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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. Physician Last Frontier Health District Clinic $373,646 $15,804
2. Judge, Superior Court Modoc County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $217,495 $16,112
3. Director of Nursing Surprise Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $194,428 $0
4. Hospital Pharmacy Manager Last Frontier Health District Pharmacy $178,501 $17,451
5. Dentist Last Frontier Health District Canby Dental $176,313 $16,029
6. Retail Pharmacist Manager Last Frontier Health District Retail Pharm $171,353 $8,748
7. Chief Executive Officer Last Frontier Health District Administration $168,320 $18,044
8. Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Med Surg $166,748 $756
9. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Med Surg $158,351 $17,185
10. Clinical Laboratory Scientist Last Frontier Health District Lab $157,505 $14,515
11. Clinical Laboratory Administrative Director Last Frontier Health District Lab $153,249 $11,686
12. Chief Nursing Officer Last Frontier Health District Nursing Administration $152,371 $13,567
13. Court Executive Officer Modoc County Superior Court Administration $147,862 $50,111
14. CLS Laboratory Technician Surprise Valley Hospital District Laboratory $137,810 $0
15. Director of Nursing Last Frontier Health District Skilled Nursing Facility $129,940 $14,529
16. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Clinic $129,267 $12,095
17. RN Surprise Valley Hospital District Acute $128,970 $0
18. Executive Director Modoc County Local Transportation Commission Office Employee $127,500 $11,362
19. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Canby Clinic $127,396 $12,604
20. Nursing Manager Last Frontier Health District Nursing Administration $127,108 $10,226
21. Family Nurse Practitioner Last Frontier Health District Clinic $127,017 $6,630
22. Finance Director Last Frontier Health District General Accounting $125,271 $13,433
23. Surgery Manager Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Surgery $123,494 $14,046
24. Director of Health Services Modoc County Mental Health $122,185 $28,765
25. Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Emergency $121,840 $12,001
26. County Administrative Officer
Other Positions Held: Interim Public Works Director
Modoc County Administration $120,000 $29,324
27. Principal
Other Positions Held: Superintendent
Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Administration $118,609 $39,812
28. LVN Surprise Valley Hospital District Long Term Care $118,293 $0
29. Pharmacist Last Frontier Health District Pharmacy $115,359 $8,890
30. Mid Level Practitioner Surprise Valley Hospital District Surprise Valley RHC $113,289 $0
31. Infection Control Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Infection Control $113,008 $13,216
32. Quality Assurance Manager Last Frontier Health District Quality Assurance $112,225 $4,065
33. Road Commissioner Modoc County Roads $111,313 $24,903
34. Paramedic Field Training Officer Last Frontier Health District ALT Ambulance $110,719 $11,181
35. District Attorney Modoc County District Attorney $110,200 $870
36. Public Health Branch Director Modoc County Public Health $109,440 $17,439
37. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Clinic $109,190 $13,830
38. Chief Operations Officer Last Frontier Health District Administration $107,794 $13,522
39. Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Emergency $107,630 $14,901
40. Physician Last Frontier Health District Clinic $107,552 $5,841
41. Ultrasound Technician Last Frontier Health District Ultrasound $103,247 $3,187
42. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Med Surg $103,124 $4,660
43. Director of Environmental Health Modoc County Public Health $101,660 $27,615
44. Physical Therapy Director Last Frontier Health District Physical Therapy $101,421 $7,436
45. Director of Social Services Modoc County Social Services $101,211 $23,714
46. Vocational Education Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $99,450 $26,231
47. Mixed Funding Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $99,217 $16,470
48. Manager
Other Positions Held: Manager
Modoc County Superior Court Fiscal $99,166 $42,325
49. Principal Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Administration $98,410 $16,411
50. Sheriff/Coroner Modoc County Sheriff $97,994 $30,658
51. Behavioral Health Branch Director Modoc County Mental Health $97,582 $17,605
52. General Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $96,901 $25,493
53. Clinical Laboratory Scientist Last Frontier Health District Lab $95,925 $7,456
54. Police Chief Alturas Police $95,839 $47,145
55. Financial Manger Surprise Valley Hospital District Accounting $94,716 $0
56. Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Emergency $94,076 $13,507
57. General Manager California Pines Community Services District Administrative $93,290 $14,298
58. Undersheriff Modoc County Sheriff $91,541 $20,752
59. Paramedic Last Frontier Health District ALT Ambulance $90,198 $11,149
60. Physical Therapist Last Frontier Health District Physical Therapy $89,751 $14,607
61. Sheriff's Sergeant Modoc County Sheriff $88,340 $17,340
62. General Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $88,249 $24,559
63. Chief Probation Officer Modoc County Probation $87,960 $9,059
64. Patient Account Rep Surprise Valley Hospital District Business Office $87,888 $0
65. Controller Last Frontier Health District General Accounting $87,121 $14,144
66. Ambulance Director Last Frontier Health District ALT Ambulance $86,978 $12,191
67. Deputy Sheriff II Modoc County Sheriff $86,810 $32,770
68. Licensed Vocational Nurse Last Frontier Health District Skilled Nursing Facility $86,108 $11,499
69. Dietary Supervisor Surprise Valley Hospital District Dietary Department $86,004 $0
70. Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor Modoc County Mental Health $85,810 $9,785
71. Vocational Education Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $85,795 $26,074
72. Chief Engineer Last Frontier Health District Maintenance $85,249 $12,352
73. Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor Modoc County Mental Health $85,037 $10,026
74. Mediator
Other Positions Held: Investigator
Modoc County Superior Court Mediation $85,008 $40,388
75. General Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $84,898 $19,022
76. Information Specialist Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Confidential $83,421 $25,888
77. Chief Human Resources Officer Last Frontier Health District Human Resources $83,214 $4,372
78. RN Surprise Valley Hospital District Acute $83,067 $0
79. Mixed Funding Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $82,852 $20,122
80. Supervising Public Health Nurse Modoc County Public Health $82,708 $24,218
81. Road Maintenance Supervisor Modoc County Roads $82,417 $22,032
82. Hs Counselor Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $81,787 $36,497
83. Auditor
Other Positions Held: Clerk, Registrar of Voters
Modoc County Auditor $81,483 $25,738
84. Tax Collector
Other Positions Held: Treasurer
Modoc County Tax Collector $81,356 $16,096
85. Licensed Vocational Nurse Last Frontier Health District Skilled Nursing Facility $80,924 $10,854
86. Sr. Environmental Health Specialist Modoc County Public Health $80,883 $26,499
87. Director of Natural Resources Modoc County Planning $80,856 $20,677
88. Physician Assistant Last Frontier Health District Canby Clinic $80,771 $4,975
89. Registered Nurse II Last Frontier Health District Med Surg $80,697 $2,511
90. Assistant General Manager California Pines Community Services District Administrative $80,473 $9,259
91. Information Technology Director Last Frontier Health District Data Processing $80,400 $4,067
92. Correctional Sergeant Modoc County Jail $80,188 $15,215
93. Public Health Nurse II Modoc County Public Health $79,907 $20,868
94. Deputy Sheriff II Modoc County Sheriff $79,864 $8,019
95. CNA Surprise Valley Hospital District Long Term Care $79,789 $0
96. Registered Nurse I Last Frontier Health District Med Surg $79,743 $10,417
97. Public Health Nurse Modoc County Public Health $78,709 $7,822
98. General Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $78,648 $16,985
99. General Teacher Tulelake Basin Joint Unified Teacher $78,424 $28,284
100. Fire Captain California Pines Community Services District Fire $78,070 $3,943