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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 Chief Anaheim Fire $490,960 $62,337
2. Police Captain (RM) Santa Ana Police Department $461,051 $118,498
3. Battalion Chief Fullerton Fire $426,503 $68,839
4. Fire Captain IV (40) Anaheim Fire $408,465 $49,021
5. City Manager Laguna Beach City Manager $376,570 $57,029
6. Police Lieutenant Huntington Beach Police $372,192 $76,125
7. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Hrs Anaheim Fire $368,994 $53,955
8. City Manager Costa Mesa City Manager $365,749 $71,621
9. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Hrs Anaheim Fire $358,562 $56,515
10. Deputy Chief-Operations Fullerton Fire $358,009 $44,436
11. City Attorney Huntington Beach City Attorney $357,836 $37,226
12. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $355,558 $49,785
13. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $354,478 $60,106
14. Fire Battalion Chief Orange Fire $353,838 $44,853
15. Fire Captain Huntington Beach Fire $353,445 $57,710
16. Police Chief Seal Beach Police $352,798 $94,406
17. City Manager Aliso Viejo City Manager $349,870 $79,640
18. Interim City Manager Orange City Manager $349,763 $41,164
19. Fire Captain 112 Hours Newport Beach Fire $346,502 $52,860
20. Fire Captain Huntington Beach Fire $344,042 $57,092
21. Fire Captain IV Anaheim Fire $340,181 $46,857
22. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Hrs Anaheim Fire $338,851 $55,860
23. Fire Battalion Chief Huntington Beach Fire $337,672 $73,200
24. Fire Division Chief Laguna Beach Fire Department $336,812 $87,726
25. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $334,854 $52,033
26. City Manager Anaheim City Administration $334,296 $41,268
27. City Administrator Placentia Administration $333,754 $96,821
28. City Manager Cypress Administration $332,669 $56,340
29. Fire Battalion Chief Anaheim Fire $330,368 $54,332
30. Utilities General Manager Anaheim Public Utilities $329,473 $42,385
31. City Manager (EM) Santa Ana City Manager $329,227 $85,849
32. Fire Battalion Chief Huntington Beach Fire $327,383 $73,382
33. Fire Captain IV Anaheim Fire $326,549 $47,568
34. City Attorney Anaheim City Attorney $326,458 $57,203
35. Director Of Public Safety/Chief Of Police Irvine Pub Sfty $325,075 $97,884
36. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $324,778 $49,609
37. Police Captain Huntington Beach Police $324,346 $84,901
38. Deputy Fire Chief Anaheim Fire $324,308 $56,919
39. Assistant City Manager Anaheim City Administration $323,999 $47,528
40. City Manager Newport Beach City Manager $323,947 $81,020
41. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $321,714 $33,576
42. Police Captain Huntington Beach Police $321,461 $79,253
43. Chief Of Police Anaheim Police $321,178 $73,080
44. Police Officer - Sr Master Advanced Anaheim Police $320,515 $42,957
45. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $319,178 $55,682
46. Police Captain Huntington Beach Police $318,782 $82,014
47. Fire Captain III Anaheim Fire $318,018 $48,186
48. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $317,947 $64,117
49. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $317,590 $55,670
50. City Manager Irvine City Mgr $317,183 $45,307
51. City Manager Garden Grove City Manager $317,022 $138,660
52. City Manager Mission Viejo City Manager $315,597 $44,862
53. Fire Captain IV (40) Anaheim Fire $315,507 $47,901
54. Fire Engineer 112 Hour Newport Beach Fire $314,743 $34,749
55. Police Sergeant Garden Grove Police $313,473 $147,189
56. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $312,935 $45,015
57. Police Sergeant Huntington Beach Police $312,604 $63,301
58. Fire Battalion Chief Orange Fire $311,933 $40,957
59. City Attorney Orange City Attorney $311,766 $65,848
60. City Manager Yorba Linda City Manager $310,474 $72,626
61. Fire Captain III Anaheim Fire $310,046 $46,109
62. Fire Division Chief Huntington Beach Fire $308,973 $79,681
63. Fire Battalion Chief Anaheim Fire $308,565 $34,669
64. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $306,013 $60,487
65. Police Chief Orange Police $305,798 $78,939
66. Police Chief (EM) Santa Ana Police Department $305,733 $128,862
67. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $305,389 $54,753
68. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $305,065 $49,487
69. City Manager San Juan Capistrano City Manager $303,767 $135,596
70. Fire Division Chief Huntington Beach Fire $303,640 $75,717
71. Fire Chief Costa Mesa Fire $303,596 $167,113
72. Fire Captain IV Anaheim Fire $303,552 $60,148
73. Fire Chief Orange Fire $303,042 $57,728
74. Fire Captain Brea Fire Services $302,657 $27,214
75. City Manager Laguna Niguel Administration $302,377 $29,573
76. City Manager Tustin City Manager $302,344 $61,414
77. City Manager Seal Beach City Manager $301,577 $62,722
78. Battalion Chief Laguna Beach Fire Department $301,301 $80,811
79. Fire Captain Fullerton Fire $300,606 $55,545
80. Battalion Chief Laguna Beach Fire Department $300,452 $70,681
81. Fire Captain Huntington Beach Fire $299,948 $60,328
82. Fire Captain IV Anaheim Fire $299,682 $60,439
83. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $299,224 $43,670
84. City Attorney Newport Beach City Attorney $298,641 $35,117
85. City Manager Brea Management Services $298,638 $49,281
86. Police Chief Costa Mesa Police $297,298 $63,562
87. Fire Captain III Anaheim Fire $296,747 $45,904
88. Fire Battalion Chief Huntington Beach Fire $296,195 $69,360
89. Fire Engineer Brea Fire Services $296,106 $23,815
90. Fire Engineer Brea Fire Services $296,082 $42,598
91. Fire Captain III Anaheim Fire $295,159 $50,824
92. Police Officer - Master Advanced Anaheim Police $294,932 $49,731
93. Fire Captain Fullerton Fire $294,220 $63,633
94. Police Chief Garden Grove Police $294,152 $215,715
95. Fire Captain Huntington Beach Fire $293,856 $59,411
96. Police Captain Costa Mesa Police $293,808 $41,811
97. Police Sergeant Anaheim Police $293,250 $59,004
98. City Manager Rancho Santa Margarita General Government $291,295 $24,683
99. Fire Captain Huntington Beach Fire $290,663 $57,774
100. Fire Captain III Anaheim Fire $289,358 $47,171