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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 Indian Wells City Manager $677,172 $81,649
2. Chief Of Police Indio Police $379,174 $63,216
3. City Manager Temecula City Manager $348,626 $105,169
4. City Manager La Quinta City Manager $347,991 $30,351
5. City Manager Moreno Valley City Manager $289,587 $58,154
6. City Manager Riverside City Manager $287,314 $95,643
7. Utility General Manager Riverside Public Utilities $272,793 $94,951
8. City Manager Corona Management Services $266,230 $94,233
9. City Manager Rancho Mirage Management Services $261,696 $79,808
10. City Manager Palm Springs Office Of The City Manager $261,565 $80,205
11. Assistant City Manager Indio City Manager $260,815 $55,265
12. Fire Chief Riverside Fire $256,327 $114,791
13. Fire Battalion Chief Palm Springs Fire Suppression $255,105 $73,077
14. Police Chief Riverside Police $250,019 $98,937
15. City Manager Coachella City Administration $244,455 $67,266
16. Fire Prevention Captain Palm Springs Fire Department Administration $242,547 $61,440
17. Assist Police Chief NC Riverside Police $241,512 $91,450
18. City Manager Banning City Manager $240,830 $87,236
19. City Manager Indio City Manager $239,253 $48,164
20. City Manager Desert Hot Springs City Manager $235,247 $66,487
21. Assistant City Manager Corona Management Services $234,636 $86,893
22. City Manager/Executive Director-Redevelopment Palm Desert City Manager $234,427 $31,740
23. City Attorney Riverside City Attorney $234,208 $82,810
24. Chief Of Police Beaumont Police Department $232,111 $89,589
25. Fire Chief Corona Fire $228,351 $91,763
26. City Manager Hemet Administration $226,047 $76,413
27. Assist City Manager Riverside City Manager $223,476 $68,705
28. City Engineer Cathedral City Community Development $223,185 $22,079
29. Police Chief Cathedral City Police $221,094 $82,105
30. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $221,032 $35,168
31. Fire Chief Palm Springs Fire Department Administration $219,377 $85,195
32. Fire Captain Corona Fire $218,585 $58,628
33. Police Chief Desert Hot Springs Police $218,007 $83,395
34. City Manager Murrieta Administration City Manager $217,755 $83,598
35. Building Official & Construction Manager Hemet Building $217,177 $38,117
36. General Manager, Department Of Water And Power Corona Department of Water and Power $215,621 $80,404
37. City Manager San Jacinto Administration $215,567 $28,291
38. Fire Battalion Chief Corona Fire $214,897 $74,312
39. City Manager Lake Elsinore City Manager $212,466 $64,649
40. Deputy City Manager Temecula City Manager $212,297 $52,306
41. Admin Services Director Cathedral City City Management $211,934 $42,229
42. Public Works Director Corona Public Works $211,784 $72,912
43. Director Of Community Services Temecula Tics $211,579 $52,571
44. Police Captain Murrieta Police/Support $210,330 $39,740
45. Police Chief Corona Police $209,602 $96,519
46. City Manager Eastvale City Manager $208,800 $0
47. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $207,321 $89,425
48. Utility Assist Gm Engy Del NC2E Riverside Public Utilities $206,559 $65,298
49. Community & Economic Dev Director Moreno Valley Community & Econ Dev $206,529 $47,768
50. Dep Police Chief NC Riverside Police $206,268 $100,341
51. Assistant City Manager Beaumont Administrative Services $205,875 $54,293
52. Parks & Community Services Director Corona Parks And Community Services $204,375 $52,877
53. Police Captain Riverside Police $203,914 $95,048
54. Assistant City Manager - Redevelopment, Housing & Economic Development Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency $202,915 $25,813
55. Police Chief Palm Springs Ps Administration $202,769 $89,275
56. Police Captain Riverside Police $201,840 $91,363
57. Police Captain Riverside Police $201,315 $91,996
58. Public Works Dir Riverside Public Works $200,872 $63,341
59. Assistant City Manager Temecula Tics $200,409 $60,678
60. Assistant City Manager La Quinta City Manager $200,095 $16,345
61. Community Development Director Corona Community Development $199,230 $69,014
62. Assistant City Manager Temecula City Manager $199,019 $60,007
63. Information Technology Director Corona Information Technology $198,715 $74,177
64. Library Director Corona Library $198,616 $58,693
65. City Manager Riverside City Manager $197,928 $73,410
66. Fire Captain (S) Riverside Fire $197,657 $57,744
67. Community Development Director Indian Wells Planning $196,229 $43,142
68. Director of Management Services Rancho Mirage Management Services $195,750 $10,446
69. Chief Info Officer Riverside Information Systems $195,631 $75,063
70. Assistant City Manager Perris Administration $195,567 $35,804
71. Utility Assist Gm Water Del NC2E Riverside Public Utilities $195,446 $75,261
72. Detective Sergeant Desert Hot Springs Police $195,335 $62,247
73. Fire Battalion Chief (D) Riverside Fire $195,072 $91,778
74. Finance Director Corona Finance $194,563 $74,177
75. Finance Dir/Treasurer Riverside City Manager $194,542 $70,874
76. Public Works Director / City Engineer Moreno Valley Public Works $193,847 $60,705
77. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $193,821 $74,844
78. Fire Captain Corona Fire $193,444 $55,582
79. Fire Captain Corona Fire $192,811 $56,191
80. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $192,754 $76,012
81. Fire Captain Corona Fire $192,696 $53,473
82. Financial & Admin Services Director/City Treasurer Moreno Valley Financial & Admin Services $192,586 $28,331
83. Administrative Services Director
Other Positions Held: Assistant City Manager
Desert Hot Springs Finance $192,251 $42,319
84. Assist City Manager Riverside City Manager $192,004 $74,569
85. Police Lieutenant Murrieta Police Operations $191,359 $82,746
86. Police Captain Murrieta Police Operations $190,629 $74,948
87. Asst City Manager - Development Services Palm Springs Office Of The City Manager $190,568 $58,666
88. City Attorney Moreno Valley City Attorney $190,162 $65,548
89. Administrative Services Director Corona Redevelopment $190,145 $64,777
90. Fire Battalion Chief Murrieta Fire/Station $190,094 $66,046
91. Police Lieutenant Indio Police $189,209 $43,901
92. Director of Administrative Services/ Emergency Services Coordinator
Other Positions Held: Emergency Services Coordinator
Rancho Mirage Administrative Services $188,962 $64,022
93. Fire Battalion Chief (S) Riverside Fire $188,958 $40,033
94. Deputy Fire Chief Corona Fire $188,627 $78,800
95. Deputy Fire Chief Corona Fire $187,928 $73,591
96. Finance Director Indian Wells Finance $187,889 $70,669
97. Police Captain Riverside Police $187,852 $84,034
98. Police Sergeant Riverside Police $187,548 $68,070
99. City Manager Cathedral City City Management $187,516 $40,544
100. Utility Assist Gm Res NC2E Riverside Public Utilities $186,459 $69,937