Your New Commuter Benefits Program

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The City and County of San Francisco is pleased to bring you an enhanced Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Program from WageWorks. With the WageWorks program, you'll get more flexibility, convenience and choice. And best of all, you'll enjoy saving up to 40% off the cost of getting to and from work.

This program saves you money by allowing you to pay for your commuting expenses through pre-tax payroll deductions. Because the money is deducted before taxes are taken out, you save between 25% and 40% on your commuting expenses than you would without the program. San Francisco commuters typically save between $200 and $1000 a year.

On average you save approximately $20.00 on every $72 (cost of a Muni Fast Pass) you pay, for an annual savings of $240. If you ride BART or any other type of transit, you can save even more.

See how much you can save:


Calculate Your Savings

You can enroll or make changes throughout the year – there is no open enrollment period. Sign up today to start saving. With no fees to join or cancel, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Additional Programs for City Employees
As a CCSF employee, you are also eligible for the following services:

  1. 1. Emergency Ride Home – www.sferh.org

2. Rideshare – SFEnvironment.org/ridesharematch

3. City Bike Fleet – SFEnvironment.org/CommuteSmart

4. Carsharing – SFEnvironment.org/CommuteSmart

5. Bikemapper — bicycling.511.org

Have further questions about your commuter benefits account, or curious about the additional programs?  Contact Commute Smart, an initiative of the San Francisco Department of the Environment, at CommuteSmart@sfgov.org

REFUND POLICY: Federal regulations generally prohibit any refund of pre-tax dollars that an employee has elected to have deducted from his or her wages and used to pay for transit, vanpool or parking charges. Excess or unused pre-tax dollars must be used to pay for future transit passes, vanpool charges or parking fees or you forfeit the money. All debit card balances and vouchers must be used before the expiration specified on the card or voucher or the date specified by the program administrator, WageWorks.

More about the Program

How to Sign Up for Transit or Vanpool Benefits

  1. Register for an account user ID and password.
    To register, just visit www.WageWorks.com and click "Register with WageWorks now!" You'll need to enter your unique ID Code which is the last four digits of your DSW number located on the back of your City ID badge.
  2. Enroll in the Program.
    Choose your transit or parking plan - or if you pay to park and ride, choose both.
    • Select your Transit Plan from the two shown in the box below.
    • Enter your monthly transit or vanpool costs.This amount will be contributed to your account each month from your tax-free payroll deductions.

Your Transit and Vanpool Options

  • TRANSIT CARD PLAN – The WageWorks Commuter Card (a commuter debit card), provides the flexibility to buy the transit passes or fare media. This card is loaded with your deductions on each payroll date for immediate access to your money to pay for your commute, or link to your Clipper Card.
    Learn more about the
    WageWorks Commuter Card
    and how to use your Commuter
    Card with the Clipper card    .

  • TRANSIT PASS PLAN –
    Get vanpool vouchers or have paper passes delivered to your home. Learn more about the Transit Pass Plan.

Your Parking Options

You may deduct an additional $240 pre-tax to pay for parking at Caltrain and BART stations. You must have a transit pre-tax order to place a parking pre-tax order. Learn more about the Parking Plan.

Program Deadlines

You need to be aware of the two deadlines for this program.

  1. Monthly Payroll Deduction Deadline – The cutoff for placing, changing or cancelling your monthly payroll deductions is the 15th and will be effective after two pay dates. (For example, change deduction by January 15 for the February payroll deductions. Funds will be available, for the March commuting month). For Transit CARD users, the deduction deadline is also your order deadline for placing, changing or cancelling the funds loaded to your card.
  2. Transit PASS Plan Ordering Deadline – If you enroll in the Transit PASS Plan, follow the payroll deduction deadline above. To place, change or cancel an order (e.g. a voucher or transit pass),
    the deadline is the 10th of the month. For example, January 10
    is the deadline for February
    orders.