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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 $579,391 $77,904
2. City Manager Elk Grove City Manager $426,676 $30,665
3. Chief Executive Officer Schools Excess Liability Fund Self $417,675 $81,813
4. Director, Legal Services/Legal Counsel Sacramento Regional Transit System Legal $412,871 $143,177
5. President, Range 0 State University, Sacramento $399,367 $112,235
6. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $386,842 $45,184
7. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $382,099 $48,895
8. Chief Grid Strategy And Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $380,308 $38,341
9. Chief Generation And Grid Assets Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $360,096 $55,103
10. Sheriff Captain Sacramento County Sheriff $354,396 $62,335
11. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $353,713 $53,321
12. Chancellor Los Rios Community College District District Office - Chancellor's Office $348,605 $74,196
13. Chief Legal Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $346,592 $70,869
14. County Executive Sacramento County Office Of The County Executive $338,303 $38,003
15. Chief Workforce Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $331,421 $53,496
16. Chief Executive Officer Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Administration $329,131 $80,355
17. Superintendent Natomas Unified Superintendent $328,917 $70,669
18. Superintendent Twin Rivers Unified Superintendent/Governing Board $328,169 $90,791
19. Senior Advisor/General Counsel Sacramento Area Council of Governments General Counsel $323,518 $35,027
20. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $323,007 $49,604
21. General Manager / Chief Executive Officer Sacramento Regional Transit System General Manager/Chief Executive Officer $322,059 $79,720
22. Chief Forensic Pathologist Sacramento County Coroner $321,988 $31,462
23. Fire Battalion Chief Sacramento Fire Suppression $321,745 $40,517
24. City Manager Citrus Heights City Manager's Office $320,217 $79,568
25. Chief Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $318,990 $61,090
26. Chief Actuary Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Actuary $317,467 $55,273
27. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $315,912 $50,380
28. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $315,063 $50,084
29. Battalion Chief Cosumnes Community Services District - Fire/Ems $313,699 $42,994
30. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Training $311,187 $48,330
31. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $310,181 $41,024
32. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $309,401 $49,006
33. City Manager Sacramento Executive Office $305,510 $53,001
34. Chief Criminal Investigator Sacramento County Human Assistance $305,034 $44,739
35. Administration Sacramento Suburban Water District Advisor To The General Manager $303,211 $65,027
36. County Superintendent/Schools Sacramento County Office of Education Administration (110) $301,144 $67,381
37. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $301,033 $44,100
38. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $298,990 $61,839
39. Medical Director Sacramento County Health Services $297,605 $46,262
40. City Attorney Elk Grove City Attorney $297,492 $68,505
41. Dep Director Human Services Sacramento County Human Assistance $297,206 $18,685
42. Sheriff Sergeant Sacramento County Sheriff $294,204 $46,286
43. Director, Enterprise System Support Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $288,597 $56,876
44. Forensic Pathologist Lv II Sacramento County Coroner $288,015 $27,030
45. Fire Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Fire Ops - Fire/Fire Operations $286,895 $26,418
46. Battalion Chief Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Fire Ops - Fire/Fire Operations $286,294 $36,786
47. Forensic Pathologist Lv II Sacramento County Coroner $285,704 $17,462
48. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $284,321 $52,974
49. Administrator III, Range 1 State University, Sacramento $284,129 $79,204
50. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $283,959 $50,318
51. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $283,570 $52,661
52. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $283,439 $43,773
53. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $282,506 $54,416
54. Fire Battalion Chief (Admin) Sacramento Emergency Medical Response $282,415 $43,028
55. Fire Engineer (PAR) Sacramento Fire Suppression $282,381 $19,932
56. Fire Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Fire Ops - Fire/Fire Operations $282,134 $39,431
57. Streetcar Project Manager Sacramento Area Council of Governments Management $281,412 $27,683
58. General Manager California Intergovernmental Risk Authority Administration $281,030 $46,602
59. Fire Captain (Paramedic) Sacramento Fire Suppression $280,695 $40,230
60. Pharmacist Sacramento County Health Services $280,450 $43,921
61. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $279,962 $49,569
62. Forensic Pathologist Lv II Sacramento County Coroner $277,203 $27,030
63. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $274,991 $47,740
64. Chief Executive Officer Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority Chief Executive Officer $274,883 $63,262
65. Director, Community Choice Aggregation Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Community Energy Services $274,752 $37,320
66. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $274,124 $45,960
67. Chief Executive Officer Cooperative Personnel Services Regular Full Time $272,500 $42,421
68. Deputy Superintendent Admin Services Twin Rivers Unified Administrative Svcs $272,467 $68,871
69. Fire Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $271,878 $51,430
70. Chief Operations Officer Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) Administration $271,503 $57,676
71. Administrator IV, Range 1 State University, Sacramento $270,391 $96,263
72. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $270,056 $49,387
73. Fire Captain Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Fire Ops - Fire/Fire Operations $269,259 $38,883
74. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $268,339 $48,445
75. Firefighter (Par) Sacramento Fire Suppression $268,142 $36,532
76. Administrator IV, Range 1 State University, Sacramento $267,834 $87,199
77. Fire Engineer Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $265,850 $39,890
78. Asst Chief Dep District Attorney Sacramento County District Attorney $265,788 $30,914
79. Physician III Sacramento County Health Services $265,394 $45,099
80. Deputy Chancellor Los Rios Community College District District Office - Finance $264,463 $59,112
81. Fire Captain (Paramedic) Sacramento Fire Suppression $264,241 $39,675
82. Battalion Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $264,165 $51,261
83. Fire Engineer Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $263,232 $37,143
84. Sheriff Lieutenant Sacramento County Sheriff $261,087 $46,879
85. City Manager Rancho Cordova City Manager $260,931 $64,140
86. Deputy Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $260,275 $59,969
87. Judge, Superior Court Sacramento County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $260,179 $26,473
88. Deputy Chief Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Office Of The Fire Chief $260,165 $59,969
89. Fire Captain Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Operations $260,062 $46,508
90. Fire Engineer Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Fire Ops - Fire/Fire Operations $259,853 $25,379
91. Shift Senior Power Systems Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $258,869 $44,717
92. Executive Director Schools Insurance Authority Operations $258,230 $76,337
93. Executive Director Sacramento Area Council of Governments Management $258,086 $43,748
94. District Attorney Sacramento County District Attorney $257,500 $47,635
95. Sheriff Captain Sacramento County Sheriff $257,363 $45,395
96. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $257,157 $44,810
97. Assistant City Manager Sacramento Executive Office $255,713 $34,062
98. Attorney Lv IV Civil Rng B Sacramento County County Counsel $255,082 $22,891
99. County Counsel Sacramento County County Counsel $254,792 $44,515
100. Physician III Sacramento County Health Services $254,760 $33,477