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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. CEO Tahoe Forest Hospital District Admin $444,092 $37,308
2. CFO Tahoe Forest Hospital District Finance $289,084 $25,546
3. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $279,999 $64,150
4. COO Tahoe Forest Hospital District Admin $279,081 $32,349
5. Cno Dir Population Health Tahoe Forest Hospital District Nursing Admin $268,573 $25,032
6. CFDO Tahoe Forest Hospital District Facilities Mgmt $249,069 $5,197
7. CIIO Tahoe Forest Hospital District IT $245,140 $23,943
8. County Executive Officer Nevada County County Executive Office $242,842 $67,710
9. Pharmacist Tahoe Forest Hospital District Pharmacy $230,628 $14,672
10. Assistant Gm Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $222,855 $58,375
11. General Manager Nevada Irrigation District Management $222,107 $44,590
12. County Counsel Nevada County County Counsel $221,320 $61,246
13. General Manager Donner Summit Public Utility District Administration $217,549 $0
14. Assistant County Executive Officer Nevada County County Executive Office $217,042 $78,147
15. Chief Information Officer Nevada County Information Systems Administration $208,627 $78,170
16. Health And Human Services Agency Director Nevada County Human Services Agency Administration $208,238 $67,583
17. Cls Tahoe Forest Hospital District Lab $207,330 $13,475
18. Public Works Director Truckee Public Works/Engineering $206,937 $42,548
19. Pharmacist Tahoe Forest Hospital District Pharmacy $205,677 $14,468
20. Town Manager Truckee Town Manager/Admin $203,618 $41,250
21. Director Pharmacy Tahoe Forest Hospital District Pharmacy $199,563 $3,221
22. Pharmacist Medication Saf Tahoe Forest Hospital District Pharmacy $197,516 $14,390
23. General Manager Truckee Sanitary District (Nevada) Administration $194,215 $63,119
24. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $193,790 $19,980
25. Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator Nevada County Sheriff Administration Support Services $193,098 $132,093
26. Pharmacist Cl Prog Anlyst Tahoe Forest Hospital District Pharmacy $191,272 $13,561
27. Electric Foreman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $191,050 $47,062
28. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $189,595 $15,645
29. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $189,488 $20,074
30. Admin Dir Transitions Tahoe Forest Hospital District Home Health $189,461 $21,156
31. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $187,280 $20,074
32. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $187,035 $20,074
33. Ultrasound Tech II Tahoe Forest Hospital District DI Briner Ultrasound $186,304 $17,563
34. Dir Ortho & Sports Med Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $185,730 $12,283
35. Executive Officer Nevada County Superior Court Executive Office $184,453 $59,534
36. Judge, Superior Court Nevada County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $183,994 $20,074
37. Deputy County Executive Officer Nevada County County Executive Office $182,879 $63,164
38. Chro Tahoe Forest Hospital District HR $182,846 $13,386
39. Director Administrative Services Truckee Admin Services/Admin $182,805 $36,281
40. City Manager Grass Valley Administrative Services $181,831 $67,538
41. Director Of Human Resources Nevada County Human Resources $180,103 $52,269
42. Exedir Governance/Busdev Tahoe Forest Hospital District Comm Development $179,170 $13,752
43. Facilities Chief Engineer Tahoe Forest Hospital District Facilities Mgmt $179,084 $14,684
44. Surgical P.A./N.P. Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $178,975 $10,912
45. Director Di Tahoe Forest Hospital District DI $178,938 $22,247
46. Water System Engineer Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Water $177,430 $51,766
47. Police Sergeant Truckee Police/Patrol $176,914 $42,206
48. Undersheriff Nevada County Sheriff Administration Support Services $176,712 $125,831
49. Controller Tahoe Forest Hospital District Accounting $176,259 $13,397
50. Lead Inspector Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $175,445 $35,254
