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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $374,563 $95,452
2. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $325,065 $60,336
3. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $318,015 $43,278
4. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $311,938 $200,468
5. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $291,505 $31,920
6. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $251,303 $124,835
7. Board Secretary
Other Positions Held: Manager
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Board Of Directors $246,880 $65,589
8. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $234,828 $47,630
9. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $231,211 $31,464
10. General Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $230,018 $37,677
11. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $226,883 $52,955
12. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $223,537 $112,865
13. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $221,341 $37,791
14. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $214,286 $32,030
15. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $208,091 $36,685
16. CEO Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $207,890 $15,619
17. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $204,323 $41,595
18. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay Delta $203,163 $102,875
19. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $195,488 $45,791
20. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $194,220 $99,094
21. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $193,121 $99,367
22. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $183,804 $45,489
23. General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $183,164 $46,730
24. Assistant General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $181,775 $27,096
25. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $181,577 $29,830
26. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $181,115 $21,419
27. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $180,000 $35,641
28. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $179,461 $20,138
29. Executive Secretary Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $174,571 $28,702
30. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $173,092 $54,648
31. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $172,929 $52,472
32. Agency Engineer Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $172,532 $36,781
33. Well Driller Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $169,243 $23,154
34. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $169,077 $31,666
35. General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Administration $167,162 $46,869
36. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $166,683 $39,750
37. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $165,998 $30,692
38. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $165,793 $89,979
39. General Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administrative $165,093 $31,032
40. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $162,873 $86,270
41. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $162,716 $88,996
42. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $159,984 $12,409
43. Operations And Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $159,180 $86,713
44. Physician Assistant Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $157,073 $19,057
45. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $156,732 $439
46. Engineer Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $156,494 $20,581
47. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $156,355 $219
48. Well Driller Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $155,316 $15,129
49. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $151,306 $37,851
50. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $151,187 $11,742
51. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $150,731 $51,742
52. Technician Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $149,103 $7,786
53. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $147,221 $38,201
54. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $147,128 $39,059
55. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $146,002 $0
56. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $145,212 $24,971
57. Manager (Retired) West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Administration $144,898 $79,016
58. General Manager Lamont Public Utility District Office Personnel $143,705 $7,924
59. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control District $142,424 $155,068
60. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $141,170 $76,260
61. Assistant Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $140,364 $53,586
62. Physical Therapist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Physical Therapy $140,229 $13,117
63. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $139,794 $40,785
64. Director Of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $139,426 $60,389
65. Chief Nursing Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nurse Administration $139,173 $132
66. General Manager/Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $139,120 $40,665
67. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $138,418 $78,522
68. Pump Maintenance Technician II Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $137,651 $45,514
69. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $137,239 $15,398
70. Executive Director West Side Health Care District District Office $136,618 $236
71. Accounting Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $136,179 $30,408
72. Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Diagnostic Radiology $135,603 $6,047
73. Administrative Manager / Controller North Kern Water Storage District Administration $135,285 $23,549
74. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $133,628 $219
75. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $133,514 $37,551
76. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $133,302 $32,414
77. Director Of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $132,757 $52,521
78. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $130,552 $17,752
79. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $130,397 $39,347
80. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $129,324 $28,286
81. Water Purification Plant Operator IV Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $129,210 $49,705
82. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $129,109 $8,420
83. Resource Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $128,643 $37,551
84. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $128,450 $9,351
85. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $127,667 $82,275
86. Director Of Maintenance Mojave Air and Space Port Maintenance $126,747 $45,789
87. Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Administration $126,295 $19,731
88. Chief
Other Positions Held: Assistant General Manager
Stallion Springs Community Services District Police $125,255 $35,238
89. Deputy General Manager Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $125,017 $54,957
90. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $123,358 $13,132
91. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $122,850 $13,055
92. Ed Nurse Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $122,635 $13,511
93. Pa Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Clinic - Cal City $122,420 $132
94. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $122,292 $52,159
95. Finance Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $122,272 $30,334
96. Laboratory Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Laboratory $122,157 $36,852
97. Maintenance Manager Golden Empire Transit District Maintenance Manager/Supervisors/Tech $121,553 $23,775
98. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $120,356 $48,906
99. Operations Supervisor Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Operations $118,380 $28,756
100. Accounting Supervisor Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $117,829 $17,650