/Public Health

2025 total comp

$268,677

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $205,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,968
Total compensation: $268,677
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPH
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $14,167

At Public Health, Ronald Alvarez serves as a Is Engineer-Principal within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $268,677. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Frank Gines

Is Engineer-Principal/Public Health

2025 total comp

$268,552

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $205,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,843
Total compensation: $268,552
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPH
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $14,042

Frank Gines works as a Is Engineer-Principal for Public Health within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. Frank earned $268,552 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Marco Ku

Is Engineer-Principal/Public Health

2025 total comp

$268,530

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $205,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,820
Total compensation: $268,530
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPH
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $14,020

At Public Health, Marco Ku serves as a Is Engineer-Principal within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $268,530. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sunny Lam

Is Engineer-Principal/Public Health

2025 total comp

$268,521

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $205,709
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $62,812
Total compensation: $268,521
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPH
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1044
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $14,011

Sunny Lam holds the role of Is Engineer-Principal at Public Health within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $268,521. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.