Median total compensation for the Chief Clerk 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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Chief Clerk beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $167,974 ranks #1 of 4. See Chief Clerk across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$142,697 · 60

City of Los Angeles

$136,236 · 7

Rhode Island

$16,508 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Chief Clerk roles 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.

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Employees with this title

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Thu Lam

Chief Clerk/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$169,320

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $122,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,310
Total compensation: $169,320
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: SHF
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1410
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $9,414

At Sheriff, Thu Lam serves as a Chief Clerk within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,320. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.