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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

City Detail

Santa Monica
Year:
County: Los Angeles County
City Employees
2,398
Population
91,720
Total Wages
$222,526,600
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$54,356,551

This city does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 6/27/2023

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Airport 11 $895,015 $193,043
Architecture Services 14 $1,868,836 $454,308
Beach Maintenance 27 $1,571,623 $456,889
Cemetery 8 $571,480 $146,938
City Manager - Administration 32 $3,051,698 $677,264
Community Recreation-Admin 2 $291,396 $67,260
Community Recreation-Aquatics 98 $1,353,145 $252,293
Community Recreation-Classes 11 $350,059 $79,678
Community Recreation-Gym 7 $283,608 $81,843
Community Recreation-Skate 2 $67,268 $25,089
Community Recreation-Sports 4 $166,468 $59,967
Cultural Affairs 7 $835,862 $189,601
Financial Operations 22 $2,168,435 $561,905
Fire - Administration 21 $3,377,284 $825,757
Fire Training 6 $694,115 $184,458
Fleet Management 22 $1,988,094 $569,868
Harbor Unit 15 $1,398,677 $262,161
Housing 8 $630,290 $188,421
Human Services - Grants (Hmls) 6 $503,473 $88,079
Human Services - Grants (Y&F) 4 $491,204 $116,447
Parking Operations 13 $1,084,369 $295,184
Pier Maintenance 4 $334,374 $90,324
Records & Election Svs - Admin 9 $924,648 $222,925
Rent Control - Administration 8 $836,977 $182,115
Rent Control - Legal 4 $708,424 $148,187
Risk Management 12 $1,195,995 $249,989
Traffic Operations 8 $451,676 $90,013
Transit Maintenance - Mgmt 17 $1,656,776 $453,835
Airport Maintenance 6 $343,685 $125,388
Beach House Maintenance 10 $722,759 $217,828
Building & Safety 34 $3,281,636 $835,589
City Attorney 53 $7,681,314 $1,459,938
City Council 13 $351,154 $197,773
Community Recreation-Tennis 3 $87,786 $14,668
Communtiy Recreation-Outdoor 10 $253,781 $53,012
Criminal Investigations 98 $12,641,214 $2,760,238
Fire Prevention 16 $2,468,486 $551,488
Fire Suppression & Rescue 104 $24,396,016 $5,020,466
Hr Administrative Services 17 $1,430,244 $299,831
Human Services - Crest 34 $743,063 $205,447
Human Services - Pal 10 $411,975 $102,048
Human Services - Vap 18 $611,110 $132,874
Public Works Admin Services 8 $1,328,722 $298,104
Records & Election Svs-Sup Svs 5 $316,207 $98,196
Rent Control - Hearings 8 $944,109 $238,671
Rent Control - Public Info 8 $727,830 $207,803
Resource Recovery & Recycling 96 $7,163,036 $1,910,712
Street Maintenance 14 $1,040,062 $361,266
Transit Maintenance - Cleaners 16 $1,141,291 $349,361
Transit Maintenance -Mechanics 45 $4,006,051 $1,055,449
Transit Safety & Security 12 $1,002,347 $227,546
Water Resources-Wastewater 18 $1,766,246 $487,587
Water Resources-Water 61 $5,292,597 $1,253,179
Beach House Operations 29 $906,576 $188,828
Custodial Services 41 $2,550,713 $850,954
Farmers Market 16 $444,953 $78,920
Finance - Administration 3 $286,187 $61,726
Park Maintenance 41 $2,908,690 $1,062,595
Transit Operations 25 $2,669,770 $635,207
Transit Operations - Mco 329 $18,992,551 $5,921,307
Budget 4 $607,723 $109,634
Community Broadband 5 $587,420 $166,534
Facilities Maintenance Admin 4 $287,711 $80,055
Facilities Services 21 $1,954,201 $567,545
Public Landscape Admin 5 $640,382 $147,375
Code Enforcement 20 $1,644,405 $448,046
Community Events 1 $64,861 $28,468
Household Hazardous Waste 1 $88,520 $32,004
Transit Facilities Maintenance 8 $582,620 $124,500
Urban Forest 3 $193,636 $37,893
Counting Room Operations 3 $183,466 $49,839
Emergency Svs And Preparedness 11 $574,244 $118,671
Public Safety Communications 32 $3,208,434 $658,576
Revenue Services 19 $1,829,036 $500,435
Ose Admin 10 $889,495 $213,649
Customer Experience & Support 23 $2,569,163 $605,493
Digital Transformation And Dev 8 $819,372 $167,527
Employment And Classification 7 $925,944 $203,162
Infrastructure And Cloud Svs 8 $1,076,215 $223,346
Labor And Employee Relations 7 $531,858 $128,707
Organizational Dev & Empl Benf 3 $132,341 $34,731
Strategy And Operations 11 $1,022,633 $154,641
Transit Finance And Admin Svs 11 $1,578,735 $329,764
Transit Planning & Performance 5 $552,899 $120,528
Community Engage & Cust Exper 10 $722,980 $194,779
Community Recreation-Permits 1 $33,297 $3,861
Procurement 6 $704,769 $191,270
Street Light Repair And Maint 2 $215,466 $66,848
Engineering Administration 21 $2,660,477 $623,905
Facs Maint-Promenade Svcs 20 $1,455,089 $515,770
Office Of The Chief Of Police 41 $6,052,605 $1,256,194
Pub Landscape-Custodial Svcs 2 $196,592 $49,821
Special Operations 126 $10,264,660 $2,566,062
Street Services-Admin 3 $353,393 $96,333
Cdd - Administration 5 $781,973 $162,951
City Planning 23 $2,452,288 $553,563
Csd -Admin & Planning Services 5 $828,358 $144,110
Economic Development Admin 4 $581,903 $115,735
Housing & Human Services Admin 4 $560,856 $131,958
Mobility Admin 22 $2,030,900 $513,302
Patrol Services 143 $22,481,501 $5,266,973
Pier Administration 2 $222,471 $63,744
Professional Services 25 $2,800,965 $672,284
Section 8 Admin 13 $943,898 $226,659
Administration & Business Svs 49 $2,282,992 $541,115
Collections Tech & Patron Svs 21 $1,577,279 $402,259
Community Engage & Programming 17 $1,113,144 $268,092