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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. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $299,576 $45,564
2. City Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer Santa Barbara City Administrator $288,272 $39,980
3. Fire Batt Chief - 40 Hours Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $281,111 $53,557
4. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $281,110 $53,908
5. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $276,015 $46,509
6. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $272,854 $36,950
7. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $266,324 $67,539
8. City Attorney Santa Barbara City Attorney $265,786 $34,606
9. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Finance $262,033 $53,619
10. City Manager Goleta General Government $259,913 $29,842
11. Fire Ops Div Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $253,677 $59,332
12. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $251,977 $41,846
13. Police Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $251,407 $68,786
14. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $245,313 $43,483
15. City Attorney Santa Maria Attorney $238,907 $57,602
16. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $238,180 $35,990
17. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $237,756 $35,242
18. Assistant City Adm Santa Barbara City Administrator $233,845 $35,526
19. Pw Dir Santa Barbara Public Works $232,879 $34,891
20. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $231,099 $38,362
21. Fire Captain - 40 Hours/Week Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $230,852 $46,041
22. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $228,290 $43,315
23. Finance Dir Santa Barbara Finance $227,040 $16,402
24. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $225,845 $39,038
25. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Finance $224,302 $41,257
26. City Manager Santa Maria City Manager's Office $224,213 $40,823
27. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $223,049 $29,660
28. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $221,735 $48,135
29. Chief Of Police Santa Maria Police $221,240 $14,615
30. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $217,943 $41,177
31. Deputy City Manager Goleta General Government $217,263 $32,057
32. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $214,114 $15,922
33. Parks & Recr Dir Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation $212,652 $22,404
34. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Finance $211,952 $41,677
35. Community Dev Dir Santa Barbara Community Development $211,790 $33,652
36. Fire Captain - 40 Hours/Week Santa Barbara Public Safety-Fire $211,631 $45,547
37. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $210,260 $19,982
38. Admin Services Dir Santa Barbara Administrative Services $209,029 $22,014
39. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Finance $208,809 $41,960
40. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $207,631 $43,025
41. Library Dir Santa Barbara Library $207,606 $14,835
42. Director Of Utilities Santa Maria Utilities $206,957 $38,578
43. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $206,064 $61,398
44. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $205,985 $47,253
45. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $205,815 $37,451
46. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $205,765 $37,070
47. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Finance $205,631 $27,463
48. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $203,644 $36,369
49. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $203,571 $41,906
50. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $203,371 $22,831
51. Water Resources Manager Santa Barbara Public Works $201,873 $31,363
52. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $200,147 $28,516
53. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $198,775 $42,389
54. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $197,280 $26,969
55. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $197,278 $29,297
56. Planning & Environmental Review Planner Goleta Planning & Environmental Review $197,096 $16,358
57. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $195,673 $49,596
58. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $195,064 $32,893
59. Airport Dir Santa Barbara Airport $193,675 $13,374
60. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Finance $193,191 $41,214
61. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $192,065 $36,956
62. Director Of Recreation & Parks Santa Maria Recreation & Parks $191,978 $34,626
63. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $191,435 $37,636
64. Battalion Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Lompoc Fire $191,289 $29,468
65. Ww Sys Manager Santa Barbara Public Works $190,442 $14,050
66. City Manager Carpinteria Administration $189,882 $43,550
67. Assistant City Manager Santa Maria City Manager's Office $189,840 $30,223
68. Waterfront Dir/Harbormaster Santa Barbara Waterfront $189,265 $35,609
69. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $189,191 $27,780
70. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Finance $187,992 $34,568
71. Fire Captain (56 Hours/Work) Lompoc Fire $187,528 $33,303
72. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $186,679 $47,143
73. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Finance $185,037 $40,928
74. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $183,821 $21,489
75. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $183,652 $26,999
76. City Librarian Santa Maria Library $182,309 $18,312
77. City Engineer Santa Barbara Public Works $181,999 $13,344
78. Director Of Public Works- City Engineer Santa Maria Public Works $181,876 $33,193
79. Police Lieutenant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $181,440 $53,817
80. Fire Prev Div Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $181,092 $56,084
81. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $181,060 $40,961
82. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $180,844 $36,370
83. Police Officer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $180,758 $24,558
84. Neighborhood Services And Public Safety Director Goleta Neighborhood Services & Public Safety $180,683 $32,176
85. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $180,616 $38,551
86. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $180,421 $39,776
87. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $180,082 $44,403
88. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $179,141 $44,021
89. Water Sys Manager Santa Barbara Public Works $178,784 $27,019
90. Fire Chief Santa Maria Fire $178,781 $64,237
91. City Manager Buellton Administrative $177,910 $48,630
92. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $176,820 $21,389
93. Police Officer Santa Maria Police $176,569 $38,549
94. Sts Operations & Infra Manager Santa Barbara Public Works $176,368 $16,906
95. Police Lieutenant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $176,026 $53,964
96. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $175,486 $45,610
97. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $175,071 $36,170
98. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $174,358 $38,198
99. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $173,979 $26,969
100. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $173,963 $42,821