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	Position	Employer	Department	Total Wages	Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1.	City Manager	Buena Park	City Managers	$545,394	$41,827
2.	County Executive Officer	Orange County	County Executive Office	$468,733	$173,007
3.	City Manager	Fountain Valley	Administration	$459,144	$56,975
4.	General Manager Other Positions Held: Acting General Manger	Yorba Linda Water District	Administration	$373,033	$57,685
5.	City Manager	Westminster	City Manager	$364,851	$28,022
6.	Administrator IV, Range 1	State University, Fullerton		$353,232	$66,880
7.	Fire Chief	Santa Ana	Fire Department	$337,973	$34,749
8.	Fire Battalion Chief	Santa Ana	Fire Department	$333,900	$28,166
9.	Deputy Sheriff II	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$324,702	$222,959
10.	Utilities General Manager	Anaheim	Public Utilities	$321,778	$73,622
11.	Chief Executive Officer	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$321,061	$95,348
12.	Police Sergeant	Santa Ana	Police Department	$316,655	$66,460
13.	General Manager	South Coast Water District	Executive	$307,244	$42,818
14.	Executive Manager	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$306,874	$22,169
15.	President, Range 0 Other Positions Held: President, Range 0	State University, Fullerton		$299,378	$68,860
16.	Chancellor	South Orange County Community College District	SOCCCD - Office of the Chancellor	$299,102	$19,445
17.	Community Mental Health Psych	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$291,439	$74,135
18.	City Manager	Irvine	City Manager	$290,902	$77,806
19.	City Law Enforcement Liaison	Santa Ana	Police Department	$289,373	$105,492
20.	Chief Exec Officer	Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency	Administration	$287,836	$88,151
21.	Fire Battalion Chief	Santa Ana	Fire Department	$285,352	$27,273
22.	City Manager	Garden Grove	City Manager	$284,441	$63,657
23.	Administrator IV, Range 1	State University, Fullerton		$276,075	$56,152
24.	Deputy Building Official/Plan Check	Santa Ana	Planning and Building	$274,354	$28,160
25.	City Manager	San Clemente	City Manager	$273,563	$100,428
26.	City Manager	Laguna Hills	Legislative/Executive	$272,230	$109,085
27.	Police Sergeant	Santa Ana	Police Department	$272,121	$67,356
28.	Chancellor	Coast Community College District	District - Chancellor	$269,033	$32,233
29.	City Manager	Huntington Beach	City Manager	$268,253	$56,093
30.	Fire Battalion Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$266,302	$70,737
31.	Fire Captain	Huntington Beach	Fire	$266,042	$61,676
32.	Assistant City Manager	Huntington Beach	City Manager	$265,722	$37,180
33.	Fire Captain	Orange County Fire Authority	Operations Department	$264,911	$85,510
34.	General Manager	Mesa Water District (Orange)	Office of the General Manager	$263,534	$76,287
35.	City Manager	Lake Forest	City Manager	$263,438	$41,536
36.	Police Captain	Garden Grove	Police	$263,332	$86,406
37.	Police Officer	Huntington Beach	Police	$262,327	$52,973
38.	City Manager	Tustin	City Manager	$259,388	$41,868
39.	Chief Of Police	Anaheim	Police	$258,510	$105,560
40.	Assistant Sheriff	Orange County	Sheriff-Coroner	$257,907	$101,642
41.	City Manager	Laguna Niguel	City Manager	$257,847	$48,016
42.	Fire Division Chief 112 (Medicare-Exempt)	Newport Beach	Fire - Operations	$256,869	$110,327
43.	City Manager	Cypress	Administration	$256,714	$84,798
44.	General Manager	Moulton-Niguel Water District	Management	$255,598	$24,434
45.	City Manager	Brea	Management Services	$254,482	$82,895
46.	General Manager	Irvine Ranch Water District	General Managers Office	$253,684	$63,813
47.	Police Chief	Santa Ana	Police Department	$253,006	$85,000
48.	Fire Division Chief 112 (Medicare-Exempt)	Newport Beach	Fire - Operations	$251,198	$103,685
49.	Deputy Fire Chief	Santa Ana	Fire Department	$250,601	$27,000
