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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. Attorney Turlock Admin/Attorney $248,238 $84,650
2. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $241,447 $48,666
3. City Manager Modesto City Manager's Office - Administration $219,860 $46,491
4. Chief Of Police Modesto Modesto Police Department - Administration $198,915 $90,086
5. City Manager Turlock Admin/Admin $197,880 $63,491
6. Police Chief Turlock Police/Police $192,336 $39,705
7. City Manager Oakdale Administration $189,146 $49,134
8. Fire Division Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Administration And Officers $188,308 $83,818
9. Fire Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Administration And Officers $184,439 $96,486
10. Fire Engineer Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $183,133 $52,610
11. Deputy City Manager Modesto City Manager's Office - Administration $180,508 $41,208
12. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $177,799 $50,207
13. Director Of Utilities Modesto Utilities - Administration $176,166 $47,687
14. Director Of Community & Economic Development Modesto Community & Economic Development - Administration $175,950 $39,087
15. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $170,297 $56,906
16. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $169,229 $69,787
17. Police Detective Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $168,737 $48,644
18. Deputy City Manager Modesto City Manager's Office - Administration $168,681 $52,006
19. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $168,156 $76,422
20. City Manager Ceres City Manger $167,173 $77,246
21. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $165,718 $80,885
22. Fire Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $164,570 $32,053
23. Police Captain Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $163,851 $85,164
24. Dev Services Dir/City Eng. Turlock Dev Services/Engineering $162,764 $64,298
25. Director Of Finance Modesto Finance - Administration $162,019 $39,409
26. Municipal Services Director Turlock Muni/Muni Admin $161,074 $63,893
27. City Manager Newman City Hall $160,095 $42,452
28. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Investigations $160,077 $69,058
29. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $160,010 $50,697
30. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $158,451 $44,829
31. Director Of Public Works Modesto Public Works - Administration $158,133 $49,310
32. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $157,720 $79,568
33. City Manager Patterson City Manager $156,763 $41,165
34. Fire Division Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Fire Prevention $156,107 $76,787
35. Police Detective Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $154,303 $48,423
36. Police Captain Modesto Modesto Police Department - Records And Support $152,999 $74,787
37. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $152,737 $70,257
38. Police Chief Oakdale Police $152,009 $61,958
39. Parks, Rec, Public Facility Dir Turlock Pk / Rec/Parks Maintenance $151,973 $63,069
40. Director Of Public Works Patterson Director Of Public Works $151,061 $46,359
41. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $150,876 $48,937
42. Director Of Finance Ceres Finance $149,434 $55,022
43. Fire Engineer Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $148,765 $61,583
44. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $148,608 $50,109
45. City Manager Waterford Admin $147,790 $31,732
46. Police Detective Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $147,354 $52,879
47. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $146,869 $67,382
48. Police Detective Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $146,649 $47,665
49. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $146,601 $60,115
50. Police Lieutenant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $146,476 $58,479
51. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $145,738 $68,026
52. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $145,073 $64,840
53. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $144,839 $48,351
54. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $144,399 $59,821
55. Fire Battalion Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $144,284 $80,325
56. City Engineer Modesto Community & Economic Development - Land Development Engineering $143,625 $30,543
57. Police Lieutenant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $143,132 $57,828
58. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Records And Support $142,947 $53,310
59. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $142,887 $48,996
60. Fire Captain Patterson Fire Captain $142,610 $41,973
61. Police Captain Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $142,609 $77,134
62. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $142,349 $45,933
63. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $142,301 $55,378
64. Fire Engineer Patterson Fire Engineer $142,286 $42,549
65. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency Operations $141,422 $47,569
66. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $141,091 $59,884
67. Police Captain Turlock Police/Police $140,942 $49,973
68. Fire Engineer Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $140,529 $51,942
69. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $140,389 $53,014
70. Battalion Chief Ceres Public Safety-Fire $140,108 $50,359
71. City Manager Riverbank Administration $140,004 $15,319
72. Fire Engineer Turlock Fire/Fire $139,852 $35,019
73. Police Lieutenant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $139,309 $75,282
74. Police Investigator Sergeant Ceres Public Safety-Police $139,249 $60,007
75. Solid Waste Program Manager Modesto Public Works - Solid Waste Management $139,241 $30,029
76. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $139,127 $68,205
77. Engineering Division Manager Modesto Utilities - Capital Improvement Services $138,852 $30,370
78. Fire Captain Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $138,688 $69,933
79. Police Detective Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $138,385 $47,587
80. Police Captain Ceres Public Safety-Police $138,299 $63,748
81. Fire Engineer Ceres Public Safety-Fire $137,836 $41,058
82. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $137,511 $44,433
83. Fire Marshall Turlock Fire/Fire $137,388 $49,358
84. Fire Engineer Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $137,213 $47,741
85. Fire Battalion Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $137,177 $38,369
86. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $137,119 $57,398
87. Director Of Community Development Ceres Planning $136,951 $43,881
88. City Manager Hughson Administration $136,815 $48,698
89. Fire Division Chief Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Administration And Officers $136,767 $67,299
90. Fire Chief Ceres Public Safety-Fire $136,144 $76,341
91. Human Resources Manager Turlock Admin/Human Resources $135,869 $56,195
92. Fire Captain Paramedic Patterson Fire Captain Paramedic $135,648 $34,880
93. Police Lieutenant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $135,003 $61,037
94. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $134,818 $57,215
95. Fire Division Chief Turlock Fire/Fire $134,682 $49,358
96. Police Sergeant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $134,349 $58,856
97. Fire Engineer Modesto Modesto Fire Department - Suppression $134,327 $52,097
98. Police Lieutenant Modesto Modesto Police Department - Field Operations $134,277 $56,771
99. Dep Dev Services Dir/Planning Turlock Dev Services/Planning $134,099 $57,126
100. Police Officer Modesto Modesto Police Department - Investigative Services $133,852 $51,418