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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position K-12 Education Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Superintendent Chico Unified Cert Admin $230,428 $50,670
2. Superintendent Biggs Unified Superintendent $214,840 $36,507
3. Superintendent Gridley Unified Superintendent $189,895 $36,709
4. Superintendent Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $185,713 $29,111
5. Superintendent Oroville Union High Certificated Management $181,196 $41,492
6. Asst Supe Business Chico Unified Contract Employees $176,950 $42,807
7. Superintendent Oroville City Elementary Certificated Management $173,594 $42,197
8. Assistant Superintendent Chico Unified Cert Admin $171,336 $37,857
9. Principal Gridley Unified Administration $167,611 $36,005
10. Exec Director-Human Resources Chico Unified Class Mgmt $161,633 $43,263
11. Chief Business Official Gridley Unified Classified Management $160,890 $37,467
12. Superintendent Paradise Unified Administrator $158,287 $37,753
13. Asst Sup'T, Ed Services Chico Unified Cert Admin $155,443 $37,966
14. CBO Oroville Union High Classified Management $153,551 $41,246
15. Superintendent Palermo Union Elementary Certificated Management $152,965 $38,327
16. Director Ed Services Chico Unified Cert Admin $148,626 $34,634
17. Principal Oroville Union High Certificated Management $147,214 $35,070
18. Business Manager Chico Unified Class Mgmt $144,232 $36,776
19. Superintendent Durham Unified Certificated Management $142,572 $35,659
20. Assistant Superintendent, Cert Oroville City Elementary Certificated Management $140,833 $31,901
21. Principal Oroville Union High Certificated Management $140,732 $35,720
22. Principal Gridley Unified Administration $139,261 $32,326
23. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $137,198 $32,466
24. Director Testing Chico Unified Cert Admin $136,831 $34,385
25. Director Secondary Education Chico Unified Cert Admin $135,021 $34,528
26. Superintendent Paradise Unified Administrator $134,117 $35,202
27. Director Special Ed Chico Unified Cert Admin $133,752 $31,574
28. Principal Gridley Unified Administration $133,248 $31,204
29. Principal Sr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $133,109 $31,868
30. Director of Special Projects Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $133,062 $32,917
31. Assistant Superintendent Business Paradise Unified Assistant Superintendent Business $132,371 $38,460
32. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $130,380 $34,363
33. Principal Oroville Union High Certificated Management $129,792 $32,978
34. Director Categorical Chico Unified Cert Admin $129,696 $33,865
35. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $128,497 $34,132
36. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $128,288 $36,382
37. Assistant Superintendent Bus Thermalito Union Elementary Classified Management $128,281 $33,885
38. Chief Business Official Palermo Union Elementary Classified Management $126,754 $36,598
39. Asst Supt, Business Oroville City Elementary Classified Management $126,609 $38,215
40. Teacher AE Oroville Union High Cert Adult 7 hr $126,308 $32,334
41. Principal Jr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $124,906 $32,342
42. Director-Maint/Ops/Trans Chico Unified Class Mgmt $124,309 $35,210
43. Secondary Sdc
Other Positions Held: Secondary Support Teacher
Chico Unified Special Education Teacher $123,502 $33,673
44. Teacher High School Special Day Class Paradise Unified Teacher $123,175 $32,773
45. Principal Elementary 207 Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $123,116 $31,256
46. Principal Palermo Union Elementary Certificated Management $122,792 $31,814
47. Principal Middle School Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $122,659 $32,079
48. Principal Oroville City Elementary Certificated Management $122,332 $34,400
49. Director Ed Services Oroville Union High Certificated Management $122,166 $33,392
50. Elementary Principal Chico Unified Cert Admin $120,953 $32,408
51. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $120,548 $35,157
52. Principal Palermo Union Elementary Certificated Management $120,458 $33,159
53. Teacher AE Oroville Union High Oroville Union High School District $119,824 $31,802
54. Teacher AE Oroville Union High Oroville Union High School District $119,634 $31,766
55. Secondary Rsp Chico Unified Special Education Teacher $119,616 $33,454
56. Psychologist Chico Unified Psychologists $118,967 $31,747
57. Sdc-Severely Handicap Chico Unified Special Education Teacher $118,953 $29,487
58. Principal-Special Education Chico Unified Cert Admin $118,758 $32,004
59. Principal High School Paradise Unified Administrator $118,603 $32,698
60. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $118,525 $34,802
61. Principal Sr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $118,031 $31,942
62. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $117,925 $29,221
63. Dir-Facilities/Construction Chico Unified Class Mgmt $117,383 $34,538
64. Teacher High School Paradise Unified Teacher $117,202 $31,037
65. Principal Jr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $116,727 $31,387
66. Elementary Principal Chico Unified Cert Admin $115,645 $30,962
67. Assistant Principal Sr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $115,484 $30,667
68. Assistant Principal Sr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $115,444 $31,231
69. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $115,372 $28,817
70. Assistant Principal Gridley Unified Administration $114,064 $28,250
71. Middle School Teacher Thermalito Union Elementary Teacher $113,968 $29,644
72. Secondary Sdc Chico Unified Special Education Teacher $113,955 $32,662
73. Assistant Principal Jr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $113,247 $31,121
74. Assistant Principal Sr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $112,998 $31,068
75. Psychologist/Coord of SE Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $112,623 $30,645
76. Director-Nutrition Services Chico Unified Class Mgmt $112,609 $32,932
77. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $112,543 $32,236
78. Bes K-8 Principal Biggs Unified Certificated Management $112,243 $30,148
79. Coord Chico Unified Cert Admin $112,165 $29,042
80. Principal Elementary 202 Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $112,134 $31,015
81. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $111,794 $32,193
82. Elementary Principal Chico Unified Cert Admin $111,735 $30,624
83. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $111,727 $32,288
84. Middle School Teacher Thermalito Union Elementary Teacher $111,510 $30,871
85. Principal Alt Ed Chico Unified Cert Admin $111,409 $30,140
86. Elementary Principal Chico Unified Cert Admin $111,201 $30,799
87. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $110,983 $32,203
88. Coord Chico Unified Cert Admin $110,942 $30,279
89. Asst Princ NAMS/Princ Alt Ed Thermalito Union Elementary Certificated Management $110,574 $30,173
90. Principal Jr. High Chico Unified Cert Admin $110,563 $30,661
91. 5Th Grade Chico Unified Elementary Teacher $110,369 $31,911
92. Psychologist Paradise Unified Psychologist $110,274 $30,918
93. Des Teacher Durham Unified Certificated Teacher $110,253 $31,425
94. Principal Oroville City Elementary Certificated Management $110,116 $31,963
95. Principal Oroville City Elementary Certificated Management $110,111 $33,402
96. Secondary Classroom Teacher Chico Unified Secondary Teacher $110,082 $27,909
97. Psychologist Gridley Unified Psychologist $109,852 $27,464
98. Teacher High School Paradise Unified Teacher $109,596 $29,101
99. Teacher Oroville Union High Teacher $109,453 $40,212
100. Secondary Counselors Chico Unified Counselors $109,308 $31,763