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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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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. City Manager Merced City Manager $243,689 $40,590
2. Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director Atwater Deputy City Manager/Human Resources Director $231,264 $27,917
3. City Manager Atwater City Manager $222,052 $42,844
4. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Sergeant $206,827 $29,636
5. Police Chief Los Banos Police $203,231 $99,475
6. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Sergeant $202,123 $27,556
7. City Manager Livingston Administrative Services $195,212 $53,449
8. Fire Deputy Chief Merced Fire $193,111 $40,147
9. Deputy City Manager Merced City Manager $190,621 $22,323
10. Finance Officer Merced Finance $190,600 $36,180
11. Fire Chief Merced Fire $190,225 $49,048
12. Police Chief Merced Police - Administration $184,378 $44,390
13. Police Chief Atwater Police Chief $182,720 $52,923
14. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Measure C $181,179 $43,510
15. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Sergeant $180,775 $26,127
16. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $180,628 $41,961
17. Police Sergeant/7.5% Los Banos Police $180,407 $94,535
18. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Sergeant $179,764 $24,818
19. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Cfd $178,135 $42,534
20. Police Captain Merced Police - Administration $177,853 $45,927
21. Director of Development Services Merced Planning & Permitting $176,141 $15,874
22. Police Officer Atwater Police Officer $174,486 $30,971
23. Fire Battalion Chief - 56 Merced Fire $172,824 $43,386
24. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Investigations $167,788 $43,701
25. Police Sergeant/5%CE Los Banos Police $163,715 $89,029
26. Director of Public Works Merced Public Works - Administration $161,457 $34,850
27. Police Officer Atwater Police Officer $157,139 $21,427
28. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $156,314 $39,991
29. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $156,176 $42,540
30. Fire Battalion Chief - 56 Merced Fire $155,277 $44,420
31. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $155,194 $31,922
32. Police Commander
Other Positions Held: Acting Fire Chief
Los Banos Police $155,051 $110,186
33. CDD Director Atwater CDD Director $155,007 $19,220
34. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $154,669 $26,362
35. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Investigations $154,403 $42,041
36. Police Lieutenant Merced Police - Operations $154,098 $43,040
37. Director of Information Technology Merced Information Technology $153,985 $33,352
38. Police Lieutenant Merced Police - Measure C $153,431 $43,040
39. Police Officer Atwater Police Officer $153,183 $9,107
40. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $151,713 $39,389
41. Police Sergeant/7.5% Los Banos Police $151,446 $93,486
42. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Measure C $151,242 $42,578
43. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $149,616 $39,175
44. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $148,863 $39,774
45. Police Officer Atwater Police Officer $148,192 $23,063
46. Police Officer Atwater Police Officer $147,832 $19,689
47. Police Sergeant Atwater Police Sergeant $147,235 $30,602
48. Human Resources Director
Other Positions Held: City Clerk
Los Banos Admin $146,894 $93,671
49. PW Director/City Eng Los Banos Pub Wks $146,283 $33,211
50. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $145,565 $39,604
51. Fire Captain Los Banos Fire $145,356 $19,718
52. Sergeant w/Degree Livingston Police $144,810 $40,747
53. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $144,677 $39,402
54. City Engineer Merced Engineering $144,489 $32,712
55. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire - Measure C $144,123 $39,774
56. Fire Battalion Chief - 56 Merced Fire $143,683 $42,971
57. Fire Captain Los Banos Fire $142,897 $77,177
58. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $142,572 $41,421
59. Police Commander Los Banos Police $141,938 $91,898
60. Comm & Econ Dev Dir Los Banos Comm Dev $141,935 $90,798
61. Deputy Public Works Director Merced Public Works - Administration $141,814 $26,270
62. Fire Engineer - 56 Merced Fire $140,793 $38,039
63. Sergeant w/Degree Livingston Police $140,751 $34,788
64. Fire Engineer - 56 Merced Fire - Measure C $140,630 $36,508
65. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Cfd $139,351 $39,194
66. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Investigations $139,197 $24,553
67. Police Lieutenant Atwater Police Lieutenant $138,706 $42,541
68. Chief Building/Construction Project Officer Merced Inspection Services $137,340 $32,364
69. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Investigations $137,007 $39,115
70. Police Lieutenant Merced Police - Measure C $136,732 $29,363
71. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $135,163 $39,605
72. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $135,163 $41,530
73. Police Sergeant Los Banos Police $134,693 $78,058
74. Fire Captain Los Banos Fire $134,620 $71,417
75. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire - Measure C $133,635 $39,603
76. Police Sergeant Los Banos Police $133,491 $50,150
77. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $133,199 $39,987
78. Director of Public Works Atwater Director of Public Works $132,905 $45,713
79. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $132,605 $39,390
80. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Operations $132,466 $38,272
81. Police Officer Merced Police - Measure C $132,156 $22,639
82. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $131,932 $39,390
83. Fire Engineer - 56 Merced Fire $131,398 $37,332
84. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $131,201 $39,391
85. Chief Building Official/Fire Code Official Atwater Chief Building Official/Fire Code Official $130,894 $47,203
86. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Merced Fire $130,858 $42,761
87. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $130,854 $39,564
88. Planning Manager Merced Planning & Permitting $130,726 $24,620
89. Police Sergeant Merced Police - Operations $130,265 $40,755
90. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Measure C $129,417 $24,971
91. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $128,861 $39,391
92. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Investigations $128,798 $38,516
93. Public Works Manager - Wastewater Merced Public Works - Wastewater Treatment Plant $127,850 $25,124
94. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Investigations $127,773 $38,280
95. Fire Engineer - 56 Merced Fire $127,471 $36,727
96. Fire Engineer - 56 Merced Fire $127,137 $23,443
97. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Operations $127,078 $39,504
98. Police Sergeant Los Banos Police $126,053 $61,046
99. Senior Police Officer Merced Police - Cfd $125,937 $38,844
100. Fire Captain - 56 Merced Fire $125,256 $39,566