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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. City Attorney Redding City Attorney $352,205 $48,081
2. Trouble Shooter (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $312,282 $34,517
3. Chief Of Police Redding Police - Administration $309,433 $60,580
4. City Manager Redding City Manager $305,025 $54,103
5. Director Of Electric Utility Redding Electric - General And Administration $300,974 $53,280
6. Control And Automation Technician Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $284,202 $32,861
7. Asst Director Of Electric Utility Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $278,046 $51,171
8. Trouble Shooter (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $276,750 $34,705
9. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $275,772 $49,622
10. Director Of Community Services Redding Community Services Administrative Division $270,010 $21,945
11. Sheriff-Coroner Shasta County Sheriff $260,587 $21,366
12. Police Sergeant Redding Police - Field Operations $256,227 $51,313
13. Asst Director Of Electric Utility Redding Utility Customer Services $255,372 $50,043
14. Asst Director Of Electric Utility Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $255,124 $45,149
15. Electric Program Supervisor-Power Production Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $253,485 $41,403
16. Battalion Chief Shift Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $253,111 $55,660
17. Police Chief Anderson Police $252,899 $44,094
18. Electrical Inspector Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $249,855 $33,083
19. Director Of Public Works Redding Public Works-Engineering $247,618 $42,191
20. Senior Line Technician (Certification)** Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $247,053 $31,938
21. Line Technician (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $245,348 $32,457
22. Police Captain Redding Police - Investigations $238,470 $68,229
23. Police Captain Redding Police - Field Operations $238,114 $68,184
24. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $237,481 $49,666
25. Line Technician (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $236,752 $32,911
26. E/U Senior System Operator - Power Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $235,561 $42,922
27. Chief Of Police Redding Police - Administration $233,300 $67,775
28. Police Sergeant Anderson Police $233,156 $38,896
29. City Manager Anderson City Manager $232,464 $29,808
30. Senior Line Technician (Certification)** Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $231,885 $35,727
31. Electric Manager - Energy Management Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $230,776 $42,555
32. Police Lieutenant Anderson Police $230,588 $47,565
33. Electric Prog Supervisor-Transmission & Distr Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $228,652 $44,583
34. Battalion Chief Shift Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $228,019 $54,846
35. Police Lieutenant Anderson Police $227,397 $44,073
36. E/U Sr System Oprt-Transm & Distr Nerc Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $226,579 $38,197
37. Line Technician (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $225,900 $31,487
38. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $225,881 $49,678
39. Public Defender Shasta County Public Defender $225,686 $29,767
40. Battalion Chief Shift Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $224,315 $55,659
41. Line Technician (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $222,833 $32,412
42. District Attorney Shasta County District Attorney $221,051 $27,927
43. Chief Information Officer Shasta County Information Technology $220,834 $25,983
44. HHSA Director Shasta County Health Services - HHSA $220,555 $29,880
45. Asst Director Of Electric Utility Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $220,427 $40,057
46. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $219,044 $49,666
47. E/U System Operator-Power Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $219,018 $41,054
48. Electric Utilities Director Shasta Lake Electric $216,365 $50,030
49. Police Sergeant Anderson Police $215,990 $39,020
50. Police Captain Redding Police - Administration $215,913 $63,557
51. Assistant City Manager Redding City Manager $214,979 $43,163
52. Fire Chief Redding Fire - Administration $214,822 $70,548
53. Assistant County Executive Officer Shasta County County Administrative Office $214,412 $29,055
54. Working Foreman - Power Plant Operations Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $211,576 $35,924
55. Police Lieutenant Redding Police - Administration $210,738 $62,911
56. Asst Director Of Electric Utility Redding Utility Customer Services $209,787 $43,800
57. Electric Manager - Line Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $209,396 $42,748
58. Director Of Resource Management Shasta County Resource Management - Environmental Health $208,047 $17,822
59. Police Lieutenant Redding Police - Administration $207,926 $61,681
60. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $207,738 $47,699
61. Chief Information Officer Redding Information Technology $207,158 $39,465
62. Electric Manager - Power Production Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $206,862 $39,402
63. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $206,197 $49,665
64. Electric Program Supervisor-Energy Management Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $205,853 $40,320
65. City Manager Shasta Lake City Manager $205,813 $59,628
66. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $205,683 $33,113
67. Battalion Chief/Division Chief Redding Fire - Administration $204,183 $53,218
68. Police Sergeant Redding Police - Field Operations $203,369 $50,550
69. Undersheriff Shasta County Sheriff $203,115 $58,061
70. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $202,176 $47,699
71. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $201,944 $47,044
72. Police Lieutenant Redding Police - Field Operations $201,917 $59,734
73. Police Lieutenant Redding Police - Field Operations $201,637 $59,992
74. Power Plant Relief Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $201,463 $35,120
75. Assistant County Counsel Shasta County County Counsel $199,963 $13,367
76. E/U System Opr-Transmission & Distribution Nerc Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $199,935 $36,885
77. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $199,900 $33,549
78. Instrument & Electrical Technician Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $199,774 $31,390
79. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $199,455 $36,509
80. Deputy Fire Chief Redding Fire - Administration $198,924 $57,979
81. E/U System Opr-Transmission & Distribution Nerc Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $198,911 $37,038
82. E/U System Operator-Power Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $196,820 $36,092
83. Sergeant Shasta County Sheriff $196,283 $23,654
84. Senior Line Technician (Certification)** Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $195,531 $35,195
85. E/U System Operator-Power Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $195,429 $37,174
86. E/U System Opr-Transmission & Distribution Nerc Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $195,357 $37,027
87. E/U System Operator-Power Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $195,058 $35,931
88. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $194,575 $33,148
89. Fire Engineer Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $194,030 $45,649
90. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $193,949 $36,502
91. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $191,165 $47,699
92. Line Technician (Certification Rate) Redding Electric - Distribution System Group $191,031 $32,446
93. Public Works Director Shasta County Public Works - Roads $190,783 $25,930
94. Fire Captain Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $190,550 $48,484
95. Electric Troubleman Shasta Lake Electric $189,377 $51,648
96. Power Plant Operator Redding Electric - Power Resource Group $188,095 $33,421
97. Director Of Mental Health Services Shasta County Health Services - HHSA $188,078 $19,964
98. Fire Engineer Shift Hours Redding Fire - Suppression $187,268 $44,517
99. Police Sergeant Anderson Police $186,863 $38,857
100. Deputy Fire Chief Redding Fire - Administration $186,722 $63,465