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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 $317,719 $60,569
2. City Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer Santa Barbara City Administrator $281,734 $67,437
3. Fire Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $273,567 $64,098
4. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $260,837 $32,371
5. Fire Batt Chief - 40 Hours Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $258,399 $49,055
6. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $257,346 $50,921
7. City Attorney Santa Maria City Attorney $255,288 $68,218
8. City Manager Goleta General Government $255,237 $40,195
9. Police Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $253,403 $79,158
10. City Attorney Santa Barbara City Attorney $250,004 $66,040
11. Public Works Director Goleta Public Works $246,404 $27,993
12. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $244,580 $36,238
13. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $240,132 $39,521
14. Fire Batt Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $239,996 $50,070
15. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $237,726 $46,118
16. Fire Ops Div Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $234,987 $56,337
17. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $234,686 $44,305
18. Assistant City Admin Santa Barbara City Administrator $228,316 $50,144
19. Finance Dir Santa Barbara Finance $227,791 $36,567
20. Battalion Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Lompoc Fire $227,492 $29,289
21. Fire Captain (56 Hrs/Wk) Lompoc Fire $225,075 $32,182
22. Pw Dir Santa Barbara Public Works $224,095 $56,390
23. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $222,308 $31,232
24. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $219,419 $36,581
25. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $213,386 $41,706
26. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $212,179 $71,047
27. Chief Of Police Santa Maria Police $211,653 $18,034
28. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $208,682 $42,960
29. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $207,640 $40,128
30. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $206,709 $28,745
31. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $206,166 $33,462
32. Community Dev Dir Santa Barbara Community Development $204,966 $53,925
33. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $202,524 $74,509
34. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $202,376 $46,168
35. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $202,357 $38,705
36. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $201,554 $41,606
37. City Attorney Goleta General Government $200,717 $3,440
38. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $199,605 $36,883
39. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $196,406 $42,063
40. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $196,260 $32,596
41. Parks & Recr Dir Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation $195,733 $38,834
42. Police Officer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $194,958 $35,966
43. Director Of Utilities Santa Maria Utilities $193,155 $49,867
44. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $191,602 $46,986
45. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $191,187 $19,821
46. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $190,955 $35,144
47. Admin Services Dir Santa Barbara Administrative Services $189,781 $37,662
48. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $188,367 $41,650
49. Police Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $188,104 $77,746
50. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $187,422 $39,809
51. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $187,390 $36,524
52. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $187,034 $41,606
53. Fire Captain - 40 Hours/Week Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $186,897 $42,299
54. Waterfront Dir/Harbor Master Santa Barbara Waterfront $185,833 $52,981
55. City Manager Carpinteria Administration $185,247 $49,659
56. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $184,582 $25,996
57. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $184,543 $33,794
58. Dir Of Recreation & Parks Santa Maria Recreation & Parks $184,436 $46,769
59. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $184,312 $36,762
60. Assistant City Attorney IV Santa Barbara City Attorney $184,285 $51,370
61. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $184,217 $41,606
62. Airport Dir Santa Barbara Airport $183,465 $52,147
63. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $183,019 $47,983
64. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $183,019 $22,079
65. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $182,755 $38,284
66. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $182,376 $34,212
67. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $181,895 $19,980
68. Police Officer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $181,791 $53,497
69. Dir Of Public Works- City Engr Santa Maria Public Works $181,746 $46,507
70. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $181,661 $40,052
71. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $180,657 $40,485
72. Library Dir Santa Barbara Library $178,937 $27,170
73. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $178,507 $36,890
74. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $176,466 $37,909
75. Fire Engineer Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $176,016 $39,735
76. City Librarian Santa Maria Library $175,897 $29,332
77. Police Lieutenant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $174,175 $51,576
78. City Manager Buellton Administrative $174,170 $47,123
79. Police Division Commander Santa Maria Police $173,718 $45,528
80. Neighborhood Services And Public Safety Director Goleta Neighborhood Services And Public Safety $173,267 $30,793
81. Fire Prev Div Chief Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $172,461 $52,452
82. Fire Captain Santa Maria Fire $172,105 $44,223
83. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $172,027 $60,907
84. Police Lieutenant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $171,617 $68,124
85. City Engineer Santa Barbara Public Works $171,489 $27,154
86. City Manager Lompoc City Administration $170,593 $64,218
87. Water Resources Manager Santa Barbara Public Works $169,936 $46,565
88. Utility Director Lompoc Water Utility $169,774 $40,541
89. Information Technology Manager Santa Maria City Manager's Office $168,630 $49,710
90. Chief Of Police Lompoc Police $168,571 $28,891
91. Fire Inspector II Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $167,980 $34,137
92. Finance Director Goleta Finance $167,731 $22,169
93. Firefighter Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $167,530 $22,869
94. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $167,396 $41,633
95. Fire Battalion Chief Santa Maria Fire $167,221 $49,891
96. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $166,929 $60,256
97. Fire Captain Santa Barbara Public Safety - Fire $166,561 $39,191
98. Police Sergeant Santa Barbara Public Safety - Police $166,045 $60,729
99. Fire Engineer Santa Maria Fire $164,791 $19,187
100. City Manager Santa Maria City Manager's Office $164,458 $43,230