Payroll Supervisor

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $201,049, above the department median of $150,926.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $402.1K
Role median: $201,049
Agency median: $150,926
Comparison: Above

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Payroll Supervisor is held in 4 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Health, the median of $201,049 ranks #1 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Utilities Commission

$191,158 · 1

Police

$191,062 · 1

Controller

$185,892 · 2

Median total compensation for the Payroll Supervisor 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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Payroll Supervisor beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $191,114 ranks #1 of 3. See Payroll Supervisor across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Los Angeles

$141,173 · 32

City of Seattle

$114,795 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Payroll Supervisor roles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Nellwynn Smith-Lucas

Payroll Supervisor/Public Health

2025 total comp

$207,761

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $132,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,462
Benefits: $50,564
Total compensation: $207,761
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.95

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPH
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,955
Job Code: 1218
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $12,075

Nellwynn Smith-Lucas holds the role of Payroll Supervisor at Public Health within Personnel. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.95 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $207,761. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

David Palma

Payroll Supervisor/Public Health

2025 total comp

$194,337

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: Community Health
Base pay: $139,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $51,935
Total compensation: $194,337
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
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: $19,953
Job Code: 1218
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: Community Health
Other Benefits: $11,041

David Palma is a Payroll Supervisor at Public Health within Personnel. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $194,337. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.