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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. Superintendent Hanford Joint Union High District Superintendent $230,708 $50,646
2. City Manager Hanford City Manager-City Clerk $211,176 $24,366
3. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $206,026 $7,980
4. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $200,527 $19,920
5. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $200,527 $19,920
6. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $200,087 $15,389
7. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $199,583 $15,265
8. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Joint Union High District/Business Office $198,158 $45,873
9. County Administrative Officer Kings County Administration $192,826 $33,759
10. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $192,494 $1,654
11. Superintendent Hanford Elementary Superintendent $189,064 $41,792
12. Police Chief Hanford Police-Support Service $185,376 $46,754
13. Battalion Chief Kings County Fire $184,098 $36,954
14. Superintendent Corcoran Joint Unified District $179,259 $39,771
15. District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $175,325 $32,433
16. Director, Util & Engineer Hanford Pw-Administration & Engr $169,071 $34,652
17. Superintendent Lemoore Union High Dist Office $168,591 $35,293
18. Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Administration $166,562 $47,982
19. General Manager Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District Administration $165,517 $31,140
20. Director Of Ed Services Corcoran Joint Unified District $165,490 $39,638
21. Director, Public Works Hanford Pw-Street Maintenance $164,952 $27,528
22. Fire Chief Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $163,905 $45,317
23. Superintendent Pioneer Union Elementary (Kings) Pioneer Union Elementary $163,679 $37,643
24. Superintendent Central Union Elementary District $162,677 $41,020
25. Director, Human Resources Hanford Joint Union High Human Resources $162,657 $39,527
26. Director, Special Services Hanford Joint Union High Programs & Curriculum $162,607 $38,771
27. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $161,495 $36,108
28. Chief Business Official Hanford Elementary Fisc Svc/Facil $160,643 $39,891
29. Battalion Chief Kings County Fire $160,636 $30,380
30. Inst/Curriculum Svcs Hanford Joint Union High Programs & Curriculum $160,422 $39,286
31. City Manager Corcoran City Manager $160,388 $42,508
32. Battalion Chief Kings County Fire $159,965 $38,954
33. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Sierra Pacific High School $159,209 $39,104
34. Court Executive Officer Kings County Superior Court Administration $158,462 $19,066
35. Director, Community Dev Hanford Planning $158,112 $26,062
36. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $157,202 $38,782
37. Police Captain Hanford Police-Operations $157,081 $28,848
38. Director, Finance Hanford Finance-Accounting $154,604 $24,983
39. Police Captain Hanford Police-Support Service $153,451 $43,930
40. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Adult School $152,295 $36,490
41. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Ab-109 $152,207 $41,498
42. Director Of Public Works Kings County Public Works - Administration $152,168 $24,087
43. Director Technology Corcoran Joint Unified District $151,354 $35,304
44. Associate Administrator, Asst Hanford Joint Union High Hanford West High School $150,381 $37,678
45. City Manager Avenal Management $149,610 $30,290
46. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $148,614 $41,498
47. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Curriculum, Instr & P.D. $147,763 $35,279
48. Director Business Services Hanford Joint Union High District/Business Office $147,712 $39,509
49. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Guidance & Health $147,451 $35,279
50. Director Of Human Services Kings County Human Services $147,037 $30,645
51. Associate Administrator, Asst Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $146,386 $36,925
52. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Human Resources $145,373 $34,972
53. Assistant County Counsel Kings County County Counsel $144,811 $17,085
54. Superintendent Armona Union Elementary District $144,757 $38,932
55. City Manager Lemoore City Manager $143,313 $27,835
56. Police Chief Corcoran Police $143,131 $32,583
57. Chief Information Officer Kings County It - Internal Services Admin $142,982 $23,269
58. Chief of Police Avenal Management $142,399 $55,911
59. Director Of Public Health Services Kings County Health - Administration $142,209 $29,768
60. Director Of Finance Kings County Department Of Finance $142,014 $21,218
61. Chief Probation Officer Kings County Probation $141,907 $41,647
62. Principal Corcoran Joint Unified Fremont $141,441 $35,947
63. Assistant District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $141,035 $29,462
64. Fire Captain Kings County Fire $140,834 $27,827
65. Superintendent/Principal Lakeside Union Elementary (Kings) Lakeside School $140,038 $35,081
66. General Manager Kings County Water District Administration $140,000 $44,381
67. Assessor/Clerk/Recorder Kings County Assessor $139,376 $17,356
68. Assistant Superintendent Kings County Office of Education Educational Services $139,011 $28,836
69. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $138,748 $28,253
70. Director, Categorical Programs Hanford Elementary Program Evaluation $138,689 $33,914
71. Director Of Comm. Development Kings County Community Development Agency $137,927 $29,789
72. Police Chief Lemoore Police $137,800 $45,823
73. Human Resources Director Kings County Human Resources $137,770 $29,503
74. Chief Technology Officer Hanford Elementary HESD Net $137,564 $35,911
75. Principal Corcoran Joint Unified High School $136,889 $35,289
76. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Hanford Elementary Curriculum, Instr & P.D. $136,721 $33,914
77. Director Of Facilities & Ops Hanford Elementary Fisc Svc/Facil $136,613 $33,949
78. Director Business Services Pioneer Union Elementary (Kings) Pioneer Union Elementary $136,277 $33,714
79. Director, Parks & Rec Hanford Parks & Rec-Admin $136,156 $31,210
80. Behavioral Health Director Kings County Behavioral Health Admin $136,141 $30,051
81. Sergeant BA Lemoore Police $135,442 $30,074
82. County Fire Chief Kings County Fire $135,111 $41,271
83. Assistant Superintendent Kings County Office of Education Business Services $134,880 $27,353
84. Teacher Krop Corcoran Joint Unified High School $134,765 $29,317
85. Principal Vice Corcoran Joint Unified John Muir $134,172 $34,864
86. Deputy County Counsel IV Kings County County Counsel $134,148 $26,512
87. Assistant Superintendent Central Union Elementary District $133,632 $36,555
88. Director Of Child Support Services Kings County Dept. of Child Support Services $133,624 $22,763
89. Manager Corcoran Irrigation District Administration $133,253 $36,266
90. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Armona Union Elementary District $133,130 $34,374
91. County Counsel Kings County County Counsel $133,086 $21,513
92. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Elementary Child Welfare & Attendance $132,835 $33,544
93. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Hanford Elementary Teacher Resource Center $132,515 $33,607
94. Principal Lemoore Union High Lemoore High $132,471 $32,408
95. Battalion Chief Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $132,188 $40,072
96. Associate Administrator, Asst Hanford Joint Union High Earl F Johnson $132,027 $34,916
97. Learning Director Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $131,890 $34,752
98. Assistant Superintendent Lemoore Union High Dist Office $131,647 $32,337
99. Court Commissioner Kings County Superior Court Civil $131,431 $16,654
100. Executive Director Kings County Area Public Transit Agency Transit $131,414 $25,905