CA Deputy Earned More Than $400K in Overtime Last Year

For the better part of the last decade, nearly every waking hour of San Francisco Deputy Sheriff Barry Bloom’s life was spent on the clock.

Bloom, a public safety monitor at San Francisco City Hall, was on duty an average of 95 hours a week since 2016, and more than 100 hours a week over the last two fiscal years, according to city data.

In fiscal year 2022, Bloom’s annual pay was $123,790, but with overtime he took in $530,935, according to a Chronicle review of city records . 

Bloom’s work habits are well-known to Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, who verified the deputy was logging a staggering amount of overtime. Miyamoto said the deputy has received numerous awards for his service and was recently featured in a recruiting video. 

During a recent four-month stretch, Bloom made approximately 28 “Narcan saves.” San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood, which includes City Hall, is a common place for drug dealing, drug use and overdoses. 

The sheriff’s office has for years relied heavily on overtime shifts, largely to fill the gaps left by chronic understaffing.