Skip to main content
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
Explore
Downloads
About
Glossary
Contact Us
Reporting
GCC Home
Explore
Cities
In San Luis Obispo County
Notice to Our Website Visitors - Due to server maintenance, the Controller's GCC website may be unavailable on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 for up to 1 hour between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and will update this message if this schedule changes. – The Controller's Web Support Team
Cities in County
County:
Alameda
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
Year:
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
View Other Employers in San Luis Obispo County
Cities in County
Highest Paid Employees
Elected Officials in County
Report:
Highest Paid Employees
Sort by:
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Save report as
Excel
PDF
Position
City
Department
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1.
Fire Battalion Chief
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$305,564
$45,986
2.
Fire Battalion Chief
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$304,617
$47,772
3.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$299,544
$43,943
4.
City Manager
Pismo Beach
City Manager
$261,805
$62,471
5.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$259,438
$48,211
6.
City Manager
San Luis Obispo
Administration
$256,700
$32,965
7.
City Attorney
San Luis Obispo
City Attorney
$253,788
$46,474
8.
Police Commander
Grover Beach
Police
$252,142
$48,114
9.
Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$247,980
$37,871
10.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$232,274
$43,842
11.
City Manager
Grover Beach
City Management
$231,320
$46,729
12.
City Manager
El Paso De Robles
City Manager's Office
$227,001
$44,949
13.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$225,992
$43,313
14.
Deputy Fire Chief
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$225,871
$45,854
15.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$224,992
$39,986
16.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$218,475
$47,710
17.
City Manager
Morro Bay
Administration
$218,036
$56,522
18.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$217,672
$45,002
19.
Assistant City Manager Community Services
San Luis Obispo
Administration
$216,633
$31,639
20.
Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$214,299
$35,434
21.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$213,345
$45,231
22.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$211,827
$45,087
23.
City Manager
Arroyo Grande
City Manager
$211,333
$27,826
24.
City Manager
Atascadero
City Manager
$209,843
$79,569
25.
Executive Manager - Safety
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$208,156
$44,585
26.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$207,616
$41,432
27.
Captain/Paramedic
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$205,872
$31,439
28.
Police Sergeant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$205,204
$44,501
29.
Captain/Paramedic
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$203,918
$27,999
30.
Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$203,903
$37,088
31.
Police Captain
San Luis Obispo
Police
$203,508
$50,703
32.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$201,240
$40,726
33.
Police Sergeant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$201,139
$40,422
34.
Pw Director City Engineer
Pismo Beach
Engineering
$200,908
$31,212
35.
Fire Chief
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$195,727
$52,384
36.
Police Chief
Grover Beach
Police
$195,496
$43,943
37.
Captain
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$195,280
$29,945
38.
Assistant City Manager/Pw Manager
Arroyo Grande
Public Works
$194,631
$41,943
39.
Executive Manager - Safety
El Paso De Robles
Police Services
$193,765
$38,007
40.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$193,584
$35,894
41.
Executive Manager
El Paso De Robles
Community Services
$191,265
$33,765
42.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$190,732
$41,947
43.
Captain
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$186,973
$28,956
44.
Police Sergeant
Grover Beach
Police
$185,663
$43,447
45.
Fire Engineer
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$185,390
$34,472
46.
Professional Manager III - Battalion Chief
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$183,804
$26,127
47.
Police Lieutenant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$183,255
$56,490
48.
Director Of Community Development
San Luis Obispo
Community Development
$182,690
$29,397
49.
Police Lieutenant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$181,576
$45,424
50.
Assistant City Manager
Pismo Beach
Human Resources
$181,472
$46,938
51.
Executive Manager
El Paso De Robles
Administrative Services
$181,446
$31,414
52.
Professional Manager III - Commander
El Paso De Robles
Police Services
$180,778
$36,517
53.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$179,578
$44,452
54.
Executive Manager
El Paso De Robles
Community Development
$179,301
$31,387
55.
Police Lieutenant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$178,288
$55,675
56.
Administrative Services Director
Grover Beach
Administrative Services
$177,988
$20,388
57.
Police Sergeant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$177,892
$51,110
58.
Police Officer
San Luis Obispo
Police
$177,699
$41,680
59.
Captain/Paramedic
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$177,238
$30,254
60.
Firefighter
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$176,469
$37,298
61.
Police Sergeant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$176,365
$51,110
62.
Director Of Finance
San Luis Obispo
Finance
$176,160
$28,154
63.
Administrative Services
Pismo Beach
Administrative Services
$176,127
$54,783
64.
Community Development Dir
Morro Bay
Community Development
$175,910
$32,534
65.
Fire Chief
Atascadero
Fire
$175,763
$65,932
66.
Fire Captain
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$175,305
$39,912
67.
Director Of Public Works
San Luis Obispo
Public Works
$174,931
$16,997
68.
Police Officer
San Luis Obispo
Police
$173,820
$42,424
69.
Fire Marshal/Division Chief
Morro Bay
Fire
$173,634
$42,270
70.
Fire Engineer/Paramedic
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$173,126
$19,853
71.
Police Sergeant
Grover Beach
Police
$172,281
$42,513
72.
Police Sergeant
Grover Beach
Police
$172,218
$38,761
73.
Police Sergeant
San Luis Obispo
Police
$171,886
$49,643
74.
Director Of Parks And Recreation
San Luis Obispo
Parks And Recreation
$171,648
$20,086
75.
Firefighter
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$171,366
$35,239
76.
Fire Captain/Paramedic/Spc I
Atascadero
Fire
$170,625
$49,205
77.
Community Development Director
Grover Beach
Community Development
$170,523
$34,771
78.
Captain
Morro Bay
Fire
$170,477
$50,896
79.
Director Of Utilities
San Luis Obispo
Public Utilities
$169,791
$23,916
80.
Executive Manager
El Paso De Robles
Public Works
$169,646
$32,422
81.
Captain
Morro Bay
Fire
$169,009
$30,459
82.
Harbor Director
Morro Bay
Harbor
$168,332
$56,567
83.
Fire Captain/Paramedic/Spc II
Atascadero
Fire
$168,077
$22,078
84.
Deputy Director Of Utilities Wastewater
San Luis Obispo
Public Utilities
$167,490
$24,338
85.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Grover Beach
Public Works
$166,421
$37,717
86.
Captain
El Paso De Robles
Emergency Services
$166,355
$26,764
87.
Police Chief
Morro Bay
Police
$166,261
$53,946
88.
Firefighter
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$165,759
$38,526
89.
Professional Manager III - Commander
El Paso De Robles
Police Services
$163,305
$35,778
90.
Police Commander
Grover Beach
Police
$162,531
$43,403
91.
Police Support Services
Pismo Beach
Police
$162,512
$20,005
92.
Police Chief
Atascadero
Police
$162,398
$56,579
93.
Police Sergeant
Arroyo Grande
Police
$162,183
$47,208
94.
Police Officer
San Luis Obispo
Police
$161,178
$41,455
95.
Firefighter
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$161,171
$35,418
96.
Firefighter
San Luis Obispo
Fire
$160,500
$14,138
97.
Fire Captain/Paramedic
Atascadero
Fire
$160,114
$48,738
98.
Chief Of Police
Arroyo Grande
Police
$159,187
$59,333
99.
Police Sergeant
Arroyo Grande
Police
$158,861
$47,087
100.
Tourism/Events Director
Pismo Beach
Conference And Visitors Bureau
$157,962
$35,976