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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 Hanford City Manager-City Clerk $174,787 $18,281
2. County Administrative Officer Kings County Administration $165,523 $28,092
3. City Manager Corcoran City Manager $154,861 $21,581
4. County Counsel Kings County County Counsel $144,460 $17,895
5. Police Chief Hanford Police-Support Services $142,612 $16,528
6. Deputy City Manager Hanford Personnel $139,947 $22,585
7. Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Administration $137,617 $12,139
8. District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $137,609 $19,973
9. Chief Executive Officer Corcoran Hospital District Administration $135,606 $11,324
10. Fire Chief Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $132,618 $24,533
11. Director of Comm. Development Kings County Community Development Agency $130,482 $16,193
12. City Manager Lemoore City Manager $129,817 $23,795
13. Director, Finance Hanford Accounting $128,406 $19,421
14. Director of Human Services Kings County Human Services $127,708 $21,022
15. Deputy City Manager Hanford Personnel $126,874 $13,371
16. Director, Public Works Hanford Administration/Engineering $124,667 $13,042
17. Assistant County Admin Officer Kings County Administration $121,705 $26,670
18. Director of Public Works Kings County Public Works - Administration $119,997 $19,244
19. Chief Trial Attorney Kings County District Attorney $119,471 $25,465
20. Battalion Chief Kings County Fire $119,404 $24,202
21. Chief Probation Officer Kings County Probation $118,634 $10,995
22. Deputy City Manager/Finance Director Corcoran Finance $118,082 $14,692
23. Community Development Director Corcoran Community Development $117,963 $16,315
24. Human Resources Director Kings County Human Resources $117,673 $25,603
25. Chief Deputy District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $117,518 $25,465
26. County Fire Chief Kings County Fire $116,801 $21,259
27. Police Chief Corcoran Police $115,440 $27,345
28. Deputy Dir Public Works Hanford Administration/Engineering $112,848 $19,000
29. General Manager Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District Administration $112,012 $18,213
30. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $111,400 $12,904
31. Supv Attorney-Child Support Kings County Dept of Child Support Services $110,919 $23,223
32. Chief Dep Coroner/Public Admin Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $110,800 $11,086
33. Public Works Director Corcoran Public Works $110,440 $21,058
34. Job Training Office Director Kings County Jto Program Admin $110,031 $26,221
35. Supv Attorney Child Advocacy Kings County Admin - Minors Advocacy $110,012 $11,419
36. General Manager Kings County Water District Administration $109,375 $10,417
37. Asst Dir of Finance - Acct Div Kings County Department Of Finance $109,320 $19,246
38. Chief Information Officer Kings County It - Internal Services Admin $109,253 $17,865
39. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County D.A.-OCJP Statutory Rape Grant $108,685 $12,539
40. Director of Child Support Svcs Kings County Dept of Child Support Services $108,293 $17,696
41. Police Captain Hanford Police-Operations $108,258 $18,993
42. Executive Director Kings County Area Public Transit Agency Transit $108,154 $8,144
43. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $108,127 $25,023
44. Recreation Director Hanford Recreation-Administrative Services $107,978 $11,375
45. Assessor/Clerk/Recorder Kings County Assessor $107,936 $20,449
46. Deputy County Counsel IV Kings County County Counsel $107,798 $24,481
47. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $107,729 $19,637
48. Laboratory Manager Corcoran Hospital District Laboratory $106,994 $15,926
49. City Manager Avenal Management $106,976 $18,782
50. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $106,911 $23,398
51. Deputy County Counsel IV Kings County County Counsel $106,761 $16,239
52. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Administration $106,319 $16,218
53. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $106,311 $18,012
54. Attorney IV-Child Advocacy Kings County Admin - Minors Advocacy $105,739 $17,826
55. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $105,715 $14,051
56. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $105,011 $16,981
57. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $103,906 $14,013
58. Public Works Director Lemoore Public Works $103,124 $13,798
59. Assistant Fire Chief Kings County Fire $103,059 $24,773
60. Director of Public Health Svcs Kings County Health - Administration $102,573 $17,675
61. Executive Director Kings County Self-Insured Schools District Administration $102,570 $8,827
62. Dep Health Dir. - Nur & Com Svcs Kings County Health - Administration $102,279 $25,101
63. Chief Lemoore Police $102,078 $21,677
64. Deputy District Attorney IV Kings County District Attorney $101,894 $13,748
65. Battalion Chief Kings County Fire $101,458 $17,128
66. Deputy Fire Chief Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $101,160 $22,435
67. Chief Financial Officer Corcoran Hospital District General Accounting $100,831 $11,324
68. Attorney IV-Child Support Kings County Dept of Child Support Services $100,685 $17,576
69. Senior Deputy Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $100,637 $11,086
70. General Manager Tulare Lake Drainage District (Kings) Administration $100,000 $29,628
71. Ag. Commissioner/Wts-Meas Kings County Agr. Commissioner/Sealer $98,400 $19,314
72. Deputy District Attorney III Kings County District Attorney $97,021 $17,559
73. Sheriff's Sergeant Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $96,984 $0
74. Registered Nurse Corcoran Hospital District Emergency $96,459 $5,304
75. Finance Director Lemoore Finance $96,283 $17,136
76. Police Captain Hanford Police-Support Services $95,311 $18,273
77. Deputy District Attorney III Kings County D.A. - State Prisons $94,952 $22,702
78. Sheriff's Commander Kings County Sheriff - Administration $94,871 $8,905
79. Administrative Analyst Avenal Management $94,602 $26,357
80. Deputy Finance Director Hanford Accounting $93,578 $10,508
81. Planning Director Lemoore Planning $93,572 $15,438
82. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $92,269 $21,791
83. Park and Recreation Director Lemoore Recreation $91,930 $12,613
84. Police Lieutenant Hanford Police-Support Services $91,529 $16,416
85. Chief DA Investigator Kings County District Attorney $91,390 $14,721
86. Senior Police Officer Hanford Police-Operations $91,358 $11,685
87. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $91,061 $13,763
88. IT Manager - Technical Apps. Kings County Information Technology $91,016 $13,297
89. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $90,925 $13,517
90. Sheriff's Commander Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $90,902 $10,289
91. Deputy Chief Probation Officer Kings County Probation $90,764 $9,061
92. Radiology Technician Corcoran Hospital District Radiology $90,631 $0
93. Sheriff's Commander Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $90,252 $16,922
94. County Librarian Kings County Library $90,003 $12,017
95. Batallion Chief/Fire Marshal Hanford Fire-Prevention $89,580 $19,502
96. Public Health Lab Director Kings County Health - Lab $89,460 $20,470
97. Deputy Chief Probation Officer Kings County Probation - Juvenile Center $89,297 $8,142
98. IT Manager - Technical Services Kings County Information Technology $89,225 $23,389
99. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Administration/Suppression $88,978 $16,580
100. Police Sergeant Hanford Police-Operations $88,852 $15,303