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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. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $722,396 $134,030
2. Police Chief Santa Clara Police $668,025 $236,801
3. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $585,581 $76,213
4. Fire Engineer San Jose Fire $581,913 $36,107
5. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $570,236 $71,497
6. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $549,814 $90,110
7. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $538,775 $73,930
8. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $533,887 $93,242
9. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $529,049 $128,107
10. Electric Utility Electrician Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $527,492 $116,859
11. City Manager Sunnyvale City Manager's Office Administration $516,847 $139,314
12. Senior Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $513,789 $129,844
13. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $511,554 $96,004
14. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $507,798 $125,919
15. Service Coordinator-Inspector Santa Clara Electric Utility $507,657 $126,077
16. Electric Utility Electrician Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $505,382 $100,745
17. Fire Engineer San Jose Fire $496,409 $81,957
18. Police Captain San Jose Police $481,258 $107,964
19. Senior Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $473,798 $75,510
20. Battalion Chief-Tier 2 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $457,311 $84,132
21. Fire Captain/Hazardous Material-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $454,307 $68,740
22. Deputy Fire Chief Milpitas Fire $452,532 $95,601
23. City Manager Sunnyvale City Manager's Office Administration $451,764 $131,059
24. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $449,767 $78,030
25. Battalion Chief 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $447,665 $205,525
26. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $445,452 $125,876
27. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $444,991 $91,475
28. Police Captain San Jose Police $444,202 $102,577
29. Deputy Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $442,059 $88,912
30. City Manager U San Jose City Manager $441,206 $90,547
31. City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $440,546 $95,607
32. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $440,533 $75,137
33. Chief Electric Utility Officer Santa Clara Electric Utility $439,244 $166,966
34. City Manager Palo Alto Manager $436,712 $227,560
35. Deputy City Manager Sunnyvale City Manager's Office Administration $433,975 $87,245
36. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $433,115 $124,045
37. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $430,675 $106,383
38. Fire Engineer/Paramedic-Level 1 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $430,071 $63,397
39. Fire Captain EMT Palo Alto Fire $427,887 $195,168
40. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $427,141 $75,819
41. Police Captain San Jose Police $424,049 $87,165
42. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $423,988 $112,516
43. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara City Manager $423,320 $153,718
44. City Manager Mountain View City Manager $420,986 $116,102
45. City Attorney U San Jose Attorney $420,712 $90,537
46. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $419,212 $102,117
47. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $418,561 $76,280
48. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $418,459 $87,614
49. Senior Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $418,413 $113,490
50. Police Chief-Advance Palo Alto Police $417,917 $299,817
51. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $416,990 $96,152
52. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $415,931 $95,874
53. Dir Environmental Serv U San Jose Environmental Services $415,396 $50,027
54. Public Safety Lieutenant Sunnyvale Division Of Fire Operations $415,173 $78,805
55. Deputy Chief Of Police U San Jose Police $414,741 $110,184
56. Police Officer San Jose Police $414,434 $82,327
57. Fire Captain 24 Hours Santa Clara Fire $413,711 $197,708
58. Electric Utility Generation Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $413,486 $95,933
59. Police Officer Mountain View Police $413,405 $55,876
60. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $412,755 $96,548
61. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $411,978 $239,879
62. Police Lieutenant Santa Clara Police $411,328 $215,797
63. Police Lieutenant San Jose Police $411,160 $74,309
64. Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $411,052 $87,954
65. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $410,874 $96,030
66. Senior Electric Utility Engineer/Control Santa Clara Electric Utility $410,768 $91,317
67. Police Sgt/Advance-Bilingual Palo Alto Police $410,592 $143,470
68. Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $407,775 $90,433
69. Battalion Chief San Jose Fire $407,670 $80,769
70. Assist Dir & Chief Invest Officer U San Jose Retirement Services $406,374 $47,790
71. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $405,914 $69,007
72. Police Officer San Jose Police $405,728 $48,175
73. Police Officer San Jose Police $405,624 $68,882
74. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $405,045 $69,007
75. City Attorney Palo Alto Attorney $404,436 $206,511
76. Fire Captain San Jose Fire $401,510 $75,319
77. Police Sergeant Santa Clara Police $400,508 $196,313
78. Police Officer San Jose Police $400,261 $87,260
79. Assist City Manager U San Jose City Manager $400,115 $76,202
80. Police Lieutenant-Tier 2 Mountain View Police $399,632 $66,428
81. Fire Fighter San Jose Fire $399,447 $46,804
82. Senior Electric Meter Technician Santa Clara Electric Utility $399,244 $95,843
83. Senior Public Works Lead Milpitas Public Works $396,962 $45,254
84. Police Officer Mountain View Police $396,390 $64,314
85. Deputy Fire Chief Santa Clara Fire $396,379 $225,155
86. Senior Electric And Water System Operator - Certified Santa Clara Electric Utility $395,942 $138,734
87. Fire Captain Milpitas Fire $395,819 $70,863
88. Fire Chief Palo Alto Fire $395,369 $297,798
89. Fire Captain/Hazardous Material-Level 5 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $395,266 $69,010
90. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $395,259 $95,942
91. Chief Information Officer Sunnyvale Information Technology Administration $395,001 $102,557
92. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $394,746 $82,714
93. Assistant City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $394,423 $73,764
94. Assistant Police Chief Santa Clara Police $394,115 $211,682
95. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $393,804 $72,074
96. Deputy City Manager U San Jose City Manager $393,797 $100,889
97. Police Sergeant San Jose Police $392,812 $96,408
98. Journey Line Worker Santa Clara Electric Utility $391,990 $88,573
99. Police Captain Santa Clara Police $391,406 $227,682
100. Police Officer San Jose Police $390,635 $68,882