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	Position	Employer	Department	Total Wages	Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1.	County Counsel	Orange County	County Counsel	$645,893	$46,875
2.	Director, Health Care Agency	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$438,950	$39,433
3.	Executive Manager	Orange County	District Attorney	$382,473	$50,626
4.	General Manager	Santa Margarita Water District	Administration	$376,297	$42,185
5.	Executive Manager	Orange County	Public Defender	$369,049	$42,403
6.	Fire Chief	Huntington Beach	Fire	$363,608	$30,085
7.	Director of Public Works	Orange County	OC Public Works	$356,495	$56,392
8.	Lieutenant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$355,155	$28,263
9.	Community Mental Health Psychologist	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$330,306	$14,082
10.	PU General Manager	Anaheim	Public Utilities	$327,927	$25,052
11.	Lieutenant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$324,827	$35,063
12.	City Manager	Laguna Hills	Legislative/Executive	$321,550	$58,504
13.	Chief Bureau Of Investigation, DA	Orange County	District Attorney	$316,316	$64,298
14.	General Manager	Irvine Ranch Water District	Administration	$308,216	$58,772
15.	Police Chief	Newport Beach	Police	$306,545	$19,414
16.	Director, Child Support Services	Orange County	Child Support Services	$304,317	$40,620
17.	President, Range 0	State University, Fullerton		$293,644	$57,822
18.	City Manager	Anaheim	City Administration	$293,017	$34,469
19.	Administrative Manager III	Orange County	OC Public Works	$289,862	$34,199
20.	City Manager	Buena Park	City Managers	$287,920	$32,073
21.	Director, OC Waste & Recycling	Orange County	OC Waste & Recycling	$285,579	$45,434
22.	City Manager	Santa Ana	City Manager	$284,766	$32,032
23.	Chief Executive Officer	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$278,891	$52,812
24.	Police Lieutenant	Garden Grove	Police	$277,800	$11,099
25.	General Manager	Orange County Sanitation District	General Management	$277,482	$20,500
26.	City Manager	Laguna Niguel	City Manager	$275,780	$43,114
27.	City Administrator	Huntington Beach	City Administrator	$274,181	$25,621
28.	City Manager	Garden Grove	City Manager	$273,050	$15,169
29.	City Attorney	Newport Beach	City Attorney	$271,019	$30,025
30.	Fire Chief	Santa Ana	Fire Department	$270,428	$23,493
31.	Lieutenant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$270,315	$40,481
32.	Sergeant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$270,284	$45,918
33.	County Executive Officer	Orange County	County Executives Office	$267,866	$56,669
34.	Community Mental Health Psychologist	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$267,252	$6,266
35.	Sr. Deputy Attorney	Orange County	District Attorney	$263,877	$23,932
36.	Director of Fin & Admin Svcs	Orange County Sanitation District	Administrative Services	$263,660	$14,575
37.	City Manager	Brea	Management Services	$262,898	$52,770
38.	City Manager	San Clemente	City Manager	$262,337	$33,491
39.	Fire Battalion Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$260,784	$1,800
40.	City Manager	Irvine	City Manager	$260,539	$21,647
41.	Executive Manager	Orange County	Public Defender	$257,639	$42,374
42.	Fire Battalion Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$257,236	$13,603
43.	City Manager	Cypress	Administration	$256,492	$46,884
44.	Police Captain	Fullerton	Police	$256,376	$7,457
45.	Sr. Deputy Attorney	Orange County	County Counsel	$255,832	$27,790
46.	General Manager	Mesa Water District (Orange)	Office of the General Manager	$255,426	$31,445
47.	Fire Battalion Chief	Huntington Beach	Fire	$251,240	$26,492
48.	Chief of Police	Anaheim	Police	$251,129	$35,567
49.	County Probation Officer	Orange County	Probation	$251,099	$13,990
50.	Police Chief	Santa Ana	Police Department	$250,386	$33,186
51.	Assistant City Manager	Laguna Hills	Administration	$249,353	$47,416
