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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. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 5 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $518,854 $53,927
2. City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $506,841 $236,268
3. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $505,767 $59,412
4. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $498,196 $57,001
5. Fire Captain Milpitas Fire $462,404 $62,493
6. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $460,025 $93,798
7. Deputy Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $451,358 $67,433
8. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $444,285 $75,739
9. City Manager Milpitas City Manager $430,263 $68,584
10. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $425,169 $59,349
11. City Manager Palo Alto Manager $414,104 $195,113
12. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $403,822 $94,697
13. Chief Electric Utility Officer Santa Clara Electric Utility $397,111 $116,548
14. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara City Manager $393,889 $115,723
15. Police Officer Santa Clara Police $393,269 $122,045
16. Senior Instrument And Control Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $390,186 $67,452
17. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $388,824 $75,376
18. Fire Battalion Chief - 40 Hr Milpitas Fire $386,680 $63,200
19. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $381,737 $83,998
20. City Manager Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $381,169 $108,570
21. Fire Engineer/Haz Mat-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $380,852 $49,870
22. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $379,831 $52,174
23. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $378,360 $67,650
24. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $375,186 $99,660
25. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $373,592 $169,612
26. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $373,477 $47,750
27. City Manager Campbell City Manager - Administration $373,183 $79,190
28. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $372,918 $66,781
29. Deputy Fire Chief Milpitas Fire $371,192 $80,191
30. Fire Captain 24 Hours-Training Santa Clara Fire $370,647 $152,036
31. Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $369,375 $175,953
32. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $368,764 $134,833
33. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $368,728 $57,504
34. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $366,100 $78,200
35. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $365,520 $76,055
36. Fire Engineer San Jose Fire $364,809 $70,314
37. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $363,940 $73,155
38. Police Sergeant Santa Clara Police $361,409 $140,644
39. Police Officer Mountain View Police $361,316 $45,005
40. Assist Dir & Chief Invest Officer U San Jose Retirement Services $360,817 $38,818
41. City Attorney Palo Alto ATT $360,039 $160,624
42. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $359,118 $55,620
43. Fire Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $358,980 $70,344
44. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $357,578 $75,376
45. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $354,825 $58,758
46. Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $354,641 $68,020
47. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $353,026 $88,260
48. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $352,762 $80,783
49. Fire Engineer/Paramedic Milpitas Fire $352,294 $61,008
50. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $351,955 $77,817
51. Police Chief Mountain View Police $350,841 $80,068
52. City Manager Mountain View City Manager $350,661 $80,538
53. Firefighter/Paramedic-Level 3 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $349,972 $39,310
54. City Attorney U San Jose Attorney $349,926 $72,600
55. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $348,047 $76,055
56. Fire Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $347,714 $70,881
57. Police Officer San Jose Police $346,347 $56,963
58. Chief Of Police Milpitas Police $345,117 $87,652
59. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $344,535 $168,095
60. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $344,229 $174,445
61. Police Sergeant Santa Clara Police $343,699 $140,824
62. Fire Captain Milpitas Fire $343,621 $58,789
63. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $343,459 $74,054
64. Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $343,408 $77,071
65. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $342,510 $69,259
66. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $341,968 $76,055
67. Fire Captain-Level 4 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $341,757 $37,001
68. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $341,396 $75,393
69. Fire Captain EMT Palo Alto Fire $340,744 $143,572
70. Police Captain San Jose Police $339,831 $67,540
71. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $339,259 $133,200
72. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $338,773 $90,147
73. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $338,698 $59,541
74. Fire Captain-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $338,235 $48,424
75. Police Officer San Jose Police $337,593 $70,311
76. Utility Compliance Manager Palo Alto UTL $337,585 $114,928
77. Assistant Director Utilities Operations Palo Alto UTL $337,107 $107,333
78. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $337,093 $60,750
79. Assist Police Chief U San Jose Police $336,729 $103,711
80. Director Utilities Palo Alto UTL $336,441 $137,549
81. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $336,212 $76,055
82. Public Safety Officer 2 Sunnyvale Public Safety $335,926 $61,765
83. Police Captain San Jose Police $335,794 $74,556
84. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $335,772 $141,362
85. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $335,637 $73,604
86. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $335,514 $91,478
87. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $335,324 $76,697
88. Police Officer San Jose Police $335,098 $68,549
89. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $334,838 $141,331
90. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $334,801 $55,589
91. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $334,764 $59,442
92. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $334,626 $76,055
93. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $333,697 $102,004
94. Police Officer Mountain View Police $333,494 $51,183
95. Fire Captain-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $332,220 $49,968
96. Firefighter II 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $332,023 $107,430
97. Director Of Public Works Santa Clara Public Works $331,935 $116,063
98. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $331,849 $86,554
99. Dir Of Retirement Services & Ceo U San Jose Retirement Services $330,547 $11,716
100. Police Sergeant Santa Clara Police $330,416 $135,495