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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. Psychiatrist Sutter County Behavioral Health $418,485 $58,242
2. Psychiatrist Sutter County Behavioral Health $378,165 $23,603
3. Psychiatrist Sutter County Behavioral Health $346,101 $39,703
4. Psychiatrist Sutter County Behavioral Health $333,365 $33,479
5. Psychiatrist Sutter County Behavioral Health $315,803 $15,252
6. General Manager Basin Irrigation and Drainage Authority Administration $289,802 $24,102
7. Director Finance & Strategic Planning Tri County Schools Insurance Group Administration $244,198 $40,388
8. County Administrative Officer Sutter County County Administrator $243,969 $52,086
9. Superintendent Yuba City Unified Superintendent $238,664 $56,881
10. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $238,489 $54,276
11. City Manager Yuba City City Administration $234,981 $50,899
12. Superintendent/Principal Twin Rivers Charter Superintendent $232,561 $40,406
13. Judge, Superior Court Sutter County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $229,267 $23,376
14. Judge, Superior Court Sutter County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $227,498 $23,283
15. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $226,071 $55,370
16. County Counsel Sutter County County Counsel $221,898 $43,962
17. Judge, Superior Court Sutter County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $221,259 $23,376
18. Superintendent Live Oak Unified Superintendent $220,105 $56,536
19. Police Chief Yuba City Police Department - Administration $220,028 $66,877
20. Judge, Superior Court Sutter County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $219,657 $18,221
21. Fire Battalion Chief Yuba City Fire $218,505 $65,631
22. Fire Battalion Chief Yuba City Fire $214,041 $49,959
23. Sheriff's Sergeant Detective Sutter County Sheriff-Coroner $210,255 $45,735
24. Fire Chief Yuba City Fire Administration $209,427 $76,802
25. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $207,094 $53,829
26. Fire Captain Sutter County County Service Area $206,722 $24,669
27. Fire Battalion Chief Yuba City Fire $206,008 $65,631
28. County Superintendent Sutter County Office of Education County Superintendent $205,099 $38,234
29. Director - Public Works And Development Services Yuba City Development Services Administration $203,682 $26,742
30. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $203,211 $37,227
31. Chief Financial Officer Live Oak Unified Classified Administration $201,186 $68,834
32. Director II Yuba City Unified Administrative $200,311 $37,265
33. Supervising Public Safety Dispatch Sutter County Sheriff - Communications $198,710 $20,997
34. Director Of Health & Human Services Sutter County Human Services Administration $198,709 $38,188
35. Court Executive Officer Sutter County Superior Court Executive Office $198,250 $65,755
36. Director II Yuba City Unified Administrative $198,053 $47,496
37. Assistant County Administrator Sutter County County Administrator $198,046 $33,681
38. Division Commander Sutter County County Jail $197,582 $48,786
39. Assistant Superintendent Sutter County Office of Education Classified Management $197,119 $50,021
40. Undersheriff Sutter County Sheriff-Coroner $196,596 $37,822
41. Principal IV Yuba City Unified Administrative $195,840 $48,222
42. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $195,397 $53,453
43. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $195,387 $36,660
44. Director Of Development Services Sutter County Development Services Administration $195,198 $23,202
45. Assistant Superintendent - Business Yuba City Unified Assistant Superintendent $195,187 $61,435
46. General Services Director Sutter County General Services Administration & Purchasing $194,572 $38,945
47. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $192,883 $50,549
48. Principal IV Yuba City Unified Administrative $192,445 $46,661
49. Accounting Director Yuba City Unified Classified Director II/Supervisor II $192,413 $55,819
50. Assistant Superintendent SELPA Sutter County Office of Education Certificated Management $192,089 $36,071
51. Assistant Superintendent Of Education Services Sutter County Office of Education Certificated Management $191,589 $35,975
52. Communications Manager Sutter County Sheriff - Communications $191,467 $15,183
53. Maintenance/Facilities/Cust Yuba City Unified Classified Director II/Supervisor II $190,623 $45,615
54. Treasurer
Other Positions Held: Director Of Finance
Yuba City Finance Division $190,190 $26,357
55. Fire Services Manager Sutter County Fire Services Administration $190,003 $42,744
56. Teacher High School English Yuba City Unified Certificated $189,072 $48,489
57. Director II 224 Day Yuba City Unified Administrative $188,893 $47,105
58. Police Commander Yuba City Field Operations $188,031 $80,535
59. Director - Community Services Yuba City Parks & Recreation - Administration $187,220 $31,050
60. LOHS Principal Live Oak Unified Certificated Administration $186,865 $51,033
61. Police Commander Yuba City Investigation $186,850 $79,654
62. Director II Yuba City Unified Administrative $185,924 $47,281
63. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $185,556 $46,286
64. Director II Yuba City Unified Administrative $184,887 $46,152
65. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $184,752 $38,354
66. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $184,631 $46,109
67. Assistant Director Of HHS - Program Services Sutter County Human Services Administration $184,603 $43,027
68. LOMS Principal Live Oak Unified Certificated Administration $184,250 $50,232
69. District Attorney Investigations Lieutenant Sutter County District Attorney $184,055 $51,642
70. Teacher High School PE Yuba City Unified Certificated $183,985 $46,589
71. Judge, Superior Court Sutter County Superior Court Judge's Retire System Member $183,488 $15,081
72. City Manager Live Oak Administration $183,174 $41,648
73. Field Operations Manager Basin Irrigation and Drainage Authority Administration $182,905 $40,004
74. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $182,413 $30,492
75. Fire Apparatus Operator Yuba City Fire $182,337 $34,584
76. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $181,944 $46,260
77. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $181,269 $45,985
78. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $181,119 $45,956
79. Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer Weights & Measures Sutter County Agricultural Commissioner $180,405 $47,977
80. Superintendent Nuestro Elementary Superintendent $180,146 $34,408
81. Director Sutter County Office of Education Classified Management $179,924 $46,176
82. Sheriff-Coroner Sutter County Sheriff-Coroner $179,891 $47,339
83. Executive Director Sutter-Butte Flood Control Agency Administration $179,639 $63,957
84. Superintendent Sutter Union High Administration 220 $179,384 $50,696
85. Expanded Learning Program Administrator Yuba City Unified Administrative $178,239 $46,500
86. Research Attorney Sutter County Superior Court Research Attorney $178,060 $37,972
87. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $177,819 $45,326
88. Sheriff's Sergeant Detective Sutter County Sheriff - Live Oak Contract $177,526 $50,412
89. Senior Director CIA Sutter County Office of Education Certificated Management $177,191 $33,264
90. Sheriff's Sergeant Detective Sutter County Sheriff-Coroner $177,161 $39,388
91. Division Commander Sutter County Sheriff-Coroner $177,051 $52,623
92. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $176,638 $34,572
93. Chief Probation Officer Sutter County Probation $176,328 $54,517
94. Principal I Yuba City Unified Administrative $175,415 $45,160
95. Assistant Superintendent - Education Services Yuba City Unified Assistant Superintendent $175,340 $43,883
96. Principal I Yuba City Unified Administrative $175,128 $32,837
97. Fire Apparatus Operator Yuba City Fire $175,064 $48,952
98. Fire Captain Yuba City Fire $175,009 $54,498
99. Principal II Yuba City Unified Administrative $174,725 $45,479
100. Finance Operations Manager Basin Irrigation and Drainage Authority Administration $174,640 $8,088