51. District Attorney Nevada County District Attorney $175,415 $76,733
52. Infection Control Pract Tahoe Forest Hospital District Infection Control $173,586 $17,440
53. Director Of Child Support Services Nevada County Child Support Services $172,997 $57,293
54. Journeyman Lineman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $172,804 $46,647
55. Fire Chief Truckee Fire Protection District Administration $172,716 $62,041
56. Electric System Engineer Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $172,709 $53,811
57. Town Attorney Truckee Town Attorney/Admin $172,709 $42,374
58. Journeyman Lineman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $172,431 $35,887
59. Dir Q&R Tahoe Forest Hospital District Q & R $172,047 $19,148
60. Journeyman Lineman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $171,633 $35,254
61. Journeyman Lineman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $171,323 $44,514
62. Nsginformatics Cl Analyst Tahoe Forest Hospital District IT $170,952 $15,046
63. Dir Surgical Services Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $169,036 $12,753
64. Director Of Behavioral Health Nevada County Behavioral Health $168,673 $52,919
65. General Manager Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District Administration $167,812 $39,412
66. Staff Nurse Surgical Svcs Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $167,792 $9,848
67. Director IT Tahoe Forest Hospital District IT $167,358 $20,342
68. Electric Superintendent Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $166,154 $42,072
69. Ultrasound Tech II Tahoe Forest Hospital District Ultrasound $165,209 $16,953
70. Community Development Agency Director Nevada County Community Development Agency Administration $164,937 $69,368
71. Assistant County Counsel Nevada County County Counsel $164,225 $49,260
72. Chief Nevada County Consolidated Fire District Fire $164,093 $49,100
73. Public Information & Conservation Manger Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Conservation $163,603 $52,941
74. Surgical P.A./N.P. Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $162,697 $2,573
75. Journeyman Lineman Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $162,405 $46,267
76. District Engineer Truckee Sanitary District (Nevada) Engineering $161,259 $56,421
77. Police Chief Truckee Police/Admin $161,085 $69,329
78. Electric Superintendent Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $160,975 $41,542
79. Chief Probation Officer Nevada County Probation $160,669 $54,322
80. Cl.Ops Manager Tahoe Forest Hospital District Cancer Center $160,221 $545
81. Pharmacist Retail Tahoe Forest Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $159,668 $9,335
82. Finance Director Truckee Sanitary District (Nevada) Finance $159,484 $50,796
83. Director Icu/Medsurg Tahoe Forest Hospital District Med/Surg $159,360 $9,394
84. Public Defender Nevada County Public Defender $159,345 $70,161
85. Cls Tahoe Forest Hospital District Lab $159,316 $11,936
86. Surgical P.A./N.P. Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $158,554 $8,896
87. Enterprise InfraarchITect Tahoe Forest Hospital District IT $158,484 $16,767
88. Cls Technical Specialist Tahoe Forest Hospital District Lab $158,050 $14,225
89. Clinical Informatics Mgr Tahoe Forest Hospital District IT $157,831 $11,007
90. Auditor Controller Nevada County Auditor - Controller $157,788 $63,904
91. Police Chief Grass Valley Police $157,415 $81,417
92. Battalion Chief Truckee Fire Protection District Safety $157,319 $44,894
93. Engineering Manager Nevada Irrigation District Engineering $156,955 $32,632
94. Staff Nurse Surgical Svcs Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $156,779 $6,518
95. Nuclear Medicine Tech Tahoe Forest Hospital District Nuclear Med $156,760 $9,483
96. Battalion Chief Truckee Fire Protection District Safety $156,313 $49,289
97. Director Rt/Evs Tahoe Forest Hospital District Respiratory Therapy $156,005 $8,937
98. Director Of Social Services Nevada County Department Of Social Services $155,561 $66,529
99. Staff Nurse/Educator Tahoe Forest Hospital District Surgical Svcs $155,478 $14,608
100. Director Of Planning Nevada County Planning $154,566 $62,010