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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
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Position
City
Department
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$202,426
$20,692
2.
City Attorney
Chico
City Attorney
$195,112
$17,937
3.
City Manager
Chico
City Manager
$192,959
$17,794
4.
Chief Of Police
Chico
Police General
$189,679
$40,436
5.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$181,545
$18,297
6.
General Services Director
Chico
General Services Department
$175,250
$14,786
7.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$173,142
$15,453
8.
Assistant City Manager
Chico
City Manager
$168,004
$13,322
9.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$166,922
$12,858
10.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$165,772
$23,473
11.
Fire Chief
Chico
Fire Department
$162,100
$28,062
12.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$159,813
$21,127
13.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Department
$159,765
$26,981
14.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$159,210
$16,133
15.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$158,117
$21,153
16.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$157,970
$20,948
17.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$156,081
$15,347
18.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Department
$152,177
$24,965
19.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$150,625
$19,997
20.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$150,520
$19,880
21.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$148,646
$21,103
22.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$144,834
$17,923
23.
Building/Devel Serv Director
Chico
Building & Development Service
$142,308
$14,704
24.
Administrative Services Dir
Chico
City Manager
$141,646
$9,186
25.
Police Captain
Chico
Police General
$141,101
$22,613
26.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$140,682
$20,929
27.
City Clerk
Chico
City Clerk
$140,422
$16,239
28.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$139,970
$13,474
29.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$139,584
$20,198
30.
Information Systems Director
Chico
Information Systems
$137,823
$9,077
31.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$137,179
$21,146
32.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$137,171
$20,821
33.
Town Manager
Paradise
Town Manager
$136,512
$16,655
34.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$135,540
$12,873
35.
Planning Director
Chico
Planning Services
$135,454
$12,910
36.
Fire Captain
Paradise
Fire Suppression
$134,552
$21,266
37.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$134,235
$19,975
38.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$133,735
$14,136
39.
Operations & Maintenance Dir
Chico
General Services Department
$133,223
$16,059
40.
Finance Director
Chico
Finance
$132,880
$16,035
41.
Police Lieutenant
Chico
Police General
$132,738
$25,089
42.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$131,963
$19,704
43.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$131,567
$22,757
44.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$131,011
$19,812
45.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$130,404
$20,075
46.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$129,970
$17,545
47.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$129,619
$16,896
48.
City Administrator
Gridley
Administration
$129,289
$28,262
49.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$129,000
$13,371
50.
Director of Community Development & Public Works
Oroville
Public Works
$128,846
$13,574
51.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$127,996
$23,786
52.
Accounting Manager
Chico
Finance
$127,678
$8,588
53.
Hr & Risk Mgt Dir
Chico
Human Resources/Risk Management
$127,205
$13,335
54.
Economic Dev/Redevelopmnt Mgr
Chico
City Manager
$127,073
$15,846
55.
Police Chief
Gridley
Police
$126,948
$30,520
56.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$126,853
$19,765
57.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$126,246
$23,558
58.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$125,597
$13,537
59.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$125,548
$16,983
60.
Police Lieutenant
Chico
Police General
$125,480
$25,146
61.
Police Lieutenant
Chico
Police General
$125,144
$17,107
62.
Police Lieutenant
Chico
Police General
$124,877
$17,043
63.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$124,337
$20,465
64.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$123,810
$20,033
65.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$123,176
$20,104
66.
Assistant Town Manager
Paradise
Town Manager
$122,973
$18,040
67.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$122,485
$16,756
68.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$122,062
$22,357
69.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$121,357
$23,349
70.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$121,299
$23,392
71.
Fire Prevention Officer
Chico
Fire Department
$120,790
$21,003
72.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$120,466
$20,702
73.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$120,445
$21,233
74.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$119,671
$20,060
75.
Chief of Police
Oroville
Police Safety
$119,577
$25,145
76.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$119,500
$18,347
77.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$118,737
$21,089
78.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$118,667
$17,348
79.
Fire Chief
Paradise
Fire Administration
$118,533
$20,472
80.
Electrical Supervisor
Gridley
Electric
$118,208
$31,736
81.
City Administrator
Oroville
Administration
$117,926
$21,866
82.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$117,410
$20,702
83.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$116,685
$21,421
84.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$116,670
$20,686
85.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$116,528
$20,378
86.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$116,320
$16,609
87.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$116,044
$19,746
88.
Capital Project Serv Dir
Chico
Capital Project Services
$115,994
$15,607
89.
Housing/Neighbrhd Ser Dir
Chico
Housing & Neighborhood Service
$115,673
$8,340
90.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$115,375
$21,655
91.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire Department
$115,271
$19,809
92.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$115,204
$20,603
93.
Police Sergeant
Gridley
Police
$114,614
$26,969
94.
Interim Plng Svcs Dir
Chico
Planning Services
$114,613
$8,332
95.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire Department
$114,320
$20,302
96.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$114,093
$20,958
97.
Senior Civil Engineer
Chico
Building & Development Service
$113,992
$15,483
98.
Police Officer
Chico
Police General
$113,616
$20,452
99.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$113,048
$20,730
100.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police General
$113,029
$21,618