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San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 15 people

How much does a survey associate make in San Francisco city and county, CA?

$145,673typical pay for a survey associate in 2026

$132,165 – $149,565what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.7% from 2025.

✓ Official data from SF Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sf.gov ↗

Where survey associates work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Survey Assistant$115,519 (everyone)
  2. Survey Supervisor$125,538 (everyone)
  3. Survey Associate (this page)$145,673 (everyone)

Highest-paid survey associates, 2026

  1. 1Matthew WilliamsSurvey Associate · San Francisco$381,751
  2. 2Michael McninchSurvey Associate · San Francisco$149,782
  3. 3Yonas HadguSurvey Associate · San Francisco$149,565
  4. 4Han JiangSurvey Associate · San Francisco$149,565
  5. 5Shorna MurphySurvey Associate · San Francisco$149,565

Common questions

How much does a survey associate make in San Francisco city and county, CA?

The typical survey associate was paid $145,673 in 2026; most earned between $132,165 and $149,565. This counts all 15 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 1.5% of all pay for survey associates in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Survey Associate, at any level (for example "Survey Associate"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.

Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this