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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 Temecula City Manager $344,183 $45,172
2. City Manager Indian Wells City Manager $333,795 $58,617
3. City Manager Riverside City Manager $325,628 $76,502
4. Police Chief Cathedral City Police $322,178 $23,392
5. City Manager Indio City Manager $285,457 $33,141
6. City Manager Palm Springs City Manager $281,707 $36,134
7. City Manager Banning City Manager $281,394 $28,683
8. Fire Battalion Chief Palm Springs Fire Suppression $270,478 $31,068
9. Police Captain Riverside Police $269,110 $14,141
10. Police Captain Riverside Police $268,770 $20,100
11. City Manager La Quinta City Manager $267,401 $31,494
12. City Manager Corona Management Services $265,911 $34,732
13. City Manager Rancho Mirage Management Services $265,417 $34,324
14. City Manager Desert Hot Springs City Manager $258,046 $30,626
15. Util General Manager Riverside Public Utilities $255,437 $35,939
16. Fire Chief Palm Springs Fire Admin $251,619 $34,451
17. Finance Director/Treasurer Riverside City Manager $241,058 $10,500
18. Chief of Police Indio Police $238,266 $29,906
19. City Attorney Riverside City Attorney $236,926 $33,821
20. Fire Chief Riverside Fire $236,623 $35,437
21. City Manager/Executive Director-Redevelopment Palm Desert City Manager $230,221 $32,869
22. Assistant City Manager Indio City Manager $228,555 $37,278
23. Assistant City Manager/HR Director Corona Management Services $228,359 $32,951
24. Assist City Manager Riverside City Manager $223,706 $34,436
25. City Manager Hemet Administration $223,624 $42,937
26. Police Captain Cathedral City Police $222,047 $20,895
27. Police Chief Beaumont Police Department $219,818 $90,201
28. Fire Chief Corona Fire $219,212 $15,767
29. City Manager Murrieta Admin City Manager $216,781 $48,919
30. Principal Engineer - 2E Riverside Public Utilities $215,916 $24,097
31. Police Captain Palm Springs Police - Patrol $215,877 $28,259
32. Assist City Manager Riverside City Manager $214,502 $20,607
33. General Manager, DWP Corona Department of Water and Power $213,184 $31,191
34. Administrative Services Director Cathedral City City Manager $211,282 $18,509
35. Police Lieutenant Riverside Police $209,965 $19,023
36. Police Captain Riverside Police $209,751 $34,744
37. Police Lieutenant Palm Springs Police - Patrol $209,042 $36,170
38. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $205,730 $31,442
39. Police Chief Riverside Police $204,887 $11,601
40. Parks & Community Services Director Corona Parks & Community Services $204,375 $11,063
41. Finance Director Indian Wells Finance $204,148 $46,057
42. Fire Captain Cathedral City Fire $203,726 $22,181
43. Deputy City Manager Temecula City Manager $203,280 $14,193
44. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $203,007 $32,076
45. Director of Community Development Indio Community Development $202,937 $20,711
46. Fire Captain Corona Fire $202,113 $14,452
47. Police Chief Desert Hot Springs Police $201,943 $26,735
48. City Manager Lake Elsinore City Manager $201,743 $31,683
49. Police Chief Corona Police $201,377 $32,402
50. Interim City Manager Moreno Valley City Manager $201,190 $0
51. Public Works Director Corona Public Works $201,143 $26,113
52. Police Captain Riverside Police $201,056 $34,244
53. Chief Information Officer Riverside Information Systems $200,614 $29,171
54. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $200,229 $28,775
55. Fire Captain Cathedral City Fire $200,103 $21,636
56. Util Assist Gm Engy Del-2E(NC) Riverside Public Utilities $200,009 $19,119
57. Assistant City Manager - Redevelopment, Housing & Economic Development Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency $199,929 $27,087
58. Assistant City Manager Temecula Planning $199,717 $19,974
59. City Manager San Jacinto Administration $198,910 $32,212
60. Information Technology Director Corona Information Technology $198,450 $29,900
61. Community Development Director Corona Community Development $198,433 $25,292
62. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $198,210 $29,002
63. Public Works Director / City Engineer Moreno Valley Public Works $196,766 $27,060
64. Public Works Director Riverside Public Works $196,725 $31,131
65. Assistant City Manager Perris Administration $196,665 $25,726
66. Fire Battalion Chief Palm Springs Fire Suppression $196,609 $27,840
67. Police Detective Riverside Police $196,250 $17,595
68. Assistant City Manager Temecula City Manager $195,994 $20,342
69. Fire Battalion Chief Corona Fire $195,585 $17,102
70. Director of Administrative Services / Emergency Services Coordinator Rancho Mirage Administrative Services $195,493 $29,834
71. Police Chief Palm Springs Police - Admin $195,427 $33,338
72. Fire Captain Corona Fire $194,684 $14,452
73. Finance Director Corona Finance $194,563 $29,900
74. Fire Captain Corona Fire $194,039 $11,116
75. Util Assist Gm Resource-2E(NC) Riverside Public Utilities $194,012 $28,079
76. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $193,890 $28,506
77. Library Director Corona Library $193,681 $11,520
78. Fire Captain (S) Riverside Fire $193,330 $16,649
79. Assistant City Manager Beaumont Administrative Services $193,233 $53,493
80. Fire Battalion Chief Cathedral City Fire $193,075 $14,093
81. Fire Captain Corona Fire $192,167 $14,452
82. Comm & Economic Development Director Moreno Valley Community & Economic Development $190,891 $13,961
83. Util Substn Test Tech Riverside Public Utilities $190,335 $20,447
84. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $190,056 $31,438
85. Util Assist Gm Fin&Adm-2E (NC) Riverside Public Utilities $190,052 $29,745
86. City Attorney Moreno Valley City Attorney $190,042 $30,384
87. Redevelopment Director Cathedral City Redevelopment $190,014 $17,882
88. Assistant City Manager - Development Services Palm Springs City Manager $189,841 $27,729
89. Fire Chief Cathedral City Fire $189,543 $24,831
90. Deputy Fire Chief Corona Fire $189,280 $12,863
91. Police Lieutenant Riverside Police $188,937 $33,548
92. Util Assist Gm Wtr Del-2E (NC) Riverside Public Utilities $188,727 $31,011
93. Deputy Fire Chief Corona Fire $188,626 $15,767
94. Fire Captain Cathedral City Fire $188,212 $21,668
95. Community Development Director Indian Wells Planning $187,761 $38,614
96. City Manager Cathedral City City Manager $187,516 $21,264
97. Fire Battalion Chief Corona Fire $187,083 $15,767
98. Personnel/Public Safety Director Indian Wells Personnel/ Risk $186,967 $39,925
99. Police Sergeant Riverside Police $186,880 $28,361
100. Util Substn Test Tech Riverside Public Utilities $186,739 $17,430