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Here are the top government earners in SF county: https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2017/san-francisco/?&s=-total https://transparentcalifornia.com/sa

Here are the top government earners in SF county: https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2017/san-francisco/?&s=-total https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2017/san-francisc... I don't immediately see examples of 'pensions in lieu of salary', but those are some pretty substantial total packages, with benefits alone reaching ~$60k+/yr for many public officials.

ubernostrum 9y ago
So, of San Francisco county employees listed there, 3% have a total pay > $200k. Given the cost of living in the area, it sounds like they might actually be paying competitive salary, though it also looks like a lot of the people in that 3% are actually firefighters or sheriff's officers who pull in a lot of overtime. "Benefits" also isn't a great category to look at, because I'd be willing to bet that if you're a software developer your benefits package is pretty expensive too and you just don't realize it. Going by their definition of "benefits", and looking up some of my own records, it looks like $60k is not that hard to hit. Insurance and 401(k) matching (or pension contributions, for a government employee) are more expensive than you probably think they are.