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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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Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
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Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
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San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
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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