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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. Chief Executive Officer And General Manager Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $605,463 $50,840
2. Sheriff Sergeant Sacramento County Sheriff $579,958 $0
3. Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department $560,148 $111,393
4. President, Range 0 State University, Sacramento $400,379 $107,959
5. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $362,852 $24,725
6. Chief Grid Strategy And Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $361,295 $46,490
7. Superintendent Twin Rivers Unified Superintendent/Governing Board $356,290 $86,249
8. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $352,413 $57,553
9. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Exec Services $346,033 $68,688
10. Chancellor Los Rios Community College District District Office Chancellor's Office $339,985 $50,582
11. Chief Generation And Grid Assets Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $337,323 $42,043
12. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Training $336,441 $72,974
13. Chief Workforce Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $329,296 $39,599
14. Chief Legal Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $326,598 $30,361
15. Chief Executive Officer Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Administration $321,889 $76,366
16. Sheriff Chief Deputy Sacramento County Sheriff $316,820 $72,150
17. County Executive Sacramento County County Executive Office $315,428 $53,926
18. Retired Annuitant Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $315,100 $53,401
19. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $314,838 $71,777
20. City Manager Citrus Heights City Manager's Office $314,177 $76,420
21. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $310,058 $67,266
22. Sheriff Captain Sacramento County Sheriff $306,583 $78,635
23. Chief Forensic Pathologist Sacramento County Coroner $305,746 $37,188
24. General Manager / Chief Executive Officer Sacramento Regional Transit System General Manager/Chief Executive Officer $302,875 $49,177
25. Line Construction Foreman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $300,927 $39,435
26. Chief Actuary Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Actuary $297,763 $48,724
27. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $296,757 $59,086
28. General Manager California Intergovernmental Risk Authority Administration $294,779 $61,838
29. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $292,000 $71,453
30. Medical Director Sacramento County Correctional Health Services $290,795 $61,309
31. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $289,289 $39,684
32. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $289,046 $63,195
33. Chief Operating Officer /General Counsel Sacramento Area Council of Governments Management $288,062 $36,515
34. City Manager Elk Grove City Manager $287,333 $75,103
35. County Superintendent/Sch -224 Sacramento County Office of Education Administration (110) $286,892 $61,680
36. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $286,359 $61,476
37. City Attorney Elk Grove City Attorney $286,317 $64,850
38. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Power Management $285,577 $77,953
39. Chief Executive Officer Cooperative Personnel Services Ceo $285,313 $41,232
40. Chief Real Estate Division Sacramento County General Services $280,264 $26,938
41. Forensic Pathologist Lv II Sacramento County Coroner $280,110 $24,107
42. Administrator IV, Range 1
Other Positions Held: Administrator IV, Range 1
State University, Sacramento $280,066 $69,199
43. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $280,001 $33,097
44. Pharmacist Sacramento County Correctional Health Services $279,706 $58,948
45. Senior Power Systems Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $277,145 $18,051
46. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $275,117 $50,501
47. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $274,529 $71,205
48. Principal Criminal Attorney Sacramento County District Attorney $273,682 $31,093
49. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $272,895 $57,152
50. Fire Captain (Paramedic) Sacramento Fire Suppression $272,702 $50,963
51. City Manager Sacramento Executive Office $272,339 $60,192
52. Air Pollution Control Officer Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Administration $271,467 $34,912
53. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $270,352 $76,188
54. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $270,258 $61,959
55. Fire Engineer Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $269,597 $51,803
56. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $269,273 $67,327
57. Fire Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $268,389 $91,477
58. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $268,137 $39,369
59. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $268,118 $72,961
60. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $267,809 $39,016
61. Lead Distribution System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $266,494 $32,862
62. Administrator III, Range 1 State University, Sacramento $266,181 $73,379
63. Staff Aide Sacramento Executive Office $265,936 $38,438
64. Deputy Superintendent, Admn Services Twin Rivers Unified Administrative Services $264,733 $60,263
65. Fire Battalion Chief (Admin) Sacramento Special Operations $263,971 $53,478
66. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $262,282 $59,258
67. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $261,934 $57,781
68. Chief Executive Officer Schools Excess Liability Fund Self $260,205 $61,649
69. Chief Counsel Sacramento Regional Transit System Legal $259,113 $100,629
70. Chief Of Police Citrus Heights Police $257,952 $49,644
71. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $257,867 $42,529
72. Attorney Lv IV Civil Rng B Sacramento County County Counsel $257,675 $48,181
73. City Manager Rancho Cordova City Manager $256,500 $55,366
74. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $256,416 $54,239
75. Streetcar Project Manager Sacramento Area Council of Governments Management $255,952 $28,051
76. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Sheriff $255,741 $48,758
77. Chief Executive Officer Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority Chief Executive Officer $254,846 $58,499
78. Director, Enterprise System Support Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $253,752 $43,060
79. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $253,633 $39,874
80. Finance Director Citrus Heights Administrative Services $253,115 $30,467
81. Physician III Sacramento County Correctional Health Services $252,860 $56,680
82. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $251,956 $64,797
83. District Attorney Sacramento County District Attorney $251,638 $61,533
84. Police Chief Sacramento Regional Transit $250,580 $61,828
85. Director Of Planning Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency $249,972 $47,168
86. Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department $249,522 $55,130
87. Chief Executive Officer Special District Risk Management Authority (Sacramento) Administration $249,278 $72,980
88. Executive Director Schools Insurance Authority Operations $248,953 $70,617
89. County Counsel Sacramento County County Counsel $248,165 $57,138
90. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $247,530 $41,991
91. Deputy Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $247,108 $80,425
92. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $247,022 $74,887
93. Deputy Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $246,330 $81,166
94. Line Sub Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $246,142 $30,776
95. Manager, Distribution System Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $246,073 $32,911
96. Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department $245,558 $45,550
97. Director, Community Choice Aggregation Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Community Energy Services $245,301 $25,867
98. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $245,117 $68,472
99. Dir Of Multi-Agency Collaboration Sacramento County Multi-Agency Collaboration $245,029 $4,954
100. Assistant Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $244,968 $72,320