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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 Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $330,310 $150,418
2. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $286,105 $88,071
3. Battalion Chief Mountain View Fire $284,615 $96,187
4. Electric Crew Foreperson - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $276,426 $44,608
5. Ps Officer II/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $267,184 $72,121
6. City Manager Palo Alto MGR $264,488 $120,597
7. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $262,883 $44,927
8. Ps Lieutenant/Patrol Sunnyvale Public Safety $259,298 $85,308
9. Deputy Chief Sunnyvale Public Safety $257,744 $105,229
10. City Manager Mountain View City Manager $257,592 $78,938
11. City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $257,383 $70,570
12. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $256,783 $44,857
13. City Manager Milpitas City Manager $255,881 $76,297
14. Battalion Chief Mountain View Fire $249,440 $98,123
15. Police Chief/Assistant CM-Pub Safety Mountain View Police $249,114 $108,549
16. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $248,493 $166,716
17. Journey Line Worker - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $243,130 $40,915
18. Police Captain Mountain View Police $242,943 $92,411
19. City Attorney Sunnyvale Office Of City Attorney $241,301 $117,739
20. Police Officer San Jose Police $241,006 $95,194
21. Assistant City Manager Palo Alto MGR $238,434 $49,794
22. City Attorney Santa Clara City Attorney $237,173 $65,270
23. Director Of Public Works Santa Clara Public Works/Engineering $236,235 $63,984
24. City Attorney Cupertino City Attorney $235,789 $69,715
25. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $234,895 $66,893
26. Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $234,866 $84,519
27. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $234,794 $65,476
28. Police Chief Santa Clara Police $233,603 $82,467
29. Police Chief Campbell Police Department - Administration $233,577 $82,669
30. Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $233,541 $12,576
31. Ps Officer II/Do Sunnyvale Public Safety $231,576 $78,083
32. Assistant City Manager Mountain View City Manager $231,484 $53,034
33. City Attorney Mountain View City Attorney $230,913 $69,457
34. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $230,904 $43,267
35. City Manager Saratoga City Manager's Office $230,539 $44,327
36. Police Officer San Jose Police $230,470 $96,167
37. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $230,282 $123,009
38. Fire Captain Milpitas Fire $229,874 $28,208
39. Electric Crew Foreperson - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $229,855 $40,962
40. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $229,369 $64,455
41. Journey Line Worker - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $228,715 $39,701
42. City Manager Cupertino Administration $228,067 $66,197
43. Dir. Utilities Palo Alto UTL $226,884 $78,057
44. Deputy Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $226,827 $80,956
45. Battalion Chief Mountain View Fire $226,388 $94,632
46. Police Captain Mountain View Police $225,791 $85,285
47. Director, Administrative Svcs Palo Alto ASD $225,623 $74,306
48. Finance and Admin Svcs Dir. Mountain View Finance and Administrative Services $225,332 $66,033
49. Dir Of Public Works Sunnyvale Public Works $225,188 $91,274
50. Fire Captain Mountain View Fire $223,656 $75,411
51. Troubleshooter - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $223,158 $42,732
52. Police Captain-Advance Palo Alto Pol $222,947 $89,786
53. Fire Chief Mountain View Fire $222,439 $90,077
54. Journey Line Worker - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $221,133 $37,408
55. Dir Of Public Safety Sunnyvale Public Safety $220,740 $139,824
56. City Attorney U San Jose Attorney $220,544 $134,191
57. Ps Lieutenant/Patrol Sunnyvale Public Safety $219,865 $97,356
58. Police Commander Milpitas Police $219,640 $68,673
59. City Attorney Palo Alto ATT $219,535 $88,292
60. Police Officer San Jose Police $219,321 $96,167
61. Police Captain Mountain View Police $219,179 $93,498
62. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $218,348 $65,645
63. Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $218,285 $183,358
64. Director Of Information Technology Santa Clara Information Technology $217,434 $60,657
65. Police Chief-Advance Palo Alto Pol $217,082 $86,567
66. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $216,842 $59,559
67. Assistant City Manager Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $216,838 $97,022
68. Fire Captain Mountain View Fire $216,509 $77,280
69. Director Of Electric Utility Santa Clara Electric Utility $216,242 $62,243
70. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $215,654 $65,402
71. Ps Officer II/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $215,294 $74,961
72. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $214,878 $72,639
73. Senior Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $214,610 $47,084
74. Battalion Chief Santa Clara Fire $214,266 $65,894
75. Dir Of Community Development Sunnyvale Community Development $214,227 $86,485
76. Ps Lieutenant/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $214,035 $80,083
77. Police Sergeant/Advance Palo Alto Pol $214,028 $52,199
78. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $213,856 $62,436
79. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $213,432 $136,429
80. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $213,362 $120,503
81. City Administrator Gilroy Administration $213,245 $59,647
82. Dir Of Environmental Services Sunnyvale Environmental Services Dept $213,180 $91,274
83. Police Officer San Jose Police $212,967 $87,294
84. Ps Lieutenant/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $212,815 $84,063
85. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $212,598 $115,555
86. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $212,471 $75,621
87. Deputy Chief Sunnyvale Public Safety $212,240 $128,256
88. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $211,856 $75,883
89. Fire Captain Mountain View Fire $211,298 $73,862
90. Fire Captain Mountain View Fire $210,925 $53,925
91. Ps Officer II/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $210,390 $68,647
92. Deputy City Manager U San Jose City Manager $210,160 $133,574
93. Ps Lieutenant/Patrol Sunnyvale Public Safety $210,152 $83,446
94. Electric Crew Foreperson - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $209,921 $41,128
95. Dir Of Finance Sunnyvale Finance $209,902 $89,233
96. Senior Process & System Spec San Jose Environmental Services $209,815 $67,247
97. Ps Lieutenant/Fire Sunnyvale Public Safety $209,680 $89,786
98. Fire Captain Mountain View Fire $209,446 $80,182
99. Town Manager Los Gatos Town Manager $209,428 $64,463
100. Public Works Director Mountain View Public Works $209,356 $52,120