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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. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $839,427 $75,993
2. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $698,196 $45,959
3. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $652,265 $45,959
4. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $641,511 $58,161
5. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $602,595 $35,826
6. Clinical Nurse III - Step A Santa Clara County Custody Health Services $601,602 $43,421
7. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $600,336 $23,259
8. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $586,179 $114,320
9. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $583,900 $127,052
10. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $582,390 $67,462
11. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $574,523 $84,477
12. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $573,953 $45,959
13. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $573,207 $45,959
14. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $557,033 $32,173
15. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $550,449 $120,751
16. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $550,285 $23,258
17. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $546,331 $69,851
18. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $545,801 $110,811
19. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $542,731 $118,825
20. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $541,355 $22,296
21. Psychiatric Nurse II Santa Clara County Custody Health Services $536,255 $22,851
22. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $536,044 $111,124
23. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $535,434 $104,611
24. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $534,318 $116,318
25. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $533,661 $70,027
26. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $532,845 $51,610
27. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $531,665 $27,783
28. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $531,041 $11,513
29. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $529,874 $45,959
30. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $528,530 $45,959
31. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $524,367 $98,009
32. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $524,310 $36,180
33. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $523,676 $46,104
34. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $522,968 $122,258
35. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $522,490 $45,575
36. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $522,358 $43,492
37. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $521,384 $112,629
38. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $520,138 $60,689
39. Fire Captain/Haz Mat-Level 5 Mountain View Fire (Suppression) $518,854 $53,927
40. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $518,780 $69,851
41. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $514,996 $25,864
42. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $514,877 $45,575
43. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $513,508 $70,052
44. Administrator IV, Range 1 State University, San Jose $512,194 $74,728
45. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $512,183 $9,943
46. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $511,445 $45,960
47. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $511,358 $20,229
48. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $508,534 $127,052
49. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $507,964 $69,885
50. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $507,243 $70,012
51. City Manager Santa Clara City Manager $506,841 $236,268
52. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $506,101 $11,513
53. Troubleshooter Santa Clara Electric Utility $505,767 $59,412
54. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $501,623 $23,259
55. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $500,117 $45,960
56. Physician - Vmc - Radiation Oncology Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $498,425 $51,899
57. Police Sergeant Mountain View Police $498,196 $57,001
58. Assistant District Attorney Santa Clara County District Attorney $497,236 $47,432
59. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $494,640 $57,407
60. Assistant Nurse Manager Santa Clara County Custody Health Services $492,283 $45,551
61. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $490,814 $69,997
62. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $485,647 $126,998
63. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $485,077 $24,375
64. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $483,523 $58,163
65. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $478,884 $27,784
66. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $478,556 $20,228
67. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $474,636 $44,120
68. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $472,721 $96,038
69. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $471,713 $41,696
70. Physician - Vmc - Radiation Oncology Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $470,710 $70,090
71. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $469,503 $32,656
72. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $468,719 $122,638
73. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $468,550 $106,398
74. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $468,462 $23,253
75. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $466,011 $23,258
76. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $465,766 $120,710
77. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $465,321 $41,374
78. Physician Assistant - Primary Care Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $463,737 $56,624
79. Clinical Nurse III - Step C Santa Clara County Custody Health Services $463,482 $23,104
80. Fire Captain Milpitas Fire $462,404 $62,493
81. Electric Crew Foreperson Santa Clara Electric Utility $460,025 $93,798
82. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $459,268 $69,035
83. Chancellor San Jose/Evergreen Community College District SJEDO-Chancellor $458,300 $111,762
84. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $456,540 $95,299
85. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $455,574 $11,514
86. Clinical Nurse III - Step A Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $454,440 $24,899
87. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $452,606 $27,784
88. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $451,949 $48,638
89. Deputy Fire Chief Mountain View Fire Administration $451,358 $67,433
90. Clinical Nurse III Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $450,812 $51,093
91. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $449,839 $127,011
92. Clinical Nurse III Santa Clara County Custody Health Services $448,732 $41,064
93. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $447,588 $9,942
94. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $447,534 $22,670
95. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $447,243 $102,787
96. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $446,364 $89,669
97. Psychiatrist Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $446,216 $22,109
98. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $445,225 $60,679
99. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $445,060 $23,259
100. Physician - VMC Santa Clara County Santa Clara Valley Med Center $444,467 $32,655