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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 Santa Clara City Manager $521,527 $243,625
2. Battalion Chief Santa Clara Fire $487,693 $119,316
3. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Hr Milpitas Fire $452,489 $57,985
4. Police Captain San Jose Police $451,314 $84,259
5. Police Captain Milpitas Police $449,258 $48,341
6. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $427,157 $68,497
7. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire $426,130 $63,982
8. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $420,114 $73,140
9. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $418,738 $132,275
10. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $412,163 $63,363
11. Fire Captain 24 Hours-Training Santa Clara Fire $402,826 $146,707
12. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $399,870 $140,248
13. Fire Engineer/Paramedic Milpitas Fire $398,437 $59,740
14. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara City Manager $398,130 $109,866
15. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $396,918 $142,559
16. Chief Electric Utility Officer Santa Clara Electric Utility $396,762 $111,818
17. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $393,968 $83,760
18. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $393,728 $57,181
19. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 5 Mountain View Fire $382,456 $54,001
20. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $380,949 $86,415
21. Police Officer San Jose Police $380,490 $67,231
22. City Manager Palo Alto Manager $376,708 $173,538
23. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $376,695 $140,371
24. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $376,014 $132,920
25. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $375,017 $90,611
26. Assistant Chief Of Police Milpitas Police $374,201 $61,151
27. Deputy Fire Chief Milpitas Fire $373,410 $74,527
28. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $372,627 $53,716
29. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $372,292 $73,140
30. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $370,293 $73,140
31. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 5 Mountain View Fire $369,936 $50,805
32. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $368,136 $134,461
33. Fire Captain-Level 1 Mountain View Fire $367,497 $50,205
34. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $367,336 $55,251
35. City Manager Milpitas City Manager $361,692 $60,253
36. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $360,940 $88,581
37. City Manager Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $360,803 $104,975
38. Fire Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $360,749 $68,452
39. Assistant City Manager U San Jose City Manager $358,206 $64,550
40. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $358,122 $130,181
41. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $356,557 $153,190
42. Police Officer San Jose Police $355,987 $54,988
43. Police Captain San Jose Police $355,881 $68,708
44. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $353,677 $81,580
45. Senior Instrument And Control Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $352,276 $63,897
46. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $352,239 $132,151
47. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $351,252 $54,028
48. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $350,683 $73,140
49. City Attorney Santa Clara City Attorney $350,396 $55,143
50. Fire Captain-Level 1 Mountain View Fire $350,146 $50,584
51. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $348,214 $70,605
52. Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $348,072 $170,701
53. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $345,457 $137,668
54. Fire Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $344,098 $67,880
55. Director Of Public Works Santa Clara Public Works $343,998 $112,374
56. Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $343,234 $90,984
57. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $342,709 $67,153
58. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $342,243 $69,891
59. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $341,777 $73,140
60. Police Officer Santa Clara Police $341,107 $115,680
61. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $340,959 $74,482
62. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $340,506 $164,751
63. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $339,766 $73,140
64. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $339,338 $140,402
65. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $338,911 $73,787
66. Police Officer San Jose Police $338,620 $47,672
67. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $338,589 $86,824
68. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $338,335 $74,652
69. Battalion Chief Mountain View Fire $336,434 $64,235
70. Police Lieutenant-Tier 2 Mountain View Police $336,000 $52,391
71. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $335,274 $39,964
72. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $335,159 $84,336
73. Police Lieutenant Santa Clara Police $334,736 $139,935
74. Fire Chief Mountain View Fire $334,513 $65,615
75. Police Captain San Jose Police $334,223 $91,268
76. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $334,182 $73,140
77. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $333,992 $84,701
78. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $332,976 $179,781
79. Fire Captain-Level 4 Mountain View Fire $332,092 $36,254
80. Fire Captain - Training Santa Clara Fire $330,377 $149,918
81. City Attorney Palo Alto ATT $330,061 $144,276
82. Fire Captain-Level 3 Mountain View Fire $330,023 $50,784
83. Chief Of Police Milpitas Police $329,843 $87,309
84. Fire Captain - Training Santa Clara Fire $327,067 $141,344
85. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 2 Mountain View Fire $326,193 $59,994
86. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $326,038 $73,272
87. Firefighter/Paramedic-Level 5 Mountain View Fire $325,997 $48,864
88. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $325,560 $140,730
89. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $325,146 $73,140
90. Assist Police Chief U San Jose Police $324,824 $104,646
91. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $324,784 $166,802
92. Police Captain San Jose Police $324,702 $81,580
93. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire $323,954 $63,982
94. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $323,765 $54,923
95. Director Of Finance Sunnyvale Finance $323,755 $76,027
96. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $323,609 $54,017
97. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire $323,427 $55,312
98. Electric Utility Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Electric Utility $322,573 $55,535
99. Assistant Director Electric Utility Santa Clara Electric Utility $322,514 $114,969
100. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $322,467 $73,631