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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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In San Mateo County
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Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
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Placer
Plumas
Riverside
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San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
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Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
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Position
City
Department
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1.
City Manager
Daly City
City Manager's Office
$289,544
$63,679
2.
Police Captain
Pacifica
Police
$284,515
$144,869
3.
City Manager
Redwood City
City Manager
$268,814
$68,232
4.
Official / Executive / Professional Level Iii
Redwood City
Finance
$266,632
$31,226
5.
City Manager
Belmont
City Manager
$262,871
$73,804
6.
Police Chief
Redwood City
Police
$256,280
$119,331
7.
City Attorney
Redwood City
City Attorney
$253,079
$78,322
8.
City Manager
Millbrae
City Administration
$252,897
$65,458
9.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$251,965
$75,596
10.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$249,775
$71,604
11.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$246,850
$81,871
12.
Battalion Chief
Redwood City
Fire
$246,194
$97,033
13.
Fire Captain
Pacifica
Fire
$245,626
$28,863
14.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$244,933
$71,946
15.
Fire Fighter/engineer
Redwood City
Fire
$243,995
$70,852
16.
Fire Chief
Redwood City
Fire
$242,617
$115,611
17.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$242,107
$76,853
18.
Fire Captain
San Bruno
Fire
$239,725
$56,968
19.
City Manager
San Carlos
City Manager
$239,638
$71,588
20.
Chief Of Police
San Mateo
Police
$234,948
$98,534
21.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$233,924
$75,959
22.
City Manager
San Mateo
City Manager
$233,716
$64,041
23.
City Attorney
San Bruno
City Attorney
$232,766
$67,621
24.
Police Sergeant
Brisbane
Police
$231,356
$55,386
25.
City Manager
San Bruno
City Manager
$231,009
$64,681
26.
Battalion Chief - 40 Hr
Redwood City
Fire
$228,089
$78,483
27.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$228,083
$65,080
28.
Police Lieutenant Level 1
Redwood City
Police
$227,632
$81,632
29.
Police Lieutenant Level 1
Redwood City
Police
$227,358
$89,337
30.
Police Sergeant Level 2
Redwood City
Police
$226,657
$73,639
31.
Police Sergeant Level1
Redwood City
Police
$224,475
$83,774
32.
Police Sergeant Level1
Redwood City
Police
$224,358
$83,204
33.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$223,175
$81,301
34.
Assistant City Manager
Redwood City
City Manager
$220,648
$54,582
35.
City Manager
Hillsborough
City Manager
$220,576
$19,297
36.
City Manager
Foster City
City Manager's Office
$220,372
$78,481
37.
Fire Captain
Millbrae
Fire
$218,767
$51,946
38.
City Manager
Burlingame
City Manager
$218,494
$68,657
39.
Police Sergeant Level 2
Redwood City
Police
$218,283
$76,327
40.
Police Chief
Burlingame
Police
$218,245
$86,713
41.
City Manager
Pacifica
City Manager
$217,444
$44,843
42.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$217,055
$60,492
43.
Police Sergeant Level1
Redwood City
Police
$216,544
$79,501
44.
Library Director
Redwood City
Library
$216,389
$67,514
45.
Deputy Fire Chief
Redwood City
Fire
$215,493
$109,111
46.
Battalion Chief
Redwood City
Fire
$214,819
$98,120
47.
City Manager
Brisbane
City Manager
$214,516
$72,885
48.
Fire Battalion Chief/56
San Mateo
Fire
$214,278
$76,853
49.
Police Sergeant
Burlingame
Police
$213,986
$82,870
50.
Assistant City Manager
Redwood City
City Manager
$213,857
$57,271
51.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$213,616
$72,454
52.
City Attorney
San Mateo
City Attorney
$212,400
$58,474
53.
City Manager
Menlo Park
City Manager's Office
$212,215
$54,130
54.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$212,094
$71,825
55.
Fire Fighter/engineer
Redwood City
Fire
$211,908
$73,557
56.
Deputy Police Chief
Redwood City
Police
$211,677
$93,329
57.
Fire Captain
San Bruno
Fire
$210,994
$58,658
58.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$209,766
$56,741
59.
Fire Chief
San Mateo
Fire
$209,286
$102,018
60.
Police Chief
Daly City
Police Department
$209,230
$60,611
61.
Chief Of Police
Atherton
Police
$209,060
$54,208
62.
City Attorney
Belmont
City Attorney
$208,835
$61,673
63.
Police Captain
Redwood City
Police
$207,486
$101,468
64.
Deputy Fire Chief
San Mateo
Fire
$207,354
$93,734
65.
Police Lieutenant Level 1
Redwood City
Police
$207,205
$129,714
66.
Police Officer
Redwood City
Police
$207,123
$61,145
67.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$206,516
$82,942
68.
Town Manager
Woodside
Administration
$206,359
$57,242
69.
Fire Captain
Pacifica
Fire
$205,648
$30,572
70.
Assistant City Manager
Menlo Park
City Manager's Office
$205,273
$57,951
71.
Fire Captain
Daly City
Fire Department
$205,216
$49,570
72.
Fire Battalion Chief
San Bruno
Fire
$205,079
$64,175
73.
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Brisbane
Public Works
$204,724
$56,015
74.
City Engineer
San Carlos
Engineering
$204,251
$40,577
75.
City Manager
Atherton
Administration
$203,744
$31,820
76.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$203,651
$79,377
77.
Community Services Director
San Bruno
Recreation
$203,303
$51,546
78.
Finance Director
San Mateo
Business Serv
$203,194
$53,829
79.
Fire Captain
San Bruno
Fire
$202,555
$57,813
80.
Fire Captain
Redwood City
Fire
$202,532
$79,140
81.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$202,224
$63,705
82.
Firefighter
San Bruno
Fire
$201,528
$56,225
83.
Fire Fighter/engineer
Redwood City
Fire
$201,316
$69,424
84.
Assistant City Manager
San Bruno
City Manager
$200,866
$56,632
85.
Town Engineer
Woodside
Public Works
$200,257
$56,802
86.
Director Of Water/Wastewater
Daly City
W/Ww Administration
$200,032
$45,580
87.
Fire Captain
Daly City
Fire Department
$199,845
$50,708
88.
Police Officer
Daly City
Police Department
$199,673
$53,061
89.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$199,529
$61,534
90.
Chief Of Police
Menlo Park
Police
$199,451
$44,728
91.
Police Chief
Foster City
Police
$199,413
$73,505
92.
Finance Director
Belmont
Finance
$199,236
$31,627
93.
Battalion Chief
Redwood City
Fire
$199,032
$98,120
94.
Fire Captain
Foster City
Fire
$198,776
$62,166
95.
Police Sergeant Advance
East Palo Alto
Investigations
$198,524
$46,963
96.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$198,054
$72,186
97.
Fire Captain
San Mateo
Fire
$197,968
$75,893
98.
Parks, Recreation & Community Services Director
Redwood City
Pr / Administration
$197,939
$66,581
99.
Police Chief
Hillsborough
Police
$197,251
$79,120
100.
Fire Chief
Daly City
Fire Department
$196,311
$60,635