City and County of San Francisco / Treasurer/Tax Collector

Agency file

Treasurer/Tax Collector

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

The Treasurer/Tax Collector manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 192 employees with median total compensation of $156,656; the highest distinct record was $451,769.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $32.8M
Employees: 192
Median total: $156,656
Highest record: $451,769

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$1,570$320,816+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 192 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($156,656) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $123,357 (72%)
Overtime — $8 (0%)
Other — $1,337 (1%)
Benefits — $45,893 (27%)

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

$111,903

$137,948

$156,656

$198,128

$251,873

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $251,873 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $111,903. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Collections Officer

22 · $151,553

Senior Account Clerk

13 · $137,762

Principal Clerk

10 · $151,108

Senior Administrative Analyst

8 · $197,628

Commercial Division Assistant Supervisor

8 · $185,299

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	$33.3M —	198 —	$154,444 —
2025	$32.8M ▼ 1.7%	192 ▼ 3.0%	$156,656 ▲ 1.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tajel Shah

Deputy Director IV/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$451,769

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $280,652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $82,831
Benefits: $88,286
Total compensation: $451,769
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.92

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $31,407
Job Code: 0954
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $16,920

At Treasurer/Tax Collector, Tajel Shah serves as a Deputy Director IV within Management. They work permanent exempt, 0.92 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $451,769. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

David Augustine

Deputy Director IV/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$388,179

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $304,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $83,990
Total compensation: $388,179
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $24,559
Job Code: 0954
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $16,171

At Treasurer/Tax Collector, David Augustine serves as a Deputy Director IV within Management. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $388,179. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Debra Lew

Attorney, Tax Collector/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$359,529

Sub-department: Legal & Court
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $281,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $77,947
Total compensation: $359,529
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: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,941
Job Code: 8190
Job Family Code: 8100
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,961

Debra Lew works as a Attorney, Tax Collector for Treasurer/Tax Collector within Legal & Court. Their status is permanent exempt. Debra earned $359,529 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Attorneys Assoc.

Hubert Iii

Deputy Director III/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$324,156

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $244,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,551
Benefits: $77,026
Total compensation: $324,156
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $26,486
Job Code: 0953
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,394

Hubert Iii works as a Deputy Director III for Treasurer/Tax Collector within Management. Their status is permanent exempt. Hubert earned $324,156 in 2025. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Greg Kato

Manager VI/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$320,816

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $244,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $76,291
Total compensation: $320,816
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $26,407
Job Code: 0941
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $15,109

Greg Kato works as a Manager VI for Treasurer/Tax Collector within Management. Their status is permanent civil service. Greg earned $320,816 in 2025. Union affiliation: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Amanda Fried

Deputy Director III/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$316,305

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $240,536
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $75,769
Total compensation: $316,305
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.98

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $26,690
Job Code: 0953
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,877

Amanda Fried works as a Deputy Director III for Treasurer/Tax Collector within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.98 FTE. Amanda earned $316,305 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Alanna Olague

Manager V/Treasurer/Tax Collector

2025 total comp

$313,022

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $231,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $81,570
Total compensation: $313,022
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: TTX
Health and Dental Benefits: $34,024
Job Code: 0933
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $14,636

Alanna Olague is a Manager V at Treasurer/Tax Collector within Management. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $313,022. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.