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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. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $221,164 $6,508
2. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $216,346 $16,799
3. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $211,433 $1,805
4. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $210,766 $16,799
5. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $209,867 $544
6. County Administrative Officer Kings County Administration $208,271 $35,846
7. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $204,751 $15,410
8. Superintendent* Hanford Elementary Superintendent $198,056 $45,661
9. Judge, Superior Court Kings County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $186,815 $15,304
10. Superintendent* Pioneer Union Elementary (Kings) Pioneer Union Elementary $184,471 $45,957
11. Superintendent Central Union Elementary District $183,876 $46,924
12. Superintendent Corcoran Joint Unified District $183,660 $44,284
13. Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Administration $182,908 $51,833
14. Director, Util & Engineer Hanford Pw-Administration & Engr $178,350 $43,310
15. District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $178,032 $33,321
16. Court Executive Officer Kings County Superior Court Executive Office/Administration $177,210 $9,500
17. Director Of Ed Services Corcoran Joint Unified District $175,864 $43,653
18. Superintendent Reef-Sunset Unified District Office $175,402 $40,384
19. Police Chief Hanford Police-Support Service $173,733 $64,477
20. General Manager Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District Administration $173,643 $32,020
21. Superintendent* Kings County Office of Education Superintendent $172,024 $39,947
22. General Manager Kings County Water District Administration $171,346 $46,980
23. Director, Public Works Hanford Pw-Street Maintenance $170,754 $36,743
24. Superintendent* Lemoore Union High Dist Office $170,552 $38,721
25. Director, Human Resources Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $169,840 $43,452
26. Director, Special Services Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $169,840 $43,452
27. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $168,704 $46,697
28. Director, Finance Hanford Finance-Accounting $168,413 $34,679
29. Director, Community Dev Hanford Planning $166,215 $34,998
30. Chief Business Official Hanford Elementary Fisc Svc/Facil $166,157 $44,585
31. Inst/Curriculum Svcs* Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $165,765 $42,772
32. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $164,973 $42,639
33. Sheriff's Sergeant Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $163,961 $19,714
34. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $162,486 $50,835
35. Director of Human Services Kings County Human Services $162,126 $34,361
36. Director of Public Works Kings County Public Works - Administration $161,199 $26,905
37. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $161,142 $42,000
38. Principal,Incl Head Teacher Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $158,738 $40,555
39. Superintendent Armona Union Elementary District $156,500 $43,000
40. Police Captain Hanford Police-Operations $156,318 $44,131
41. Director Technology Corcoran Joint Unified District $156,068 $40,412
42. Police Captain Hanford Police-Support Service $155,602 $58,411
43. City Manager Corcoran City Manager $154,024 $45,512
44. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Curriculum, Instr & P.D. $153,088 $38,310
45. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Guidance & Health $152,563 $38,310
46. Police Corporal Hanford Police-POP Program $151,965 $38,521
47. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Ab-109 $151,660 $46,316
48. Police Sergeant Hanford Police-Operations $150,903 $38,261
49. Assistant County Counsel Kings County County Counsel $150,778 $18,392
50. City Manager Lemoore City Manager $150,600 $39,995
51. Associate Administrator, Asst Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $150,486 $40,230
52. Assistant Superintendent Hanford Elementary Human Resources $150,485 $37,977
53. Police Chief Corcoran Police $150,057 $37,204
54. Principal Reef-Sunset Unified Avenal High School $149,821 $30,404
55. Assistant County Admin Officer Kings County Administration $148,473 $33,198
56. Director Business Services Pioneer Union Elementary (Kings) Pioneer Union Elementary $148,250 $41,922
57. Director Of Categorical Programs Corcoran Joint Unified District $147,521 $38,911
58. Superintendent/Principal Lakeside Union Elementary (Kings) Lakeside School $147,502 $38,587
59. Chief Business Officer Corcoran Joint Unified District $147,128 $41,121
60. Chief Probation Officer Kings County Probation $146,197 $45,749
61. Sergeant BA Lemoore Police $146,090 $31,891
62. Chief Information Officer Kings County It - Internal Services Admin $145,652 $26,597
63. Chief of Police Avenal Management $145,563 $63,795
64. Police Chief Lemoore Police $145,522 $57,449
65. Assistant Sheriff Kings County Sheriff - Field Operations $145,335 $43,816
66. Assistant Superintendent Kings County Office of Education SELPA Administration $145,081 $35,073
67. Behavioral Health Director Kings County Behavioral Health Admin $144,240 $32,881
68. Assistant Superintendent Central Union Elementary District $143,955 $40,259
69. Associate Administrator, Asst Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $143,199 $38,978
70. Chief Technology Officer Hanford Elementary HESD Net $143,058 $39,940
71. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Hanford Elementary Curriculum, Instr & P.D. $142,981 $36,786
72. Police Officer Hanford Police-Operations $142,908 $39,286
73. City Manager Hanford City Manager-City Clerk $142,710 $23,267
74. Principal Corcoran Joint Unified High School $142,680 $51,743
75. Director of Finance Kings County Department Of Finance $142,551 $30,819
76. Police Officer Hanford Police-POP Program $142,274 $39,997
77. Director, Categorical Programs Hanford Elementary Program Evaluation $142,192 $36,786
78. Director of Comm. Development Kings County Community Development Agency $142,177 $32,693
79. Assessor/Clerk/Recorder Kings County Assessor $141,612 $20,007
80. Director Of Facilities & Ops Hanford Elementary Fisc Svc/Facil $141,479 $36,257
81. Director of Public Health Svcs Kings County Health - Administration $141,323 $31,369
82. Director Chld Welfare & Attend Hanford Elementary Child Welfare & Attendance $141,286 $36,786
83. Director, Instruction/Curriculum Services Reef-Sunset Unified District Office $141,211 $29,803
84. Human Resources Director Kings County Human Resources $141,136 $32,789
85. Chief Technology Officer Kings County Office of Education Information Systems $140,057 $37,323
86. Principal Reef-Sunset Unified Reef-Sunset Middle School $139,494 $28,655
87. Assistant Superintendent Kings County Office of Education Human Resources $139,330 $33,835
88. Executive Director Kings County Area Public Transit Agency Transit $138,869 $26,609
89. Battalion Chief Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $138,793 $60,163
90. Police Officer Hanford Police-Operations $138,777 $29,662
91. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Hanford Elementary Teacher Resource Center $138,318 $36,624
92. Director Of Technology Pioneer Union Elementary (Kings) Pioneer Union Elementary $138,264 $40,041
93. Director, Inst/Curriculum Serv Armona Union Elementary Parkview Middle $138,040 $37,154
94. Principal Lemoore Union High Lemoore High $137,384 $35,414
95. Fire Captain Hanford Fire-Admin/Suppression $137,210 $43,865
96. Principal Corcoran Joint Unified Fremont $136,766 $37,152
97. Assistant District Attorney Kings County District Attorney $136,269 $29,916
98. Vice-Principal Hanford Joint Union High Hanford High School $135,778 $37,729
99. Econ&Workforce Development Dir Kings County Jto Program Admin $135,700 $23,497
100. Curric/Pd Specialist Ela/Ss Hanford Elementary Curriculum, Instr & P.D. $135,637 $35,441