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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/Chief Executive Officer San Mateo County Transit District Executive Administration $401,275 $57,002
2. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $337,137 $32,937
3. City Manager Daly City City Manager's Office $291,862 $2,444
4. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Adult Svcs-Region Iii-Central $287,797 $12,317
5. County Manager-U San Mateo County County Management $281,954 $31,484
6. District Attorney-Electv San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $273,548 $31,665
7. County Counsel-U San Mateo County County Counsel $268,644 $33,906
8. Chief Of The Hlth Sys San Mateo County Health Services Administration $266,580 $33,383
9. Chief Exec Offcr,Md Ctr-U San Mateo County Administration $262,694 $34,122
10. Fire Chief Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Administration $258,181 $34,704
11. Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Support Services $254,295 $39,630
12. Dir Information Srvcs-U San Mateo County Director's Office $249,779 $20,066
13. City Manager East Palo Alto City Manager $248,260 $7,850
14. City Manager South San Francisco City Manager $246,047 $16,729
15. City Manager Hillsborough City Manager $241,315 $26,020
16. A100 City Manager Redwood City City Manager $239,487 $36,912
17. Police Sergeant ADV East Palo Alto Operations $238,681 $15,681
18. City Manager Menlo Park Administrative Services $234,871 $24,236
19. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Mental Health Administration $233,986 $31,485
20. City Manager San Mateo City Manager $233,815 $29,475
21. Chief Exec Offcr, Samcera San Mateo County Ret-Human Resources & Payroll $231,890 $26,172
22. Chief Oper Offcr, Smmc San Mateo County Administration $229,819 $19,413
23. Fire Captain San Mateo Fire $229,678 $26,362
24. County Health Officer San Mateo County Health Officer $229,664 $20,747
25. City Manager Foster City City Manager's Office $228,855 $24,289
26. City Manager San Carlos City Manager $228,412 $9,898
27. Chief Med Offcr San Mateo County Administration $228,311 $29,048
28. Clinical Nurse San Mateo County Surgery And Recovery $227,988 $14,080
29. Assistant District Atty-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $227,750 $32,072
30. Sheriff'S Sergeant San Mateo County San Carlos Bureau $227,607 $32,548
31. City Manager Burlingame City Manager $226,454 $14,235
32. B135 Finance Director Redwood City Finance $226,026 $25,799
33. Assistant City Manager Daly City City Manager's Office $225,896 $5,279
34. Fire Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Fire $225,073 $34,549
35. Deputy Chief Executive Officer San Mateo County Transit District Operations Administration $224,850 $28,859
36. Supervng Physician San Mateo County Bioterrorism Grant $224,833 $14,080
37. Supervising Adult Psych San Mateo County Mental Health Region Iv Adult Services $223,819 $13,229
38. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Mental Health Region Iv Adult Services $222,550 $6,244
39. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Dual Diagnosis $221,388 $1,032
40. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County Intergovernmental Affairs $220,543 $19,473
41. P700 Police Officer Redwood City Police $220,302 $14,258
42. City Manager Millbrae Administration $220,187 $11,119
43. Technical Services Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Technical Services $219,521 $20,004
44. Sheriff'S Sergeant San Mateo County Gang Intellegence Unit $219,445 $27,480
45. Chief Of Police San Mateo Police $219,160 $38,147
46. Town Manager Woodside Administration $219,029 $23,085
47. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County County Management $219,000 $37,078
48. Dir Public Works-U San Mateo County Department of Public Works-Mgmt Svcs Admin Support $218,868 $29,106
49. Fire Captain Daly City Fire Department $218,855 $6,966
50. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $218,782 $7,314
51. Supervising Child Psych San Mateo County Mental Health Region Iii Child/Ad Service $218,177 $5,139
52. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County County Management $217,356 $27,719
53. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $217,163 $11,456
54. Chief Executive Officer Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Bay Area Water Supply $215,652 $38,188
55. Child Psychiatrist San Mateo County Mental Health Region 1-Child/Ad Services $215,562 $15,140
56. P600 Police Sergeant Redwood City Police $215,098 $19,851
57. B120 Police Chief Redwood City Police $214,979 $19,984
58. City Manager Brisbane City Manager $214,743 $53,917
59. Operations & Maintenance Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Operations $213,806 $19,299
60. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Long-Term Care Medical Care $213,100 $31,346
61. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County R. Robinson Senior Care Center $212,864 $13,965
62. Dir. Of Planning/City Planner Pacifica Planning & Building $212,760 $16,570
63. Sheriff'S Sergeant San Mateo County Headquarters Patrol-Sheriff $212,428 $32,726
64. Court Exec Offcr/C&J Cm-A San Mateo County Court Administration-Hall of Justice1 $212,295 $36,205
65. Division Chief of Training Menlo Park Fire Protection District Fire $211,803 $32,064
66. Assistant City Manager South San Francisco Economic & Community Development - Administration $210,802 $16,729
67. Captain - Shift Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $209,957 $17,515
68. Battalion Chief Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $209,037 $17,515
69. Police Chief Daly City Police Department $208,487 $1,997
70. F700 Fire Fighter/engineer Redwood City Fire $208,158 $17,018
71. Staff Nurse San Mateo County Surgery And Recovery $207,322 $6,244
72. Captain - Shift Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $207,204 $17,515
73. P600 Police Sergeant Redwood City Police $207,044 $19,851
74. Captain - Shift Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $206,801 $17,515
75. Lead Imaging Specialist San Mateo County Radiology $206,771 $20,019
76. Chief Deputy Cnty Cnl-U San Mateo County County Counsel $206,626 $33,120
77. Chief Deputy Cnty Cnl-U San Mateo County County Counsel $206,284 $28,862
78. Chief Deputy Dist Atty-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $206,100 $30,963
79. F700 Fire Fighter/engineer Redwood City Fire $205,770 $17,018
80. Director Of Water/Wastewater Daly City Water/Waste Water Administration $205,513 $13,260
81. X103 Official / Executive / Professional Level III Redwood City Finance $205,485 $30,061
82. Fire Chief Daly City Fire Department $205,310 $13,260
83. Chief Deputy Dist Atty-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $205,078 $31,291
84. Fire Captain Millbrae Fire $204,917 $20,063
85. Dir Human Svcs Agency-U San Mateo County Office Of The Director $204,843 $22,892
86. Director Of Public Works San Mateo Public Works $204,764 $36,242
87. Supervng Physician-Ped San Mateo County 39th Ave Family Health Center $204,592 $18,589
88. City Manager San Bruno Management Services $204,420 $17,848
89. P600 Police Sergeant Redwood City Police $204,186 $9,626
90. Police Chief San Carlos Police $204,049 $15,304
91. Dir Of Human Resources San Mateo County Human Resources and Development-Administration $203,847 $18,699
92. Deputy Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Fire $203,579 $31,898
93. Battalion Chief Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $203,484 $17,515
94. Deputy Police Chief/Ltd2 San Mateo Police $203,441 $46,549
95. Firefighter - Shift Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $203,108 $23,701
96. C240 Police Captain Redwood City Police $203,020 $33,966
97. Chief Executive Officer Peninsula Health Care District Administration $202,831 $22,437
98. A101 Interim City Manager Redwood City City Manager $202,468 $23,291
99. C321 Community Development Services Supervisor Redwood City Housing & Community Development $202,395 $19,522
100. Staff Physician San Mateo County Disease Prevention $202,164 $7,314