General Laborer

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

18 employees hold this title in Recreation and Park Commission. Median total compensation for the role is $131,522, above the department median of $25,251.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $2.1M
Role median: $131,522
Agency median: $25,251
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$53,354$148,867+

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How total compensation varies among the 18 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 Recreation and Park Commission, the median of $131,522 ranks #4 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

$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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Michael Chan

General Laborer/Recreation and Park Commission

2025 total comp

$94,730

Sub-department: Semi-Skilled & General Labor
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $75,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $703
Benefits: $18,081
Total compensation: $94,730
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Laborers, Local 261
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.83

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: REC
Health and Dental Benefits: $914
Job Code: 7514
Job Family Code: 7500
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $5,985

Michael Chan holds the role of General Laborer at Recreation and Park Commission within Semi-Skilled & General Labor. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.83 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $94,730. Union affiliation: Laborers, Local 261.