City and County of San Francisco / Public Utilities Commission

Agency file

Public Utilities Commission

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

The Public Utilities Commission operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 2,676 employees with median total compensation of $190,857; the highest distinct record was $586,768.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $492.7M
Employees: 2,676
Median total: $190,857
Highest record: $586,768

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6$344,405+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,676 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($190,857) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $129,705 (70%)
Overtime — $4,769 (3%)
Other — $3,681 (2%)
Benefits — $45,953 (25%)

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

$57,093

$137,432

$190,857

$240,633

$282,094

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $282,094 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,093. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Utility Specialist

100 · $234,286

Stationary Engineer Sewage Plant

99 · $194,606

General Laborer

78 · $136,971

Administrative Analyst

72 · $154,721

Utility Plumber

70 · $226,307

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	$474.9M —	2,690 —	$186,513 —
2025	$492.7M ▲ 3.7%	2,676 ▼ 0.5%	$190,857 ▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

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Zach Gorgas

Water & Power Maintenance Supervisor 1/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$172,679

Sub-department: Supervisory-Labor & Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $120,102
Overtime: $408
Other pay: $5,097
Benefits: $47,073
Total compensation: $172,679
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: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 7259
Job Family Code: 7200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,373

Zach Gorgas holds the role of Water & Power Maintenance Supervisor 1 at Public Utilities Commission within Supervisory-Labor & Trade. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,679. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Anthony Morales

Senior Administrative Analyst/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$172,678

Sub-department: Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $125,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,519
Total compensation: $172,678
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
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: $19,546
Job Code: 1823
Job Family Code: 1800
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,569

At Public Utilities Commission, Anthony Morales serves as a Senior Administrative Analyst within Budget, Admn & Stats Analysis. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $172,678. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

James Ii

Park Section Supervisor/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$172,411

Sub-department: Agriculture & Horticulture
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $117,634
Overtime: $4,887
Other pay: $3,344
Benefits: $46,546
Total compensation: $172,411
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.03

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,267
Job Code: 3422
Job Family Code: 3400
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,628

James Ii holds the role of Park Section Supervisor at Public Utilities Commission within Agriculture & Horticulture. Their status is temporary exempt, 1.03 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $172,411. They are represented by Laborers, Local 261.

Tomas Ringer-Silva

Junior Engineer/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$172,221

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $124,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,452
Total compensation: $172,221
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
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: $19,546
Job Code: 5201
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $9,562

Tomas Ringer-Silva is a Junior Engineer at Public Utilities Commission within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $172,221. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.