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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.
Chief
Gridley
Police
$235,326
$81,114
2.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$224,880
$37,629
3.
City Manager
Chico
City Manager
$212,351
$55,930
4.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$207,943
$40,169
5.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Administration
$195,102
$41,032
6.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$194,601
$40,765
7.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$192,556
$40,801
8.
Assistant City Manager
Chico
City Manager
$188,184
$43,617
9.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Administration
$187,461
$40,946
10.
Electric /Public Work Director
Gridley
Electric
$175,346
$61,418
11.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$174,951
$37,398
12.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$173,438
$39,821
13.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$165,411
$41,626
14.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$164,070
$39,763
15.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$162,796
$40,747
16.
Chief Of Police
Chico
Police - Administration
$159,355
$45,031
17.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$156,495
$40,759
18.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$154,813
$32,857
19.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$150,445
$39,880
20.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$150,279
$38,359
21.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$149,801
$39,017
22.
Deputy Chief Of Police
Chico
Police - Administration
$148,701
$42,757
23.
Electric Supervisor
Gridley
Electric
$147,286
$48,779
24.
Police Chief
Paradise
Police
$146,685
$26,162
25.
Director Of Public Safety
Oroville
Public Safety
$145,186
$54,867
26.
Director Of Engineering
Chico
Public Works - Engineering
$144,135
$28,557
27.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$142,198
$33,744
28.
City Clerk
Chico
City Clerk
$141,930
$24,208
29.
Police Sergeant
Oroville
Public Safety
$141,544
$27,431
30.
Operations And Maintenance Director
Chico
Public Works - Right Of Way
$139,455
$30,612
31.
Town Manager
Paradise
Administrative Services
$138,999
$20,131
32.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$138,856
$32,072
33.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$138,723
$36,958
34.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Administration
$138,271
$39,814
35.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$138,151
$37,541
36.
City Administrator
Gridley
Administration
$137,280
$41,034
37.
Fire Chief
Chico
Fire Administration
$136,376
$40,521
38.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$135,956
$36,526
39.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$135,775
$37,480
40.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$135,183
$37,473
41.
Administrative Services Dir
Chico
Administrative Services - Finance
$134,555
$27,997
42.
Police Commander
Chico
Police - Administration
$134,278
$40,409
43.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$134,016
$41,109
44.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$133,611
$35,602
45.
Fire Captain
Oroville
Public Safety
$132,283
$13,616
46.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$131,985
$40,230
47.
Senior Electric Line Worker
Gridley
Electric
$131,385
$28,196
48.
Firefighter
Chico
Fire
$130,408
$34,467
49.
Police Commander
Chico
Police - Administration
$130,329
$36,719
50.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$130,228
$33,878
51.
Fire Engineer
Oroville
Public Safety
$129,992
$13,815
52.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$129,937
$39,220
53.
Police Commander
Chico
Police - Administration
$129,726
$40,402
54.
Police Commander
Chico
Police - Administration
$129,386
$38,037
55.
Finance Director
Gridley
Finance
$129,028
$9,153
56.
Police Officer In Charge
Oroville
Public Safety
$128,496
$24,097
57.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$128,198
$33,534
58.
Firefighter
Chico
Fire
$127,826
$33,685
59.
Line Worker
Gridley
Electric
$127,802
$26,531
60.
Division Chief
Chico
Fire Administration
$127,560
$12,998
61.
Fire Engineer
Oroville
Public Safety
$127,071
$16,767
62.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$126,779
$38,077
63.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$126,477
$38,589
64.
Fire Fighter
Oroville
Public Safety
$126,243
$9,099
65.
Director Of Finance
Oroville
Finance
$125,664
$22,503
66.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$124,742
$35,857
67.
Assistant Town Manager/Public Works Director
Paradise
Public Works
$124,695
$9,815
68.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - Administration
$123,584
$37,365
69.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$123,564
$35,522
70.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$123,542
$38,410
71.
Information Technology Manager
Paradise
Administrative Services
$123,218
$8,747
72.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$122,627
$32,551
73.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$122,132
$37,484
74.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$121,808
$24,281
75.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$121,427
$16,288
76.
Fire Fighter
Oroville
Public Safety
$121,167
$9,097
77.
Administrative Services Director
Paradise
Administrative Services
$120,847
$12,734
78.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$120,269
$32,073
79.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$119,515
$32,963
80.
Deputy Director - Finance
Chico
Administrative Services - Finance
$119,161
$26,522
81.
Deputy Director - Community Development
Chico
Community Development - Planning
$118,850
$29,344
82.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$118,783
$33,805
83.
Information Systems Manager
Chico
Administrative Services - Info Systems
$118,301
$21,950
84.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$117,852
$31,648
85.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$117,655
$36,707
86.
Fire Captain
Chico
Fire
$117,640
$38,631
87.
Sergeant
Gridley
Police
$117,638
$33,978
88.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$117,297
$36,514
89.
Police Detective
Oroville
Public Safety
$117,272
$23,934
90.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$117,272
$33,099
91.
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Chico
Fire
$116,991
$34,158
92.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$116,677
$30,557
93.
Police Sergeant
Chico
Police - General
$115,668
$31,652
94.
Fire Fighter
Oroville
Public Safety
$115,577
$12,312
95.
Police Sergeant
Paradise
Police
$115,415
$32,466
96.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$115,378
$33,261
97.
Police Officer
Chico
Police - General
$115,215
$22,513
98.
Line Worker
Gridley
Electric
$115,186
$30,048
99.
Battalion Chief
Oroville
Public Safety
$115,110
$19,537
100.
Firefighter
Chico
Fire
$114,133
$28,669