50.	Fire Battalion Chief	Huntington Beach	Fire	$249,946	$80,369
51.	Chief Executive Officer, Great Park Corporation	Irvine	Orange County Great Park	$247,378	$64,379
52.	Police Officer	Santa Ana	Police Department	$247,119	$56,631
53.	General Manager	Orange County Sanitation District	General Management	$246,382	$20,500
54.	Sr Fire Comm Supervisor	Orange County Fire Authority	Support Services Department	$245,097	$28,098
55.	Fire Division Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$244,082	$63,870
56.	Principal Civil Engineer	Santa Ana	Public Works	$243,588	$1,453
57.	City Manager	Newport Beach	City Manager	$243,350	$51,100
58.	Director Economic Development	Buena Park	City Managers	$242,390	$21,934
59.	Director, Public Safety	Irvine	Public Safety	$242,300	$107,688
60.	Community Mental Health Psych	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$241,977	$69,041
61.	Director Of Community Development	Dana Point	Community Development	$241,666	$41,426
62.	Fire Captain	Huntington Beach	Fire	$240,629	$67,853
63.	Administrator IV, Range 1 Other Positions Held: Special Consultant, Range 0	State University, Fullerton		$240,476	$29,406
64.	Chancellor	North Orange County Community College District	AC Chancellor's Office	$240,000	$40,381
65.	Police Lieutenant	Santa Ana	Police Department	$238,523	$81,516
66.	Fire Chief	Laguna Beach	Fire Department	$237,892	$68,343
67.	General Manager	Orange County Water District	General Managers Office	$237,798	$68,119
68.	Police Chief	Newport Beach	Police - Office Of Chief	$237,465	$122,884
69.	Police Officer	Santa Ana	Police Department	$236,546	$58,481
70.	Community Mental Health Psych	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$236,171	$59,227
71.	Interim Econ & Development Svcs Dir.	Costa Mesa	Development Services	$236,171	$70,794
72.	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$236,105	$113,322
73.	City Manager	San Juan Capistrano	City Manager	$235,709	$81,463
74.	Police Sergeant	Santa Ana	Police Department	$235,500	$65,594
75.	Fire Battalion Chief	Anaheim	Fire	$234,277	$66,409
76.	Police Sergeant	Santa Ana	Police Department	$233,697	$67,076
77.	Assistant City Manager	Irvine	City Manager	$233,337	$68,530
78.	Director of Public Health	Orange County	Health Care Agency	$233,272	$95,490
79.	City Manager	Dana Point	City Manager	$232,615	$64,738
80.	City Attorney	Newport Beach	City Attorney	$232,596	$33,523
81.	City Manager	Anaheim	City Administration	$231,245	$79,084
82.	Chief Financial Officer	Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency	Finance	$230,100	$38,323
83.	Chief Financial Officer	Orange County	County Executive Office	$229,647	$96,631
84.	Police Chief	Brea	Police Services	$229,637	$95,055
85.	City Manager	Fullerton	City Manager	$229,452	$39,925
86.	Assistant Chief	Orange County Fire Authority	Executive Management	$229,267	$126,321
87.	Police Officer	Santa Ana	Police Department	$228,480	$55,871
88.	Fire Captain	Orange County Fire Authority	Operations Department	$227,982	$87,447
89.	Deputy Fire Chief	Orange County Fire Authority	Executive Management	$227,967	$136,627
90.	Fire Captain	Garden Grove	Fire	$227,897	$45,035
91.	Fire Division Chief	Huntington Beach	Fire	$227,689	$89,112
92.	Executive Director	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$227,452	$95,567
93.	City Manager	Orange	City Manager	$227,354	$58,622
94.	Airport Director	Orange County	John Wayne Airport	$227,244	$83,731
95.	City Manager	Mission Viejo	City Manager	$227,144	$70,985
96.	General Manager	El Toro Water District	Management	$226,982	$49,252
97.	Fire Battalion Chief	Huntington Beach	Fire	$226,842	$80,394
98.	Executive Director	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$226,738	$83,273
99.	Police Officer	Santa Ana	Police Department	$225,814	$57,632
100.	Executive Director	Orange County Transportation Authority	Chief Executive Office	$225,636	$115,184