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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
2,792
Population
92,968
Total Wages
$226,581,596
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$99,509,516

This city includes payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 8/9/2021

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Airport 12 $785,605 $283,759
Architecture Services 16 $1,785,312 $714,515
Beach Maintenance 20 $1,181,913 $628,709
Cemetery 9 $579,076 $263,536
City Manager - Administration 44 $3,116,356 $1,028,475
Civic Auditorium 1 $77,116 $19,289
Community Recreation-Admin 6 $686,854 $218,989
Community Recreation-Aquatics 128 $1,083,625 $427,385
Community Recreation-Classes 4 $283,928 $134,136
Community Recreation-Gym 6 $218,178 $126,732
Community Recreation-Skate 5 $123,971 $62,646
Community Recreation-Sports 2 $45,676 $26,213
Cultural Affairs 11 $959,782 $385,411
Economic Development 1 $65,321 $15,466
Financial Operations 24 $2,395,029 $949,403
Fire - Administration 15 $2,867,294 $1,283,100
Fire Training 6 $683,397 $286,919
Fleet Management 26 $2,053,249 $951,292
Harbor Unit 15 $1,124,896 $381,173
Housing 9 $835,222 $335,769
Human Services - Grants (Hmls) 6 $464,533 $159,430
Human Services - Grants (Y&F) 4 $464,740 $177,790
Human Services - Sports 23 $50,786 $4,087
Parking Operations 11 $944,998 $429,722
Pier Maintenance 6 $358,901 $155,762
Public And Branch Services 86 $2,476,833 $902,547
Records & Election Svs - Admin 9 $870,014 $383,224
Rent Control - Administration 9 $902,965 $376,673
Rent Control - Legal 5 $752,953 $260,075
Risk Management 12 $1,152,818 $444,814
Traffic Operations 4 $335,917 $135,678
Transit Maintenance - Mgmt 18 $1,586,157 $733,934
Airport Maintenance 8 $432,563 $261,171
Beach (415 Pch) 1 $49,922 $11,469
Beach House Maintenance 9 $501,651 $256,403
Building & Safety 36 $3,524,693 $1,502,436
City Attorney 50 $7,449,410 $2,793,343
City Council 13 $259,056 $237,537
Community Recreation-Smars 2 $6,289 $1,484
Community Recreation-Tennis 12 $168,497 $45,739
Communtiy Recreation-Outdoor 8 $185,632 $84,143
Criminal Investigations 82 $11,226,565 $5,523,622
Fire Prevention 15 $1,905,934 $803,012
Fire Suppression & Rescue 103 $23,589,055 $9,628,433
Hr Administrative Services 13 $1,171,760 $484,000
Human Services - Crest 54 $1,080,875 $411,959
Human Services - Pal 13 $578,511 $232,641
Human Services - Vap 16 $668,536 $321,338
Library - Admin & Facilities 27 $1,268,667 $544,718
Library - Information Mgmt 21 $920,995 $356,581
Public Works Admin Services 12 $1,519,690 $602,366
Records & Election Svs-Sup Svs 5 $352,823 $172,364
Reference Services 72 $1,710,156 $666,042
Rent Control - Hearings 8 $964,891 $384,136
Rent Control - Public Info 9 $664,455 $324,529
Resource Recovery & Recycling 119 $6,989,430 $3,162,182
Street Maintenance 19 $1,109,369 $585,867
Transit Maintenance - Cleaners 20 $1,116,280 $519,064
Transit Maintenance -Mechanics 47 $3,863,368 $1,786,811
Transit Safety & Security 11 $896,141 $338,293
Water Resources-Wastewater 19 $1,582,364 $748,129
Water Resources-Water 56 $4,695,670 $1,900,899
Beach House Operations 32 $776,589 $313,654
Custodial Services 62 $2,776,182 $1,329,154
Farmers Market 11 $412,559 $141,459
Finance - Administration 4 $358,127 $153,431
Housing Services 3 $124,850 $25,619
Park Maintenance 44 $2,761,485 $1,471,270
Transit Operations 26 $2,253,632 $955,432
Transit Operations - Mco 347 $18,772,231 $8,629,862
Budget 6 $749,162 $248,156
Community Broadband 9 $550,963 $238,130
Facilities Maintenance Admin 4 $279,614 $117,544
Facilities Services 24 $2,014,938 $944,451
Office Of Pier Management 1 $24,439 $9,883
Public Landscape Admin 5 $561,938 $234,058
Code Enforcement 22 $1,951,748 $797,422
Community Events 2 $99,487 $44,180
Household Hazardous Waste 1 $73,423 $50,550
Transit Facilities Maintenance 7 $440,386 $193,476
Urban Forest 4 $311,634 $122,481
City Tv 2 $157,968 $43,927
Office Of Communications-Admin 1 $67,279 $16,160
Counting Room Operations 8 $390,208 $154,016
Emergency Svs And Preparedness 18 $707,781 $166,588
Public Safety Communications 34 $3,412,476 $1,131,718
Revenue Services 21 $1,940,537 $874,667
Water Conservation Unit 1 $63,657 $23,152
Mobility 2 $241,836 $85,083
Ose Admin 10 $1,057,295 $438,840
Customer Experience & Support 22 $2,261,882 $894,964
Digital Transformation And Dev 9 $951,504 $326,255
Employment And Classification 8 $842,019 $343,996
Infrastructure And Cloud Svs 10 $1,348,902 $482,252
Labor And Employee Relations 5 $686,722 $272,001
Office Of Civic Wellbeing 2 $208,563 $64,654
Organizational Dev & Empl Benf 4 $334,327 $138,953
Strategy And Operations 10 $991,141 $324,278
Transit Finance And Admin Svs 18 $1,803,926 $613,700
Transit Planning & Performance 6 $593,878 $234,337
Community Engage & Cust Exper 15 $830,234 $362,938
Community Recreation-Permits 2 $98,634 $45,436
Procurement 9 $745,037 $299,506
Street Light Repair And Maint 3 $255,558 $111,104
Engineering Administration 24 $2,718,647 $1,072,214
Facs Maint-Promenade Svcs 23 $1,341,668 $786,230
Office Of The Chief Of Police 27 $3,714,250 $1,827,365
Pub Landscape-Custodial Svcs 4 $265,718 $115,306
Special Operations 140 $11,641,013 $5,761,559
Street Services-Admin 3 $364,534 $142,123
Traffic Management-Admin 5 $316,771 $87,851
Traffic Signs And Markings 4 $223,380 $76,725
Cdd - Administration 6 $809,336 $323,166
City Planning 25 $2,514,390 $1,011,723
Csd -Admin & Planning Services 8 $1,104,740 $373,284
Economic Development Admin 5 $646,173 $244,251
Housing & Human Services Admin 7 $726,399 $266,856
Mobility Admin 19 $2,136,779 $875,347
Patrol Services 144 $22,554,765 $11,669,545
Pier Administration 2 $206,229 $100,302
Professional Services 68 $7,272,671 $3,483,813
Section 8 Admin 11 $972,719 $445,755