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

  Position City Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $189,180 $58,409
2. City Attorney Chico City Attorney $184,213 $63,232
3. City Manager Chico City Manager $182,489 $65,628
4. Assistant City Manager Chico City Manager $161,804 $49,151
5. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $161,435 $60,668
6. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $157,386 $58,256
7. Fire Chief Chico Fire Department $156,894 $82,379
8. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $155,731 $58,163
9. Police Officer Chico Police General $154,786 $42,395
10. Building/Devel Serv Director Chico Building & Development Service $154,411 $58,562
11. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $147,687 $58,996
12. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $147,667 $58,408
13. Captain Paradise Fire Suppression $145,311 $32,244
14. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $144,139 $52,289
15. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $144,009 $58,323
16. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $143,763 $54,437
17. Chief Of Police Chico Police General $141,793 $68,227
18. Division Chief Chico Fire Department $140,166 $74,243
19. Town Manager Paradise Administration $140,080 $27,945
20. Police Chief Paradise Police Administration $139,208 $50,155
21. General Services Director Chico General Services Department $139,013 $51,291
22. City Administrator Oroville Administration $138,853 $25,716
23. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $137,253 $64,664
24. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $136,571 $54,442
25. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $136,291 $58,517
26. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $135,092 $55,984
27. City Clerk Chico City Clerk $134,238 $53,288
28. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $133,614 $63,440
29. Police Captain Chico Police General $133,553 $70,576
30. Finance Director Chico Finance $131,904 $41,918
31. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $131,316 $51,475
32. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $130,895 $52,318
33. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $130,501 $48,536
34. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $130,212 $53,566
35. Division Chief Chico Fire Department $129,761 $65,943
36. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $129,421 $46,561
37. Police Officer Chico Police General $128,851 $47,180
38. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $127,577 $54,524
39. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $126,704 $63,092
40. Assistant City Attorney II Chico City Attorney $126,530 $47,645
41. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $124,786 $63,288
42. Police Officer Chico Police General $124,094 $53,940
43. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $123,626 $52,861
44. Planning Director Chico Planning Services $122,484 $39,543
45. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $122,414 $49,352
46. City Administrator Gridley Administration $122,400 $16,277
47. Police Captain Chico Police General $122,031 $66,598
48. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $121,598 $52,977
49. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $121,404 $55,815
50. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $121,284 $50,931
51. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $121,118 $59,897
52. Police Officer Chico Police General $120,620 $36,544
53. Hr & Risk Mgt Dir Chico Human Resources $120,575 $45,905
54. Fire Prevention Officer Chico Fire Department $120,089 $59,791
55. Police Officer Chico Police General $119,573 $50,957
56. Police Officer Chico Police General $119,311 $41,392
57. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $119,120 $47,802
58. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $117,849 $45,749
59. Police Lieutenant Chico Police General $117,811 $65,641
60. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $117,472 $52,958
61. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $117,368 $66,648
62. Police Chief Gridley Police $117,252 $36,050
63. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $115,929 $43,514
64. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $115,899 $58,629
65. Police Sergeant Chico Police General $115,757 $57,441
66. Police Lieutenant Chico Police General $115,628 $57,064
67. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $114,716 $52,969
68. Police Officer Chico Police General $114,435 $51,938
69. Police Lieutenant Chico Police General $114,219 $54,114
70. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $112,898 $49,941
71. Engineer Paradise Fire Suppression $112,838 $30,305
72. Fire Fighter Chico Fire Department $112,578 $46,110
73. Police Officer Chico Police General $112,498 $53,451
74. Police Officer Chico Police General $112,377 $49,693
75. Police Officer Chico Police General $112,269 $46,963
76. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $112,010 $51,030
77. Police Officer Chico Police General $111,785 $51,344
78. Police Officer Chico Police General $110,673 $51,913
79. Police Officer Chico Police General $110,519 $51,190
80. Fire Fighter Chico Fire Department $110,471 $43,821
81. Administrative Analyst II
Other Positions Held: Public Safety Dispatcher II
Chico Police General $110,237 $19,562
82. Housing/Neighborhood Ser Dir Chico Housing & Neighborhood Service $109,811 $36,166
83. Fire Captain Chico Fire Department $109,624 $57,434
84. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $109,350 $52,255
85. Senior Civil Engineer Chico Capital Project Services $108,983 $44,205
86. Assistant Town Manager Paradise Administration $108,932 $21,006
87. Police Officer Chico Police General $108,901 $44,149
88. Fire Fighter Chico Fire Department $108,721 $46,280
89. Captain Paradise Fire Suppression $107,888 $31,724
90. Police Chief Oroville Police Safety $107,808 $28,550
91. Capital Project Serv Dir Chico Capital Project Services $107,766 $42,642
92. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $107,459 $52,433
93. Police Sergeant Paradise Police Operations $107,342 $23,740
94. Senior Civil Engineer Chico Building & Development Service $106,879 $42,964
95. Fire Lieutenant Chico Fire Department $106,789 $49,246
96. Electric Works Superintendent Gridley Electric $105,802 $34,921
97. Public Works Superintendent Gridley Public Works $104,916 $29,261
98. Police Officer Chico Police General $104,831 $47,565
99. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire Department $104,700 $46,213
100. Wastewater Treatment Manager Chico Dpw/Water Pollution Control $104,427 $34,729