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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 Turlock Admin/Admin $215,475 $65,700
2. Attorney Turlock Admin/Attorney $208,755 $61,653
3. City Manager Modesto CMO.City Manager's Office $194,094 $48,997
4. City Attorney Modesto CAO.City Attorney's Office $179,754 $33,808
5. Director Of Utility Planning & Projects Modesto UPP.Administration $169,753 $41,816
6. Police Officer Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $167,175 $33,550
7. Chief Of Police Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $167,116 $66,497
8. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $165,049 $56,711
9. Fire Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $163,740 $71,955
10. Deputy City Manager Modesto CMO.City Manager's Office $161,976 $42,807
11. Police Chief Turlock Police/Police $159,038 $71,012
12. Director Of Parks Recreation & Neighborhoods Modesto PRN.Administration $156,600 $38,132
13. Dev Services Director/City Eng. Turlock Dev Services/Engineering $154,608 $51,566
14. Police Sergeant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $151,402 $41,433
15. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $149,444 $53,258
16. Chief Information Officer Modesto IT.Administration $149,422 $39,662
17. City Manager Patterson Administration $148,111 $53,572
18. Fire Division Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $147,657 $70,127
19. Chief Of Police\Public Safety Director\Acting Cm Ceres Public Safety Police $146,917 $74,831
20. Technical Services Manager Turlock Admin/Accounting $145,376 $47,098
21. City Manager Newman City Hall $144,806 $55,029
22. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $144,551 $37,774
23. Police Captain Turlock Police/Police $144,527 $59,018
24. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $144,410 $60,275
25. Prn Operations Manager Modesto PRN.Operations Services Administration $143,605 $32,051
26. Fire Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $143,590 $58,274
27. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $143,076 $57,311
28. Deputy City Manager Ceres Finance $143,043 $42,924
29. Police Chief Oakdale Police $142,672 $71,442
30. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $141,917 $66,782
31. Police Sergeant Ceres Public Safety Police $141,880 $41,789
32. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $141,429 $53,418
33. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $140,807 $58,031
34. Police Sergeant Ceres Public Safety Police $137,394 $40,816
35. Deputy Director Of Public Works - Operations Modesto Pw.Wastewater Services Administration $137,166 $33,667
36. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $136,958 $56,323
37. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $135,633 $35,214
38. Fire Battalion Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $135,495 $45,587
39. Fire Captain Ceres Public Safety Fire $135,471 $40,058
40. Director Of Administrative Services Modesto Asd.It Administration $135,422 $26,780
41. City Manager Oakdale Administration $135,324 $49,446
42. Senior Deputy City Attorney Modesto CAO.City Attorney's Office $134,970 $28,274
43. Fire Division Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $134,924 $69,324
44. Police Detective Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $134,767 $35,346
45. Municipal Services Director Turlock Muni/Muni Admin $134,670 $35,486
46. Director Of Finance Modesto Fin.Finance $133,419 $38,108
47. City Manager Riverbank Administration $132,875 $24,747
48. Director Of Community & Economic Development Modesto Ced.Community And Economic Development $131,504 $37,973
49. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $129,936 $61,287
50. Police Captain Turlock Police/Police $129,602 $59,236
51. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $129,537 $35,915
52. City Manager Waterford Admin $129,180 $43,060
53. Deputy Police Chief Ceres Public Safety Police $128,948 $42,078
54. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $128,573 $67,031
55. Police Captain Turlock Police/Police $127,630 $59,820
56. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $127,499 $55,878
57. Municipal Services Director Turlock Muni/Muni Admin $127,306 $43,009
58. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $127,048 $42,978
59. Police Lt. Turlock Police/Police $126,545 $50,551
60. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $126,351 $36,487
61. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $126,033 $42,027
62. Senior Deputy City Attorney Modesto CAO.City Attorney's Office $125,724 $37,259
63. Police Captain Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $125,678 $40,831
64. Police Captain Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $125,037 $57,166
65. Fire Captain Ceres Public Safety Fire $124,957 $35,470
66. Dep Dev Services Director/Planning Turlock Dev Services/Planning $124,266 $45,686
67. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $124,198 $54,385
68. Fire Division Chief Modesto Mfd.Fire Prevention Bureau $124,074 $67,378
69. Assistant To Cm Econ Dev/Comm Housing Turlock Admin/Admin $123,994 $44,912
70. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $123,968 $58,317
71. Fire Marshall Turlock Fire/Fire $123,841 $56,797
72. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $123,832 $57,519
73. Police Officer Ceres Public Safety Police $123,561 $39,216
74. Human Resources Manager Turlock Admin/Human Resources $123,466 $44,342
75. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $123,298 $54,332
76. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $122,214 $49,533
77. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $121,829 $37,516
78. Fire Captain Ceres Public Safety Fire $121,531 $36,041
79. Police Officer Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $121,266 $34,970
80. Senior Deputy City Attorney Modesto CAO.City Attorney's Office $121,104 $37,259
81. City Engineer Modesto Ced.Operations $121,013 $32,668
82. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $120,968 $35,826
83. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $120,760 $52,715
84. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $120,654 $52,283
85. Police Lieutenant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $120,496 $39,189
86. Accountant, Sr. Turlock Admin/Accounting $120,298 $44,342
87. Director Of Public Works Modesto PW. Administration $120,226 $32,906
88. Traffic Engineer Modesto PW. Traffic Engineering $120,005 $31,986
89. Fire Division Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $119,486 $56,797
90. Fire Captain Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $119,482 $58,045
91. Fire Engineer Modesto Mfd.Modesto Fire Department $119,391 $51,864
92. Director Of Development Services Riverbank Development Services $119,366 $11,880
93. Police Detective Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $119,218 $34,883
94. Police Officer Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $119,216 $33,453
95. Accountant, Sr. Turlock Admin/Accounting $118,839 $44,342
96. Battalion Chief Ceres Public Safety Fire $118,769 $35,347
97. Police Lieutenant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $118,147 $52,362
98. Police Sergeant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $118,099 $41,610
99. Police Sergeant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $118,090 $47,026
100. Police Sergeant Modesto Mpd.Modesto Police Department $117,595 $48,429