Maintenance Machinist

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

8 employees hold this title in Public Utilities Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $191,737, above the department median of $190,857.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $191,737
Agency median: $190,857
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50,663$214,044+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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

Maintenance Machinist is held in 3 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Public Utilities Commission, the median of $191,737 ranks #1 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Port

$190,417 · 3

Municipal Transportation Agency

$169,175 · 25

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

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $174,714 ranks #1 of 2. See Maintenance Machinist across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Cincinnati

$74,279 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Maintenance Machinistroles 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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Christopher Bentley

Maintenance Machinist/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$186,434

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $133,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $52,528
Total compensation: $186,434
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Auto Machinist, Local 1414
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,051
Job Code: 7332
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,784

Christopher Bentley works as a Maintenance Machinist for Public Utilities Commission within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service. Christopher earned $186,434 in 2025. Union affiliation: Auto Machinist, Local 1414.