Benefits Technician

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

17 employees hold this title in Retirement System. Median total compensation for the role is $112,097, below the department median of $180,125.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $112,097
Agency median: $180,125
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,404$138,575+

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How total compensation varies among the 17 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.

Compare departments

This role across City and County of San Francisco

Benefits Technician is held in 4 City and County of San Francisco departments. In Retirement System, the median of $112,097 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Human Resources

$132,021 · 14

Health Service System

$110,152 · 4

Police

$91,912 · 2

Median total compensation for the Benefits Technician role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jose Novales

Benefits Technician/Retirement System

2024 total comp

$140,876

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $82,509
Overtime: $18,925
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $39,441
Total compensation: $140,876
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.2

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RET
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,294
Job Code: 1209
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,517

At Retirement System, Jose Novales serves as a Benefits Technician within Personnel. They work permanent civil service, 1.2 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $140,876. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Vivian Lee

Benefits Technician/Retirement System

2024 total comp

$133,685

Sub-department: Personnel
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $91,937
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,080
Benefits: $40,668
Total compensation: $133,685
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.04

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: RET
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,294
Job Code: 1209
Job Family Code: 1200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $7,132

Vivian Lee is a Benefits Technician at Retirement System within Personnel. They work permanent civil service, 1.04 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $133,685. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.