General Laborer

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

242 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $123,584, below the department median of $165,517.

Employees: 242
Total payroll: $24.5M
Role median: $123,584
Agency median: $165,517
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$32$173,141+

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How total compensation varies among the 242 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 Works, the median of $123,584 ranks #6 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Municipal Transportation Agency

$155,397 · 7

Airport Commission

$135,520 · 24

Public Utilities Commission

$134,559 · 91

Recreation and Park Commission

$131,522 · 18

Public Library

$128,018 · 2

City Administrator

$112,680 · 11

Port

$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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Bradley Young

General Laborer/Public Works

2025 total comp

$76,167

Sub-department: Semi-Skilled & General Labor
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $46,888
Overtime: $1
Other pay: $929
Benefits: $28,349
Total compensation: $76,167
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.56

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPW
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,682
Job Code: 7514
Job Family Code: 7500
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $3,639

At Public Works, Bradley Young serves as a General Laborer within Semi-Skilled & General Labor. They work permanent civil service, 0.56 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,167. Their bargaining unit is Laborers, Local 261.

Ronell Iii

General Laborer/Public Works

2024 total comp

$75,714

Sub-department: Semi-Skilled & General Labor
Organization group: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Base pay: $48,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,339
Benefits: $22,000
Total compensation: $75,714
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.55

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: DPW
Health and Dental Benefits: $9,785
Job Code: 7514
Job Family Code: 7500
Organization Group Code: Public Works, Transportation & Commerce
Other Benefits: $3,966

Ronell Iii is a General Laborer at Public Works within Semi-Skilled & General Labor. They work permanent civil service, 0.55 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $75,714. They are represented by Laborers, Local 261.