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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Employee information from cities, counties, special districts, superior courts, the University of California, California State University, community college districts, K-12 education providers, First 5 commissions, and fairs and expos will appear in this report once their payroll figures are published for the selected calendar year.

Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Employer Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. City Manager Delano 110 City Manager $338,356 $105,875
2. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $307,992 $178,035
3. Psychiatrist III, Mental Health Kern County Mental Health Services $301,235 $107,385
4. Fire Division Chief-C Kern County Fire $293,807 $153,672
5. Deputy District Attorney V Kern County District Attorney $286,736 $62,855
6. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $282,012 $42,566
7. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $280,260 $132,456
8. County Health Officer Kern County Public Health $278,548 $168,468
9. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $275,800 $181,608
10. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $275,033 $126,853
11. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $274,471 $140,024
12. City Manager Tehachapi General Government $270,181 $60,630
13. County Counsel Kern County County Counsel $269,115 $136,437
14. Fire Division Chief-C Kern County Fire $266,457 $153,237
15. Chief Of Police Ridgecrest Police $265,326 $34,677
16. Fire Captain - Suppression Bakersfield Fire $262,667 $52,039
17. Senior Deputy Sheriff-C-A Kern County Sheriff $261,747 $140,128
18. 3000 City Engineer Shafter City Engineer $260,257 $53,928
19. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $255,981 $99,061
20. Fire Engineer Kern County Fire $253,999 $105,850
21. Clinical Supervisor Kern County Mental Health Services $253,825 $86,461
22. Senior Deputy Sheriff-C-A Kern County Sheriff $252,464 $117,047
23. County Administrative Officer Kern County County Administrative Officer $250,986 $146,862
24. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $249,381 $120,510
25. Kern County Employees' Retirement Association Chief Executive Officer Kern County Kern County Employees' Retirement Association $249,212 $132,898
26. Fire Chief & Director Of Emergency Services Kern County Fire $246,966 $227,116
27. Chief Water Operator California City Public Works $246,154 $23,367
28. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $245,723 $125,135
29. County Administrative Officer Kern County County Administrative Officer $244,775 $91,164
30. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $243,942 $67,638
31. Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Plant Operator California City Public Works - Sewer $243,704 $35,438
32. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $243,499 $80,057
33. Fire Engineer Kern County Fire $243,128 $100,779
34. 1100 City Manager Shafter City Manager $242,205 $20,311
35. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $241,469 $103,462
36. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $241,116 $138,512
37. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $240,818 $107,400
38. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $240,627 $150,802
39. Kern County Employees' Retirement Association Chief Investment Officer Kern County Kern County Employees' Retirement Association $240,375 $136,794
40. City Manager Ridgecrest Administration $240,370 $32,086
41. City Manager Bakersfield Executive $240,003 $23,373
42. District Attorney's Investigator II-C-A Kern County District Attorney $239,289 $104,735
43. Firefighter-C Kern County Fire $239,261 $106,583
44. Deputy Sheriff II-C-A Kern County Sheriff $238,916 $123,454
45. Public Defender Kern County Public Defender $237,770 $131,692
46. Fire Division Chief-C Kern County Fire $237,725 $157,383
47. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $237,576 $132,021
48. Undersheriff Kern County Sheriff $237,276 $214,155
49. 5001 Assistant Police Department Chief Shafter Police Chief $236,598 $36,527
50. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $236,554 $147,574
51. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $236,263 $101,329
52. Supervising Fire Investigator-C Kern County Fire $235,185 $140,354
53. Police Lieutenant Bakersfield Police $234,982 $55,355
54. Psychiatrist III, Mental Health Kern County Mental Health Services $234,490 $141,898
55. District Attorney Kern County District Attorney $234,191 $115,682
56. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $233,821 $137,084
57. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $232,740 $124,400
58. Auditor-Controller Kern County Auditor-Controller $229,705 $81,994
59. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $228,460 $131,369
60. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $228,450 $135,887
61. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $227,255 $104,742
62. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $227,233 $106,160
63. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $227,196 $42,315
64. City Attorney Bakersfield Legal Services $226,867 $81,187
65. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $226,240 $131,924
66. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $226,090 $46,527
67. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $225,707 $130,741
68. Public Works Director/City Engineer Delano 410 Engineering $225,216 $87,269
69. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $225,123 $82,752
70. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $224,082 $126,585
71. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $223,685 $92,345
72. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $223,601 $149,133
73. Assistant District Attorney Kern County District Attorney $223,599 $122,959
74. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $223,045 $118,078
75. Supervising Fire Heavy Equipment Specialist-C Kern County Fire $222,798 $138,200
76. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $222,780 $165,280
77. Fire Division Chief-C Kern County Fire $222,609 $134,620
78. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $221,079 $132,221
79. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $220,640 $165,007
80. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $220,514 $36,828
81. Fire Engineer-C Kern County Fire $220,297 $114,804
82. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $220,165 $110,151
83. Senior Deputy Sheriff-C-A Kern County Sheriff $219,687 $109,419
84. Assistant District Attorney Kern County District Attorney $219,316 $133,859
85. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $218,956 $125,996
86. Fire Battalion Chief-C Kern County Fire $218,918 $140,990
87. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $218,642 $151,945
88. Sheriff Kern County Sheriff $217,951 $18,070
89. Director Of Planning And Community Development Kern County Planning & Community Development $217,860 $114,729
90. Police Sergeant Bakersfield Police $217,850 $44,215
91. City Manager Wasco City Manager's Office $216,685 $46,516
92. Chief Probation Officer Kern County Probation $216,683 $197,866
93. Police Lieutenant Bakersfield Police $216,674 $51,651
94. Assistant County Counsel Kern County County Counsel $216,475 $129,451
95. Deputy Probation Officer III-C-A Kern County Probation $215,840 $100,068
96. Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A Kern County Sheriff $215,824 $126,024
97. Fire Captain-C Kern County Fire $215,637 $119,579
98. Nurse Practitioner Kern County Mental Health Services $214,900 $115,579
99. Chief District Attorney's Investigator-M Kern County District Attorney $214,670 $219,568
100. Assistant City Manager Bakersfield Executive $214,662 $0