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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. Chief Administrative Officer Bell Administration $765,237 $135,255
2. City Manager Compton City Manager $453,806 $13,024
3. Assistant City Manager Compton City Manager $436,793 $9,909
4. Finance Director Vernon Finance $428,754 $16,897
5. Chief of Police Services Hawthorne Police $418,947 $42,637
6. Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Bell Administration $388,505 $79,014
7. Chief Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $376,419 $9,499
8. Chief Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $372,396 $9,499
9. Fire Chief Downey Fire Administration $369,385 $769
10. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $361,071 $9,499
11. Director of Administrative Services Bell Administrative Services $352,970 $51,464
12. Director of Community Services Bell Community Services $346,630 $30,018
13. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $345,909 $9,499
14. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $345,234 $9,499
15. Chief of Police South Gate Police $342,306 $2,668
16. Executive Director-Harbor Long Beach Harbor $336,692 $30,254
17. Manager, City Torrance City Manager $334,686 $31,848
18. Senior Load Dispatcher Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $333,933 $16,063
19. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $330,463 $16,063
20. General Manager Airports Los Angeles Department of Airports $329,180 $9,499
21. Electrical Service Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $325,220 $16,063
22. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $324,942 $9,499
23. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $323,663 $9,499
24. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $319,300 $9,499
25. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $319,008 $16,063
26. City Manager Pico Rivera Administration $316,905 $7,314
27. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $315,932 $9,499
28. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $315,841 $9,499
29. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $314,028 $16,063
30. City Manager Palmdale City Manager $313,818 $98,493
31. City Manager Lakewood City Administration $313,792 $31,334
32. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $312,129 $9,499
33. Director of Light & Power Capital Projects Vernon L&P Administration $311,571 $18,670
34. Employment Operations Manager Hawthorne Job Training Development $311,552 $14,292
35. Fire Battalion Chief Glendale Fire $309,644 $9,586
36. General Manager Harbor Department Los Angeles Harbor Department $309,098 $9,499
37. Division Chief Santa Fe Springs Fire $307,491 $26,613
38. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $306,256 $16,063
39. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $305,215 $9,499
40. Electric Distribution Mechanic Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $304,472 $16,063
41. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $304,009 $16,063
42. City Manager Santa Monica City Manager - Administration $300,814 $38,356
43. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $300,657 $16,063
44. Police Sergeant Pomona Police $298,936 $42,010
45. Principal Utility Accountant Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $298,162 $16,063
46. Chief Of Police Whittier Police Department Whittier $298,047 $31,686
47. Electric Distribution Mechanic Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $297,993 $16,063
48. Director of Recreation & Parks Monterey Park Recreation/Community Services $296,697 $9,314
49. City Manager West Hollywood City Manager $295,870 $51,865
50. Assistant City Attorney III Vernon City Attorney $294,682 $19,180
51. City Manager Culver City City Manager's Office $293,478 $17,771
52. Power Engineering Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $293,139 $16,063
53. Power Engineering Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $293,069 $16,063
54. Electrical Service Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $291,962 $16,063
55. City Attorney Palmdale City Attorney $291,693 $94,645
56. Power Engineering Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $291,389 $16,063
57. City Manager Azusa Administration $291,231 $66,801
58. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $291,113 $16,063
59. City Manager El Segundo City Manager $291,104 $27,917
60. Senior Load Dispatcher Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $290,973 $16,063
61. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $290,038 $16,063
62. General Services Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $289,539 $16,063
63. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $289,227 $16,063
64. Attorney, City Torrance City Attorney $288,663 $30,403
65. Power Engineering Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $288,582 $16,063
66. General Services Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $288,226 $16,063
67. City Manager Monterey Park City Manager's Office $287,758 $12,746
68. Power Engineering Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $287,600 $16,063
69. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $287,397 $16,063
70. Medical Director Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $286,890 $16,063
71. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $286,872 $16,063
72. City Manager West Covina City Manager $286,570 $56,391
73. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $286,468 $16,063
74. Chief of Police Los Angeles Police Department $286,002 $9,499
75. Senior Load Dispatcher Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $284,271 $16,063
76. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $283,235 $16,063
77. Executive Manager Palmdale City Manager $282,630 $38,297
78. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $282,605 $16,063
79. Electrical Distribution Mechanic Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $281,386 $16,063
80. Chief of Police Bell Police $281,232 $48,413
81. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $281,214 $16,063
82. Electrical Service Manager Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $281,138 $16,063
83. Fire Battalion Chief 112 Beverly Hills Fire Department $280,525 $18,637
84. Fire Engineer Glendale Fire $280,350 $15,303
85. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $280,324 $16,063
86. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $280,192 $16,063
87. City Manager Carson City Manager $279,862 $36,988
88. Assistant Director of Industrial Development Vernon Industrial Development $279,697 $17,180
89. Port Pilot II Los Angeles Harbor Department $279,534 $9,499
90. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $279,207 $16,063
91. FIre Chief Torrance Fire $279,090 $36,300
92. City Manager              Santa Clarita City Manager Admin             $278,916 $48,058
93. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $278,648 $16,063
94. Load Dispatcher Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,842 $16,063
95. Construction & Maintenance Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,767 $16,063
96. Managing Water Utility Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,613 $16,063
97. Electrical Engineer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,444 $16,063
98. Transmission & Distribution District Supervisor Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,431 $16,063
99. Police Sergeant Inglewood Police $277,348 $33,509
100. Assistant General Manager Water and Power Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $277,270 $16,063