City and County of San Francisco / War Memorial

Agency file

War Memorial

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

The War Memorial is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 101 employees with median total compensation of $122,752; the highest distinct record was $346,199.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11M
Employees: 101
Median total: $122,752
Highest record: $346,199

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$169$264,578+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 101 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($122,752) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $73,084 (67%)
Overtime — $4,033 (4%)
Other — $2,143 (2%)
Benefits — $29,171 (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

$2,176

$15,100

$122,752

$163,610

$205,403

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $205,403 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,176. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Building & Grounds Patrol Officer

42 · $69,783

Stage Electrician

18 · $3,543

Stationary Engineer

13 · $174,685

Supervisor Building Grounds Patrol Officer

4 · $152,504

Senior Clerk

4 · $108,940

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	$10.9M —	103 —	$114,987 —
2025	$11M ▲ 0.6%	101 ▼ 1.9%	$122,752 ▲ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

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Chad Hightower

Stationary Engineer/War Memorial

2025 total comp

$206,942

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $126,982
Overtime: $16,489
Other pay: $9,727
Benefits: $53,744
Total compensation: $206,942
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.08

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: WAR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,973
Job Code: 7334
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $11,663

Chad Hightower holds the role of Stationary Engineer at War Memorial within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.08 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $206,942. They are represented by Stationary Engineers, Local 39.

John Soteris

Senior Stationary Engineer/War Memorial

2025 total comp

$205,403

Sub-department: Journeyman Trade
Organization group: Culture & Recreation
Base pay: $143,919
Overtime: $5,137
Other pay: $1,591
Benefits: $54,756
Total compensation: $205,403
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.02

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: WAR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,973
Job Code: 7335
Job Family Code: 7300
Organization Group Code: Culture & Recreation
Other Benefits: $11,402

John Soteris holds the role of Senior Stationary Engineer at War Memorial within Journeyman Trade. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.02 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $205,403. Their bargaining unit is Stationary Engineers, Local 39.