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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/CEO San Mateo County Transit District Executive Administration $400,668 $39,150
2. County Counsel-U San Mateo County County Counsel $306,131 $23,003
3. County Manager-U San Mateo County County Management $303,763 $34,199
4. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $294,959 $36,884
5. Psych Spec Inpt-U San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $292,943 $6,311
6. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Adult Svcs-Region Iii-Central $290,827 $11,540
7. District Attorney-Electv San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $284,093 $23,093
8. City Manager Daly City City Manager's Office $281,730 $1,535
9. Police Chief Atherton Police $280,869 $31,927
10. Exec Dir Hpsm-U San Mateo County Health Services Administration $273,092 $27,309
11. Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Support Services $266,270 $20,750
12. Chief Exec Offcr,Md Ctr-U San Mateo County Administration $260,175 $20,431
13. Police Commander Brisbane Police $258,033 $15,014
14. Fire Battalion Chief Pacifica Fire $257,527 $14,155
15. Fire Battalion Chief Pacifica Fire $256,172 $1,200
16. Chief Med Offcr San Mateo County Administration $251,504 $32,627
17. City Manager South San Francisco City Manager $248,116 $12,554
18. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Mental Health Administration $244,354 $31,170
19. City Manager San Mateo City Manager $242,808 $30,089
20. Supervng Physician San Mateo County Bioterrorism Grant $242,579 $14,692
21. City Attorney Redwood City City Manager $242,051 $36,326
22. Chief Exec Offcr, Samcera San Mateo County Ret-Human Resources & Payroll $239,918 $30,547
23. City Manager Hillsborough City Manager $239,400 $19,870
24. Chief Oper Offcr, Smmc San Mateo County Administration $238,644 $23,775
25. County Health Officer San Mateo County Health Officer $238,642 $24,199
26. Public Works Supv Redwood City Other Public Works $235,842 $24,632
27. Assistant District Atty-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $235,559 $35,526
28. Psych Spec Inpt-U San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $234,533 $11,540
29. Staff Physician San Mateo County Disease Prevention $234,295 $7,635
30. Chief Of Police San Mateo Police $233,950 $39,653
31. City Manager Foster City City Manager's Office $233,507 $21,765
32. City Clerk Redwood City City Attorney $231,184 $30,014
33. Chief Of The Hlth Sys San Mateo County Health Services Administration $229,737 $34,440
34. Psych Spec Inpt-U San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $229,604 $13,592
35. Building, Infrastructure And Transportation Director Redwood City Police $228,959 $19,980
36. Manager Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Administration $228,925 $70,140
37. Assistant City Manager Daly City City Manager's Office $228,616 $1,535
38. City Manager Belmont City Manager $227,724 $1,908
39. Dir Information Srvcs-U San Mateo County Director's Office $227,674 $30,626
40. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County Intergovernmental Affairs $227,000 $22,328
41. Parks, Recreation & Commun Services Director Redwood City Finance $226,497 $25,642
42. Fire Chief Menlo Park Fire Protection District Management $226,436 $15,730
43. Assistant City Manager/Director of General Service Millbrae Administration $225,569 $10,007
44. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $225,345 $7,635
45. Dir Public Works-U San Mateo County Dpw-Mgmt Svcs Admin Support $225,280 $15,119
46. Division Chief Operations Menlo Park Fire Protection District Management $225,145 $14,815
47. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County County Management $225,138 $32,289
48. City Manager Menlo Park Administrative Services $224,500 $21,395
49. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Managed Care $223,696 $1,082
50. Court Exec Offcr/C&J Cm-A San Mateo County Court Administration-Hoj1 $223,546 $37,678
51. Asst City Manager South San Francisco Economic Community Development Admin $222,629 $12,554
52. Supervising Child Psych San Mateo County Mh Region Iii Child/Ad Service $222,398 $5,247
53. Fire Fighter/engineer Redwood City Fire $222,239 $16,305
54. Clinical Nurse San Mateo County Surgery And Recovery $222,225 $14,692
55. City Manager Burlingame City Manager $222,203 $17,426
56. Deputy Sheriff San Mateo County Civil Enforcement $220,027 $20,886
57. Official / Executive / Professional Level Iii Redwood City Finance $219,196 $30,581
58. Medical Program Manager San Mateo County Ltc Pro Fees $219,147 $40,706
59. Police Sergeant ADV East Palo Alto Operations $218,623 $0
60. City Manager San Carlos City Manager $218,538 $10,768
61. City Manager Brisbane City Manager $218,343 $52,389
62. Fire Captain San Mateo Fire $217,987 $27,251
63. Adult Psychiatrist San Mateo County Medical Psychiatric Unit $217,568 $11,924
64. Child Psychiatrist San Mateo County Mh Region 1-Child/Ad Services $216,373 $12,245
65. Chief Deputy Cnty Cnl-U San Mateo County County Counsel $215,783 $14,888
66. Fire Captain Redwood City Fire $215,644 $12,645
67. Deputy Sheriff San Mateo County Maguire Main Jail $215,554 $15,880
68. Deputy Chief Executive Officer San Mateo County Transit District Operations Administration $215,337 $13,548
69. Deputy Police Chief/Ltd2 San Mateo Police $213,840 $44,655
70. Medical Office Asst Ii San Mateo County Medical Records $213,555 $29,290
71. Town Manager Woodside Administration $213,309 $28,211
72. General Manager Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Administration $212,641 $41,307
73. Director Of Public Works San Mateo Public Works $212,640 $39,200
74. Sheriff'S Sergeant San Mateo County Hq Patrol-Sheriff $212,509 $33,789
75. Fire Fighter/engineer Redwood City Fire $212,333 $16,305
76. Sheriff'S Sergeant San Mateo County Hq Patrol-Sheriff $212,008 $32,964
77. Dir Human Svcs Agency-U San Mateo County Office Of The Director $211,671 $26,643
78. Public Works Services Director Redwood City Human Resources $211,467 $23,666
79. Physician Spec.-Pedi-U San Mateo County Conract Professional Services $211,152 $18,724
80. Fire Fighter/engineer Redwood City Fire $210,893 $16,305
81. Chief Deputy Dist Atty-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $210,546 $34,501
82. Dir Of Chld Supp Svcs-U San Mateo County Dept Of Child Support Services $210,198 $19,169
83. Fire Captain Burlingame Fire $209,457 $15,082
84. Deputy Cnty Manager San Mateo County County Management $209,436 $29,621
85. Fire Captain Redwood City Fire $209,177 $13,006
86. Fire Captain Burlingame Fire $209,029 $15,082
87. Deputy District Aty Iv-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $208,878 $17,827
88. Staff Nurse San Mateo County Surgery And Recovery $208,620 $11,540
89. Director Of Human Resourc San Mateo County Hrd-Administration $208,434 $21,267
90. Fire Chief Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Administration $208,341 $19,115
91. Deputy District Aty Iv-U San Mateo County Civil Penalties $208,183 $20,666
92. Technical Services Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Technical Services $207,912 $5,000
93. Charge Nurse San Mateo County Acute Medical Surgery 2A/B $207,822 $11,540
94. Battalion Chief Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department Fire Services $207,557 $8,155
95. Fire Captain Daly City Fire Department $207,334 $6,868
96. City Manager Millbrae Administration $207,211 $10,155
97. Battalion Chief Burlingame Fire $206,851 $13,290
98. Police Sergeant Redwood City Police $206,634 $19,115
99. Deputy District Aty Iv-U San Mateo County Da-General Criminal $206,327 $27,717
100. City Manager San Bruno Management Services $205,832 $16,512