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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.
Fire Captain
Monterey
Fire
$281,111
$51,631
2.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$273,248
$87,680
3.
City Manager
Del Rey Oaks
City Hall
$259,781
$32,834
4.
FF-Hired Pre 9/2013
Salinas
Fire
$253,146
$79,531
5.
City Manager
Monterey
City Manager
$250,101
$51,508
6.
City Manager
Salinas
Administration
$249,363
$54,894
7.
Assistant City Manager
Salinas
Administration
$248,271
$54,780
8.
City Attorney
Salinas
City Attorney
$239,132
$43,318
9.
Firefighter
Monterey
Fire
$235,398
$49,265
10.
Battalion Chief
Salinas
Fire
$231,224
$102,087
11.
Chief of Police
Del Rey Oaks
Police Department
$220,488
$31,867
12.
Deputy Chief of Police
Salinas
Police
$217,340
$97,636
13.
Deputy Fire Chief
Salinas
Fire
$216,485
$100,725
14.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$214,412
$72,677
15.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$213,868
$93,240
16.
Fire Chief
Salinas
Fire
$209,557
$58,222
17.
Accounting officer
Salinas
Finance
$209,227
$60,161
18.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$208,797
$73,430
19.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$208,777
$77,515
20.
City Manager
Seaside
City Manager
$208,175
$52,729
21.
Battalion Chief
Salinas
Fire
$207,264
$103,315
22.
Chief of Police
Salinas
Police
$205,669
$110,416
23.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$204,759
$62,013
24.
Division Chief
Monterey
Fire
$204,741
$67,420
25.
Police Sergeant
Pacific Grove
Police Department
$203,749
$41,084
26.
Director of Administrative Services/City Clerk
Sand City
Administration
$202,281
$51,139
27.
Police Sergeant
Monterey
Police
$201,276
$55,187
28.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$200,587
$78,585
29.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$200,351
$86,454
30.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$199,845
$89,145
31.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$199,353
$86,479
32.
Fire Captain
Monterey
Fire
$198,863
$32,193
33.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$197,414
$90,778
34.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$196,022
$81,628
35.
City Manager
Marina
City Administration
$195,573
$27,751
36.
Division Chief
Monterey
Fire
$194,819
$60,902
37.
BC/Fire Marshal
Salinas
Fire
$194,719
$88,387
38.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$194,069
$62,296
39.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$193,412
$47,626
40.
Public Works Director
Salinas
PW-Engineer & Transp
$193,213
$46,832
41.
Police Chief
Seaside
Police
$192,779
$56,959
42.
City Manager
Gonzales
Administration
$192,376
$36,646
43.
Assistant City Manager
Monterey
City Manager
$191,039
$62,342
44.
Deputy City Mgr Plans & Pw
Monterey
Plans & Public Works
$190,669
$40,168
45.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$189,233
$77,905
46.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$188,681
$89,818
47.
Police Sergeant
Sand City
Police
$188,445
$42,332
48.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$188,196
$77,053
49.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$188,092
$78,535
50.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$187,632
$85,406
51.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$187,521
$71,502
52.
Police Commander
Salinas
Police
$186,074
$84,338
53.
Assistant Fire Chief
Monterey
Fire
$185,931
$63,707
54.
Deputy PW Dir/City Engr
Salinas
PW-Engineer & Transp
$185,428
$68,982
55.
Supervising Accountant
Salinas
Finance
$185,389
$49,257
56.
Police Sergeant
Seaside
Police
$184,562
$53,553
57.
City Manager
Pacific Grove
Manager
$183,822
$23,711
58.
Police Lieutenant
Monterey
Police
$183,369
$40,902
59.
Finance Director
Salinas
Finance
$182,873
$49,744
60.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$182,828
$83,546
61.
Police Lieutenant
Monterey
Police
$182,574
$40,954
62.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$182,019
$74,921
63.
Finance Director
Marina
Finance
$181,888
$46,568
64.
Fire Chief
Monterey
Fire
$180,468
$63,628
65.
Police Officer
Pacific Grove
Police Department
$180,426
$38,996
66.
City Manager
Soledad
City Manager
$178,019
$32,573
67.
Deputy Chief of Police
Salinas
Police
$176,519
$76,086
68.
Fire Captain
Monterey
Fire
$175,980
$51,169
69.
Deputy Cm-Resource Mgmnt
Seaside
Resource Management
$175,254
$59,162
70.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$175,210
$60,805
71.
Community Services Director
Monterey
Community Services
$174,526
$40,516
72.
Dir Of Info Res/City Clerk
Monterey
Information Resources
$173,348
$38,051
73.
Deputy Fire Marshal
Monterey
Fire
$173,041
$37,989
74.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$172,901
$70,634
75.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$172,791
$56,368
76.
Police Sergeant
King City
Police
$172,703
$29,973
77.
Deputy Fire Chief
Salinas
Fire
$172,471
$81,796
78.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$172,353
$71,153
79.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$172,243
$56,585
80.
City Manager
King City
City Manager
$172,233
$35,122
81.
Finance Director
Monterey
Finance
$171,902
$37,620
82.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$171,553
$48,108
83.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$171,406
$75,741
84.
Chief Planning Eng & Env Comp
Monterey
Plans & Public Works
$171,224
$36,943
85.
Fire Captain
Salinas
Fire
$171,028
$63,768
86.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$170,734
$72,998
87.
Police Sergeant
Salinas
Police
$169,595
$79,305
88.
Police Chief
Marina
Police
$169,419
$69,630
89.
Police Deputy Chief
Seaside
Police
$168,681
$45,893
90.
Division Chief
Monterey
Fire
$168,313
$62,261
91.
Police Lieutenant
Monterey
Police
$168,261
$52,521
92.
Fire Captain
Monterey
Fire
$167,596
$52,762
93.
FF-Hired Pre 9/2013
Salinas
Fire
$167,353
$27,044
94.
Fire Battalion Chief
Seaside
Fire
$166,687
$55,553
95.
Police Sergeant
Seaside
Police
$166,472
$37,292
96.
Police Sergeant
Seaside
Police
$166,219
$34,033
97.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$166,157
$52,008
98.
Police Sergeant
Monterey
Police
$166,140
$55,716
99.
Chief Of Inspct Srvc/Bldg Off.
Monterey
Plans & Public Works
$166,132
$35,400
100.
Police Officer
Salinas
Police
$165,925
$59,199