City and County of San Francisco / Public Utilities Commission / Gardener

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Gardener

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

21 employees hold this title in Public Utilities Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $136,335, below the department median of $190,857.

Employees: 21
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $136,335
Agency median: $190,857
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$70,836$149,469+

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How total compensation varies among the 21 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

Gardener is held in 7 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Utilities Commission, the median of $136,335 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$145,260 · 3

Airport Commission

$140,070 · 17

Recreation and Park Commission

$136,128 · 269

Public Health

$134,898 · 5

Port

$124,889 · 7

Public Works

$85,219 · 43

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

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $135,468 ranks #1 of 10. See Gardener across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$110,075 · 25

$77,085 · 60

$58,782 · 14

$57,190 · 211

$53,134 · 30

City of Springfield, MA

$44,940 · 6

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$44,708 · 85

City of Albuquerque

$20,814 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Gardenerroles 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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Nancy Humphries

Gardener/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$114,391

Sub-department: Agriculture & Horticulture
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $76,904
Overtime: $1,816
Other pay: $2,459
Benefits: $33,211
Total compensation: $114,391
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.82

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $15,561
Job Code: 3417
Job Family Code: 3400
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $6,105

Nancy Humphries holds the role of Gardener at Public Utilities Commission within Agriculture & Horticulture. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.82 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,391. Union affiliation: Laborers, Local 261.