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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. Police Officer Gustine Police $277,347 $83,092
2. Police Sergeant Gustine Police $249,097 $70,027
3. City Manager Atwater Administration $207,559 $60,816
4. Assist. City Manager Atwater Administration $190,641 $10,915
5. City Attorney Merced City Attorney $183,226 $25,620
6. City Manager Merced City Manager $181,925 $28,746
7. Police Chief Merced Police Administration $168,001 $16,077
8. Fire Chief Merced Fire $164,784 $29,253
9. City Manager Los Banos Administration $160,801 $20,114
10. Fire Division Chief Merced Fire $157,076 $17,234
11. Police Commander Merced Police Administration $155,370 $11,182
12. Assistant City Manager Merced City Manager $152,205 $27,677
13. City Manager Livingston Administrative Services $151,199 $33,062
14. Finance Officer Merced Finance $147,379 $27,493
15. Police Chief Atwater Police Administration $145,179 $22,844
16. Fire Division Chief Merced Fire Measure C $143,722 $28,925
17. Asst. City Manager/Finance Director Livingston Administrative Services $142,870 $15,780
18. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $141,246 $24,822
19. Fire Division Chief Merced Fire $141,019 $23,735
20. Public Works Director Atwater Water $138,895 $7,451
21. Community Development Director Atwater Planning $138,758 $15,507
22. Public Works Director Los Banos Public Works $137,739 $21,753
23. Planning Director Los Banos Planning $137,158 $10,343
24. Dir Of Information Technology Merced Information Systems $135,046 $26,003
25. Chief Deputy City Attorney Merced City Attorney $134,922 $21,918
26. Fire Chief Los Banos Fire $134,817 $20,554
27. Dir Of Parks & Community Services Merced Recreation and Parks Administration $134,746 $20,922
28. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $132,629 $24,903
29. Police Sergeant Merced Police Measure C $132,075 $20,102
30. Director of Economic Development Atwater ARA/Redevelopment $131,997 $6,800
31. Police Commander Merced Police Administration $131,350 $22,667
32. Dir Of Support Services Merced Records $129,763 $21,235
33. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Administration $129,373 $26,711
34. Fire Engineer Merced Fire $126,814 $16,458
35. Dir Of Development Services Merced Planning and Permitting $126,011 $20,545
36. Police Sergeant Merced Police Measure C $125,946 $24,749
37. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $125,637 $24,821
38. Fire Battalion Chief Merced Fire $125,581 $26,250
39. Assistant Police Chief Atwater Police Administration $125,044 $22,058
40. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Administration $124,519 $26,711
41. Fire Battalion Chief Merced Fire $122,956 $21,760
42. Deputy Public Works Director Merced Public Works Administration $122,044 $25,963
43. Chief of Police Livingston Police $122,033 $23,424
44. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Administration $121,639 $26,711
45. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $121,407 $24,801
46. Chief of Police Gustine Police $121,092 $16,974
47. Police Sergeant Merced Police Measure C $120,109 $15,124
48. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Community Facilities District $119,313 $26,711
49. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Measure C $119,313 $26,711
50. Assistant Fire Chief Los Banos Fire $118,727 $20,948
51. Police Lieutenant Merced Police Measure C $117,827 $26,711
52. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $117,436 $24,970
53. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $116,690 $18,114
54. Police Sergeant Merced Police Operations $116,184 $24,072
55. Chief Financial Officer Los Banos Finance $116,118 $15,333
56. Development Manager Merced Redevelopment Agency $115,884 $19,516
57. Pwm - Wastewater Merced Wastewater Treatment $115,879 $19,923
58. Police Sergeant Merced Police Investigations $115,364 $24,311
59. Police Officer Atwater Police Field Services $114,823 $3,125
60. Planning Manager Merced Planning and Permitting $112,021 $19,776
61. Fire Captain Merced Fire $110,755 $22,974
62. Systems Engineer II Merced Information Systems $110,167 $22,667
63. Fire Captain Merced Fire $110,052 $23,054
64. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Operations $110,046 $18,458
65. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Operations $109,856 $22,594
66. Fire Captain Merced Fire $109,597 $11,545
67. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Operations $109,158 $17,904
68. Community Services Director Atwater Community Services $108,896 $23,940
69. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $108,844 $22,624
70. Deputy Director of Engineering Atwater Engineering $108,431 $6,771
71. Systems Engineer II Merced Information Systems $107,384 $17,264
72. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $106,573 $22,516
73. Fire Captain Merced Fire $106,467 $23,054
74. Fire Captain Merced Fire Measure C $105,804 $23,057
75. Deputy City Attorney IV Merced City Attorney $105,670 $25,100
76. Assistant Public Works Director Los Banos Public Works $105,271 $16,566
77. Fire Captain Merced Fire $105,232 $23,104
78. Commander Los Banos Police $105,036 $20,918
79. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $104,737 $22,835
80. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $104,639 $22,727
81. Fire Captain Merced Fire $104,621 $23,523
82. Senior Engineer Merced Planning and Permitting $104,419 $19,766
83. Deputy Finance Officer Merced Finance $104,240 $22,999
84. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Communitiy Services $103,710 $22,088
85. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Operations $102,728 $22,652
86. Community Development Director Livingston Planning $102,599 $19,753
87. Redevelopment Agency Director Los Banos Redevelopment Agency $102,435 $14,887
88. Police Corporal Atwater Police Field Services $102,294 $20,477
89. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $102,269 $22,920
90. Fire Captain Merced Fire Measure C $102,051 $22,990
91. Fire Captain Merced Fire $101,282 $20,337
92. Pws-Streets Merced Street Maintenance $101,186 $16,480
93. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Operations $101,088 $22,415
94. Housing Program Manager Merced Housing $101,065 $24,142
95. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Field Services $101,064 $17,080
96. Police Corporal Atwater Police Field Services $100,975 $3,083
97. Senior Police Officer Merced Police Investigations $100,954 $17,975
98. Fire Captain Merced Fire $100,738 $22,971
99. Fire Captain Merced Fire $100,467 $23,051
100. Fire Captain Merced Fire $100,397 $13,519