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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. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $621,079 $62,498
2. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $598,113 $105,508
3. City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $529,352 $255,944
4. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $482,052 $77,715
5. Firefighter II 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $471,286 $128,812
6. Deputy Fire Chief Milpitas Fire $471,145 $57,836
7. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $467,135 $105,168
8. Fire Captain EMT Palo Alto Fire $460,774 $121,568
9. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $460,713 $76,735
10. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $444,586 $58,752
11. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $435,211 $86,457
12. Senior Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $434,206 $109,841
13. Senior Instrument And Control Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $415,989 $71,479
14. Firefighter II 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $415,441 $117,478
15. Chief Electric Utility Officer Santa Clara Electric Utility $409,599 $125,398
16. City Manager Milpitas City Manager $407,842 $71,023
17. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $405,137 $74,228
18. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $401,628 $62,068
19. City Manager Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $400,388 $112,556
20. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $400,333 $77,473
21. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $398,444 $72,253
22. Police Officer Mountain View Police $396,833 $45,962
23. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $395,722 $54,889
24. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara City Manager $395,622 $124,049
25. Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $395,072 $62,176
26. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $394,257 $156,090
27. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $391,585 $76,692
28. Fire Engineer San Jose Fire $389,450 $70,291
29. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $386,742 $82,622
30. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $385,554 $61,732
31. Battalion Chief 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $384,429 $156,414
32. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $382,608 $58,698
33. Police Sergeant Santa Clara Police $382,554 $158,721
34. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $382,376 $84,649
35. Assist Dir & Chief Invest Officer U San Jose Retirement Services $382,010 $36,433
36. City Manager Mountain View City Manager $381,756 $81,266
37. Police Captain San Jose Police $377,945 $77,501
38. City Manager Palo Alto City Manager $375,516 $205,534
39. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $375,427 $77,473
40. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $375,220 $188,615
41. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $374,687 $70,091
42. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $374,673 $77,167
43. Assistant Chief Of Police Milpitas Police $374,662 $70,491
44. Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $373,837 $70,994
45. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $373,746 $77,473
46. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $373,200 $77,473
47. Police Officer - Field Training Officer Santa Clara Police $372,683 $143,365
48. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $371,277 $89,931
49. City Attorney U San Jose Attorney $370,926 $74,869
50. Fire Engineer/Paramedic-Level 3 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $370,798 $41,125
51. Electric Utility Electrician Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $370,525 $97,543
52. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $370,369 $59,006
53. Battalion Chief 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $368,726 $177,450
54. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $364,382 $38,038
55. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $363,722 $62,480
56. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $363,703 $102,051
57. Fire Captain EMT Palo Alto Fire $363,631 $150,224
58. Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $363,615 $196,043
59. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $362,953 $50,581
60. Police Officer - Field Training Officer Santa Clara Police $361,567 $133,630
61. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $361,240 $59,820
62. Fire Captain - Training Santa Clara Fire $361,209 $154,453
63. Fire Engineer/Paramedic-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $361,126 $51,107
64. Police Officer San Jose Police $360,863 $69,756
65. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $360,763 $156,158
66. Deputy Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $360,276 $69,742
67. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $359,714 $71,864
68. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $359,246 $56,726
69. Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $358,536 $88,273
70. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $357,927 $78,367
71. Fire Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $357,839 $69,913
72. Police Lieutenant Santa Clara Police $356,052 $176,934
73. Senior Automation Engineer II San Jose Environmental Services $355,684 $52,389
74. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $355,553 $73,974
75. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $355,289 $62,387
76. City Attorney Palo Alto Attorney $354,420 $173,307
77. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $354,042 $89,833
78. Assistant City Manager Sunnyvale Office Of City Manager $353,967 $86,212
79. Journey Lineworker Santa Clara Electric Utility $353,678 $84,229
80. Dir Of Retirement Services & CEO U San Jose Retirement Services $353,506 $19,142
81. City Attorney Sunnyvale Office Of City Attorney $351,061 $93,594
82. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $351,042 $145,641
83. Director Of Public Safety Sunnyvale Public Safety $350,645 $71,883
84. Battalion Chief Milpitas Fire $350,355 $66,010
85. Fire Captain 24 Hours-Training Premium Santa Clara Fire $349,619 $160,313
86. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $349,523 $78,361
87. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $349,513 $86,146
88. Electric Utility Electrician Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $349,228 $80,784
89. Deputy Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $349,041 $191,053
90. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Public Safety $349,022 $70,181
91. Fire Captain 24 Hours-Training Premium Santa Clara Fire $348,974 $154,265
92. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $348,465 $57,199
93. Public Safety Officer 2 Sunnyvale Public Safety $347,246 $61,361
94. Director Of Public Works Santa Clara Public Works $346,591 $127,109
95. City Manager Morgan Hill City Manager $346,202 $63,480
96. Fire Engineer/Paramedic Milpitas Fire $346,087 $60,265
97. Service Coordinator-Inspector Santa Clara Electric Utility $345,413 $100,523
98. Police Chief Mountain View Police $345,395 $79,125
99. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $345,327 $78,359
100. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $345,037 $147,520