City and County of San Francisco / Sheriff

Agency file

Sheriff

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

The Sheriff provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 1,066 employees with median total compensation of $244,688; the highest distinct record was $811,889.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $266M
Employees: 1,066
Median total: $244,688
Highest record: $811,889

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$132$568,711+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,066 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($244,688) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $115,770 (46%)
Overtime — $55,113 (22%)
Other — $12,710 (5%)
Benefits — $65,911 (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

$53,215

$142,250

$244,688

$340,136

$445,877

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $445,877 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,215. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Sheriff (Sfers)

425 · $229,449

Deputy Sheriff

236 · $334,389

Sheriff's Community Aide

88 · $135,928

Deputy Sheriff 1

63 · $51,214

Sheriff's Sergeant

44 · $422,723

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	$249.5M —	1,111 —	$233,367 —
2025	$266M ▲ 6.6%	1,066 ▼ 4.1%	$244,688 ▲ 4.9%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Court Services Division Cook County, Illinois96% match
Sheriff's Office (001) City of Baltimore96% match
Sheriff Los Angeles County93% match
Shf Sheriff City of Philadelphia84% match
Sheriff's Office Ramsey County, Minnesota67% match
Public Safety Rhode Island56% match

Record list

Employees

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Alexis Ulep-Nguyen

Sheriff's Cadet/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$119,140

Sub-department: Correction & Detention
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $69,352
Overtime: $13,516
Other pay: $675
Benefits: $35,597
Total compensation: $119,140
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.09

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: SHF
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,865
Job Code: 8300
Job Family Code: 8300
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $6,471

Alexis Ulep-Nguyen works as a Sheriff's Cadet for Sheriff within Correction & Detention. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.09 FTE. Alexis earned $119,140 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

David Wu

Deputy Sheriff 1/Sheriff

2024 total comp

$119,100

Sub-department: Correction & Detention
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $72,982
Overtime: $4,531
Other pay: $3,052
Benefits: $38,535
Total compensation: $119,100
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Deputy Sheriffs' Assoc (DSA)
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.05

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: SHF
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,018
Job Code: 8302
Job Family Code: 8300
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $5,955

At Sheriff, David Wu serves as a Deputy Sheriff 1 within Correction & Detention. They work permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $119,100. They are represented by Deputy Sheriffs' Assoc (DSA).

Johnny Ho

Sheriff's Community Aide/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$118,847

Sub-department: Correction & Detention
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $69,818
Overtime: $7,125
Other pay: $3,893
Benefits: $38,012
Total compensation: $118,847
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.06

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: 8300
Job Family Code: 8300
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $6,260

Johnny Ho works as a Sheriff's Community Aide for Sheriff within Correction & Detention. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.06 FTE. Johnny earned $118,847 in 2025. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Erica Salmeron

Sheriff's Community Aide/Sheriff

2025 total comp

$118,683

Sub-department: Correction & Detention
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $67,658
Overtime: $12,719
Other pay: $3,380
Benefits: $34,926
Total compensation: $118,683
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.02

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: SHF
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,099
Job Code: 8300
Job Family Code: 8300
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $6,490

At Sheriff, Erica Salmeron serves as a Sheriff's Community Aide within Correction & Detention. They work permanent civil service, 1.02 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,683. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.