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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Thomas Obrien

Carpenter Supervisor 1/Public Utilities Commission

2024 total comp

$258,582

Sub-department: Supervisory-Labor & Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $154,831
Overtime: $25,726
Other pay: $19,999
Benefits: $58,026
Total compensation: $258,582
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Carpenters, Local 22
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: PUC
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,716
Job Code: 7226
Job Family Code: 7200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,466

Thomas Obrien is a Carpenter Supervisor 1 at Public Utilities Commission within Supervisory-Labor & Trade. They work permanent civil service, 1.15 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $258,582. Their bargaining unit is Carpenters, Local 22.

Todd Benham

Utility Plumber Supervisor 1/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$258,517

Sub-department: Supervisory-Labor & Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $165,932
Overtime: $712
Other pay: $27,196
Benefits: $64,678
Total compensation: $258,517
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Plumbers, Local 38
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: $23,592
Job Code: 7250
Job Family Code: 7200
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,869

Todd Benham holds the role of Utility Plumber Supervisor 1 at Public Utilities Commission within Supervisory-Labor & Trade. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $258,517. Union affiliation: Plumbers, Local 38.

Steven Pacifico

Electronic Maintenance Technician/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$258,463

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $160,637
Overtime: $2,229
Other pay: $35,283
Benefits: $60,314
Total compensation: $258,463
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Electrical Workers, Local 6
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: $23,594
Job Code: 7318
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $13,876

Steven Pacifico works as a Electronic Maintenance Technician for Public Utilities Commission within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service. Steven earned $258,463 in 2025. They are represented by Electrical Workers, Local 6.