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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. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $384,736 $89,725
2. Administrator Internal Services Agency Sacramento County County Executive Office $354,336 $17,032
3. President, Range 0 State University, Sacramento $351,541 $63,000
4. General Manager And Chief Executive Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $342,981 $46,051
5. Sheriff Chief Deputy Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $310,619 $3,443
6. Sheriff Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $310,547 $15,272
7. Police Chief Folsom Police $305,681 $26,823
8. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $305,007 $25,258
9. Director Of Water Resources Sacramento County Municipal Services Agency $300,779 $4,248
10. Intermittent Consultant Cooperative Personnel Services Products & Services $299,600 $33,106
11. Assistant General Manager, Energy Supply Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $290,239 $41,096
12. Attorney And General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $284,838 $35,098
13. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $282,005 $41,011
14. Chief Executive Officer Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Administration $281,892 $47,827
15. City Manager Citrus Heights City Manager $273,666 $52,685
16. Attorney Level V Criminal Sacramento County Public Defender $271,547 $3,956
17. Director, Distribution Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $270,430 $26,573
18. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $270,414 $31,723
19. Fire Chief - 2 Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $266,395 $37,749
20. Senior Physician Management Sacramento County Personnel Services $262,088 $12,737
21. Forensic Pathologist Level II Sacramento County Coroner $260,668 $7,962
22. Supervising Civil Attorney Sacramento County County Counsel $259,992 $3,840
23. City Manager Rancho Cordova City Manager $257,448 $26,222
24. Assistant County Counsel Sacramento County County Counsel $256,516 $9,793
25. Manager Alpha Fund Joint Powers Agency Operations & Admin $254,929 $27,367
26. Sheriff Captain Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $249,140 $1,190
27. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $243,545 $29,362
28. CEO Cooperative Personnel Services Executive $242,529 $38,011
29. Probation Division Chief Sacramento County Probation Department $242,365 $10,375
30. Physician III Sacramento County Health and Human Services $241,938 $13,489
31. City Manager Folsom City Manager's Office $241,082 $35,578
32. Manager Alpha Fund Joint Powers Agency Operations & Admin $239,746 $22,283
33. Executive Director Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency SAFCA $238,767 $30,767
34. Deputy Assistant General Manager, Distribution, Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $237,667 $36,980
35. Police Captain Folsom Police $235,707 $26,197
36. Executive Director Sacramento Area Council of Governments Management $234,434 $16,585
37. City Attorney Folsom City Attorney $230,837 $37,847
38. Administrator IV, Range 1
Other Positions Held: Instructional Faculty, Extension Non-Credit, Range 2
State University, Sacramento $229,277 $48,879
39. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $227,577 $32,423
40. Director Of Planning And Community Dev Sacramento County Planning & Community Development $227,487 $3,101
41. Chief Executive Officer Schools Excess Liability Fund Executive $224,330 $41,159
42. Probation Division Chief Sacramento County Probation Department $224,108 $11,650
43. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Technician With Radiation Protection Certification Journ Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rancho Seco Nuclear Operations Fuel $223,363 $15,968
44. AGM, Generation Services Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $223,239 $23,697
45. AGM, Power Management Northern California Power Agency Power Management $221,786 $25,811
46. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $220,665 $827
47. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $219,047 $32,227
48. County Counsel Sacramento County County Counsel $218,902 $9,550
49. Medical Director Sacramento County Correctional Health Services $218,723 $8,218
50. AGM, Administrative Services Northern California Power Agency Administrative Services $218,547 $26,238
51. SAFCA Executive Director Sacramento Flood Control/Drain Policy $217,707 $28,494
52. Director Of Finance Sacramento County Department of Finance $217,117 $3,154
53. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $217,013 $7,443
54. Fire Deputy Chief Sacramento Fire Inspection $216,917 $18,809
55. Chief Executive Officer Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority Chief Executive Officer $216,682 $33,180
56. Sheriff Captain Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $216,452 $7,443
57. City Manager Sacramento Executive Office $216,273 $21,657
58. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $215,612 $7,142
59. Administration Director California Fair Service Authority Administration $215,436 $25,770
60. Personnel Services Division Chief Sacramento County Personnel Services $215,123 $5,835
61. Manager, Combustion Turbine Facilities Northern California Power Agency Combustion Turbine $214,710 $26,098
62. Deputy Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $213,433 $27,279
63. AGM, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $213,033 $26,048
64. Chief Operations Officer Sacramento County County Executive Office $210,871 $3,349
65. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $210,720 $32,683
66. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $210,336 $4,907
67. Instructional Faculty - Academic Year *, Range 5
Other Positions Held: Instructional Faculty, Extension Non-Credit, Range 2
State University, Sacramento $209,814 $34,613
68. Asst to Gen Manager., Business Development Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $208,843 $23,363
69. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $208,543 $29,728
70. Physician III Sacramento County Correctional Health Services $208,113 $13,304
71. Director, Workforce/Workplace Sacramento Municipal Utility District Workforce Management $206,946 $32,352
72. Intermittent Consultant Cooperative Personnel Services Products & Services $206,070 $22,897
73. Director Of Sanitation Districts Finance Sacramento County Department Of Districts Finance $205,639 $12,290
74. Police Chief Sacramento Office Of The Chief - Admin $205,098 $25,119
75. Medical Director Sacramento County Health and Human Services $205,066 $9,116
76. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Support Services Branch $204,896 $34,282
77. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $204,716 $32,168
78. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $204,114 $32,472
79. County Health Officer Sacramento County Health and Human Services $203,446 $6,192
80. Fire Battalion Chief Sacramento Fire Suppression $202,904 $26,417
81. Fire Battalion Chief Sacramento Fire Suppression $202,206 $25,741
82. Deputy Chief / Retired Annuitant Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $202,091 $9,239
83. Fire Chief Folsom Fire $201,067 $29,965
84. Director Of Airports Sacramento County Department Of Airports $201,017 $3,251
85. City Attorney Sacramento City Attorney $200,888 $32,079
86. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $200,131 $4,819
87. Medical Director Sacramento County Health and Human Services $200,115 $11,297
88. Chief Assistant General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $199,848 $26,978
89. Undersheriff Sacramento County Office Of The Sheriff $199,802 $15,486
90. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Business Services Branch $199,166 $36,156
91. Manager, Customer Strategy Resource Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Customer Leadership And Business $199,157 $16,106
92. Director, Communications And Community Relation Sacramento Municipal Utility District Communication And Advertising Services $199,134 $31,083
93. Police Sergeant Folsom Police $198,671 $24,985
94. Firefighter Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $198,664 $27,073
95. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Design, Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $198,572 $31,752
96. Telecommunications Systems Manager Sacramento County Communication Information Tech $198,532 $7,876
97. Treasurer-Controller Northern California Power Agency Accounting & Finance $198,504 $22,995
98. Executive Director Schools Insurance Authority Operations $198,043 $30,650
99. Shift Senior Power System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operations And Reliability $197,889 $36,979
100. District Attorney Sacramento County District Attorney $197,795 $15,504