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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 $222,821 $41,118
2. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $214,403 $37,750
3. City Manager Chico City Manager $212,100 $59,089
4. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $198,620 $39,853
5. Police Chief Paradise Police $198,346 $48,098
6. Deputy Fire Chief Chico Fire Administration $191,492 $45,480
7. Fire Captain 40 Hr Week Chico Fire Administration $188,654 $41,390
8. Battalion Chief Chico Fire $188,007 $43,823
9. Fire Captain Oroville Fire Department $185,627 $24,124
10. Fire Captain Oroville Fire Department $184,584 $22,731
11. Fire Captain Chico Fire $182,257 $41,062
12. Town Manager Paradise Administrative Services $182,029 $27,567
13. City Administrator Oroville Administration $181,509 $43,953
14. Fire Captain Chico Fire $175,707 $40,372
15. Fire Captain Chico Fire $173,415 $43,220
16. Senior Line Worker Gridley Electric $173,071 $31,399
17. Chief Of Police Chico Police - Administration $171,401 $52,723
18. Fire Captain Oroville Fire Department $169,588 $22,189
19. Electric Supervisor Gridley Electric $167,000 $38,218
20. Fire Captain Chico Fire $163,702 $41,113
21. Battalion Chief Chico Fire $163,153 $43,074
22. Line Worker Gridley Electric $161,713 $32,669
23. Line Worker Gridley Electric $160,044 $20,370
24. Public Works Director Paradise Public Works $159,570 $29,130
25. Director of Finance Oroville Finance Department $158,860 $41,077
26. Fire Captain Chico Fire $158,527 $37,679
27. Battalion Chief Chico Fire $158,370 $42,908
28. Fire Chief Chico Fire Administration $158,057 $49,000
29. Electric Director Gridley Electric $156,576 $32,927
30. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $156,405 $36,796
31. Finance Director Gridley Finance $155,782 $34,965
32. Fire Engineer Oroville Fire Department $153,863 $20,372
33. Police Sergeant Chico Police - Patrol $153,089 $41,461
34. Fire Lieutenant Oroville Fire Department $152,583 $22,480
35. Police Sergeant Paradise Police $151,779 $47,263
36. Community Development Director Chico Community Development - Planning $151,060 $34,316
37. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $150,659 $36,955
38. Line Worker Gridley Electric $150,623 $10,177
39. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $150,615 $42,944
40. Operations & Maintenance Director Chico Public Works - Right Of Way $150,554 $34,175
41. Police Captain Chico Police - Administration $148,977 $48,301
42. Community Development Director Paradise Community Development Dept $148,404 $15,955
43. Police Captain Chico Police - Administration $148,373 $48,301
44. City Clerk Chico City Clerk $148,226 $22,568
45. Fire Captain Chico Fire $146,783 $37,660
46. Fire Lieutenant Oroville Fire Department $146,443 $27,406
47. Administrative Services Director Chico Administrative Services - Finance $146,160 $31,461
48. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $145,800 $37,466
49. Fire Captain Chico Fire $144,833 $39,996
50. Police Sergeant Chico Police - Patrol $144,732 $41,527
51. Police Sergeant Chico Police - Patrol $143,888 $37,379
52. Police Lieutenant Paradise Police $143,547 $46,362
53. Fire Apparatus Engineer Chico Fire $142,482 $37,947
54. Public Works Director Gridley Public Works $141,290 $35,645
55. Firefighter Chico Fire $140,684 $21,393
56. Fire Captain Chico Fire $140,108 $38,111
57. Police Sergeant Paradise Police $139,789 $41,412
58. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $139,044 $40,156
59. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $138,432 $38,585
60. Police Sergeant Paradise Police $137,523 $46,810
61. Fire Captain Chico Fire $137,504 $29,093
62. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $137,474 $40,823
63. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $137,166 $42,825
64. Police Lieutenant Paradise Police $137,141 $40,739
65. Firefighter Chico Fire $136,798 $35,459
66. Fire Captain Chico Fire $135,751 $39,071
67. Police Sergeant Paradise Police $135,676 $44,736
68. Chief of Police Gridley Police $135,437 $49,433
69. Fire Captain Chico Fire $135,073 $34,627
70. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $134,537 $43,032
71. Police Officer Chico Police - Patrol $134,514 $35,646
72. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $134,370 $41,359
73. Community Development Director Paradise Community Development Dept $133,932 $15,870
74. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $133,588 $37,489
75. Fire Captain Chico Fire $133,345 $38,858
76. Police Officer Chico Police - General $132,613 $25,455
77. Police Officer Oroville Police Department $132,277 $24,647
78. Human Resources & Risk Management Director Chico Human Resources $132,249 $29,890
79. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $131,495 $40,207
80. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Patrol $131,122 $44,671
81. Police Lieutenant Chico Police - Administration $130,911 $33,159
82. Police Lieutenant Oroville Police Department $130,762 $21,730
83. Fire Captain Chico Fire $130,375 $41,073
84. Director Of Engineering Chico Public Works - Engineering $130,057 $23,650
85. Fire Engineer Oroville Fire Department $129,750 $25,731
86. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $128,774 $42,886
87. Communications Supervisor Chico Police - Communications $128,684 $19,254
88. Fire Captain Chico Fire $128,502 $39,541
89. Deputy Director - Finance Chico Administrative Services - Finance $128,466 $29,667
90. Police Officer Chico Police - General $126,739 $37,886
91. Deputy Director-Public Works Engineering Chico Public Works - Engineering $126,588 $32,172
92. Police Sergeant Chico Police - General $126,576 $21,169
93. Director of Public Safety Oroville Police Department $126,493 $15,077
94. Firefighter Chico Fire $126,469 $21,389
95. Acting Fire Lieutenant Oroville Fire Department $126,397 $13,715
96. Police Officer Paradise Police $126,130 $28,785
97. Battalion Chief Oroville Fire Department $125,067 $17,694
98. Management Analyst III Oroville Housing Department $124,681 $13,338
99. Senior Development Engineer Chico Public Works - Engineering $124,325 $10,105
100. Firefighter Chico Fire $124,113 $23,046