City and County of San Francisco / Public Library

Agency file

Public Library

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

The Public Library supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 980 employees with median total compensation of $116,613; the highest distinct record was $412,386.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $113M
Employees: 980
Median total: $116,613
Highest record: $412,386

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$404$242,926+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 980 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($116,613) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,054 (69%)
Overtime — $630 (1%)
Other — $1,791 (2%)
Benefits — $32,820 (28%)

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

$45,896

$63,830

$116,613

$161,257

$187,671

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $187,671 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,896. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Library Page

227 · $58,238

Librarian 1

216 · $130,806

Library Assistant

89 · $91,677

Library Technical Assistant 1

71 · $136,577

Librarian 2

64 · $187,614

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	$112.3M —	1,009 —	$109,076 —
2025	$113M ▲ 0.6%	980 ▼ 2.9%	$116,613 ▲ 6.9%

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.

Library Ramsey County, Minnesota75% match
Libraries Miami-Dade County67% match
Chicago Public Library City of Chicago64% match
Library Reference Services Metro Nashville61% match
Library Department City of Phoenix, Arizona48% match
Enoch Pratt Free Library (066) City of Baltimore42% match

Record list

Employees

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Chi Lau

Library Technical Assistant 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$133,052

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $91,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,537
Benefits: $39,098
Total compensation: $133,052
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.93

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,514
Job Code: 3616
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $6,763

Chi Lau works as a Library Technical Assistant 1 for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.93 FTE. Chi earned $133,052 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Lily Yep

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,688

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,545
Benefits: $40,677
Total compensation: $132,688
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,193

Lily Yep works as a Library Assistant for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. Lily earned $132,688 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Toan Thai

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,462

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,351
Benefits: $40,652
Total compensation: $132,462
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,197

Toan Thai is a Library Assistant at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $132,462. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Derrick Mcbride

Library Technical Assistant 1/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,372

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $92,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $911
Benefits: $38,624
Total compensation: $132,372
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,564
Job Code: 3616
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,295

Derrick Mcbride is a Library Technical Assistant 1 at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.88 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $132,372. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Karen Ma

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,308

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,772
Benefits: $40,070
Total compensation: $132,308
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $6,553

Karen Ma is a Library Assistant at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $132,308. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Ronaldo Panganiban

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,293

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,748
Benefits: $40,079
Total compensation: $132,293
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $6,566

At Public Library, Ronaldo Panganiban serves as a Library Assistant within Library. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,293. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Michelle Smith

Conservation Technician I/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,224

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $93,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $38,670
Total compensation: $132,224
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.9

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,890
Job Code: 3620
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,022

Michelle Smith is a Conservation Technician I at Public Library within Library. They work permanent civil service, 0.9 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $132,224. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Alison Chan

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$132,138

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,600
Benefits: $40,072
Total compensation: $132,138
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $6,580

Alison Chan works as a Library Assistant for Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. Alison earned $132,138 in 2025. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Shirley Chan

Library Assistant/Public Library

2025 total comp

$131,777

Sub-department: Library
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $89,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $40,511
Total compensation: $131,777
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: LIB
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 3610
Job Family Code: 3600
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $7,137

Shirley Chan holds the role of Library Assistant at Public Library within Library. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,777. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.