52.	Community Mental Health Psychologist	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$249,031	$4,617
53.	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$249,025	$58,309
54.	City Manager	Lake Forest	City Manager	$248,378	$66,689
55.	City Manager	Tustin	City Manager's Office	$247,203	$30,983
56.	Airport Director	Orange County	John Wayne Airport	$246,551	$34,208
57.	City Manager	Newport Beach	City Manager	$246,343	$20,530
58.	Senior Fire Communications Supervisor	Orange County Fire Authority	Operations Support Division - Emergency Command Center	$246,180	$4,391
59.	City Manager	Mission Viejo	City Manager	$245,699	$31,155
60.	Fire Chief	Newport Beach	Fire	$244,994	$21,126
61.	Administrative Manager II	Orange County	Social Services Agency	$244,228	$18,205
62.	City Attorney	Santa Ana	City Attorney	$243,828	$32,601
63.	City Manager	Seal Beach	City Manager's Office	$241,583	$33,207
64.	General Manager	Serrano Water District	Administration	$239,251	$25,312
65.	City Manager	Fountain Valley	Office Of City Manager	$239,201	$21,466
66.	Director of Public Works	Laguna Beach	Public Works	$238,824	$29,361
67.	General Manager	Orange County Water District	General Managers Office	$237,784	$13,833
68.	Fire Battalion Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$237,431	$9,678
69.	Investigator	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$237,206	$30,004
70.	Executive Director	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$236,497	$49,585
71.	Fire Captain	Orange County Fire Authority	Operations Support Division - Training And Safety Services	$236,425	$28,108
72.	Assistant General Manager	Irvine Ranch Water District	Administration	$236,323	$42,843
73.	Lieutenant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$235,568	$28,348
74.	Director, Public Safety	Irvine	Public Safety	$235,224	$33,183
75.	Community Mental Health Psychologist	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$235,044	$4,360
76.	Investigator	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$234,869	$39,120
77.	Deputy Fire Chief	Orange County Fire Authority	Executive Management	$234,575	$50,036
78.	Assistant City Manager	Irvine	City Manager	$233,747	$13,927
79.	Lieutenant	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$233,604	$35,775
80.	Police Chief	Orange	Police	$233,102	$36,480
81.	Assistant City Manager	Brea	Management Services	$232,977	$25,807
82.	Contract Employee	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$232,296	$0
83.	General Manager	Municipal Water District of Orange County	General Manager	$232,152	$27,944
84.	City Manager	Laguna Beach	General Government	$231,953	$29,689
85.	Fire Captain III (40)	Anaheim	Fire	$231,550	$11,566
86.	City Manager	Rancho Santa Margarita	General Government	$231,471	$28,624
87.	Police Chief	Costa Mesa	Police	$231,314	$38,855
88.	Sheriff-Coroner	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$231,035	$57,630
89.	Fire Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$230,410	$0
90.	Executive Manager	Orange County	District Attorney	$229,842	$28,904
91.	Community Mental Health Psychologist	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$229,575	$6,377
92.	Fire Division Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$228,572	$13,365
93.	Administrator IV, Range 1 Other Positions Held: Lecturer - Academic Year, Range 3, Administrator IV, Range 1	State University, Fullerton		$228,323	$47,454
94.	Police Lieutenant	La Habra	Police	$227,411	$19,774
95.	Administrative Manager III (SPL)	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$226,298	$23,199
96.	City Manager	Dana Point	City Manager	$226,047	$42,286
97.	Administrative Manager III	Orange County	Auditor Controller	$225,449	$30,383
98.	General Manager	Moulton-Niguel Water District	Management	$225,420	$39,212
99.	Assistant City Manager	Laguna Beach	General Government	$225,135	$31,523
100.	Executive Director	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$224,986	$62,274