City and County of San Francisco / Rent Arbitration Board

Agency file

Rent Arbitration Board

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

The Rent Arbitration Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 60 employees with median total compensation of $156,322; the highest distinct record was $365,278.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.9M
Employees: 60
Median total: $156,322
Highest record: $365,278

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$301$348,932+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 60 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($156,322) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $108,917 (74%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $536 (0%)
Benefits — $38,590 (26%)

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

$753

$90,679

$156,322

$193,804

$280,521

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $280,521 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $753. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Rent Board Specialist

12 · $152,489

Bdcomm Mbr, Grp3 M=$50/Mtg

9 · $752

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)

8 · $279,119

Senior Clerk

8 · $90,827

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal

3 · $311,062

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	$8.9M —	62 —	$146,712 —
2025	$8.9M ▼ 0.6%	60 ▼ 3.2%	$156,322 ▲ 6.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Erin Katayama

Head Attorney Civil & Criminal/Rent Arbitration Board

2025 total comp

$311,062

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $240,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,930
Total compensation: $311,062
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RNT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8182
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,845

Erin Katayama holds the role of Head Attorney Civil & Criminal at Rent Arbitration Board within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. In 2025, their total compensation was $311,062. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Harrison Nam

Attorney (Civil/Criminal)/Rent Arbitration Board

2025 total comp

$307,172

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Base pay: $236,663
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $70,509
Total compensation: $307,172
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Attorneys Assoc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RNT
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8177
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: Human Welfare & Neighborhood Development
Other Benefits: $14,911

At Rent Arbitration Board, Harrison Nam serves as a Attorney (Civil/Criminal) within Legal & Court. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $307,172. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.