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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 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