General Laborer

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

91 employees hold this title in Public Utilities Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $134,559, below the department median of $190,857.

Employees: 91
Total payroll: $10.8M
Role median: $134,559
Agency median: $190,857
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6$170,413+

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How total compensation varies among the 91 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 Public Utilities Commission, the median of $134,559 ranks #3 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$155,397 · 7

Airport Commission

$135,520 · 24

Recreation and Park Commission

$131,522 · 18

$128,018 · 2

$123,584 · 242

$112,680 · 11

$81,671 · 23

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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Bernie Hession

General Laborer/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$51,114

Sub-department: Semi-Skilled & General Labor
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $34,057
Overtime: $1,212
Other pay: $826
Benefits: $15,020
Total compensation: $51,114
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.38

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $7,156
Job Code: 7514
Job Family Code: 7500
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $2,861

Bernie Hession holds the role of General Laborer at Public Utilities Commission within Semi-Skilled & General Labor. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.38 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,114. They are represented by Laborers, Local 261.