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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 Orange County Department of Education Superintendent Of Schools $394,368 $99,433
2. Superintendent Capistrano Unified Superintendent's Office $392,742 $81,647
3. Superintendent Orange Unified Superintendent Office $386,757 $85,261
4. Superintendent Santa Ana Unified Superintendents Office $385,655 $62,501
5. Superintendent Newport-Mesa Unified Superintendent $376,472 $85,667
6. Superintendent Of Schools Laguna Beach Unified Superintendent $348,738 $86,902
7. Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Superintendent Office $340,400 $69,560
8. Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $331,393 $69,028
9. Superintendent Garden Grove Unified Superintendent $328,270 $86,867
10. Superintendent Of Schools Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $324,866 $65,378
11. Superintendent Anaheim Elementary Superintendent $320,900 $76,106
12. Superintendent Savanna Elementary Administration $315,032 $61,192
13. Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office $313,896 $69,080
14. Superintendent Saddleback Valley Unified Superintendent Office $313,193 $89,013
15. Superintendent Centralia Elementary Superintendent $303,869 $60,492
16. Deputy Superintendent Orange County Department of Education Glcp Admin $302,673 $116,003
17. Deputy Supt Business/Support Capistrano Unified Business & Support Services $294,406 $83,513
18. Superintendent Magnolia Elementary Resource Services $287,471 $66,602
19. Superintendent Westminster Superintendent Office $286,437 $60,402
20. Chief Academic Officer Orange County Department of Education Superintendent Of Schools $286,403 $89,196
21. General Counsel Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $279,769 $110,480
22. Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $279,141 $59,573
23. Principal, El Rancho Middle Sc Orange Unified El Rancho Ms $276,602 $44,195
24. Superintendent (Cl) Brea-Olinda Unified Superintendent $275,064 $72,220
25. Dep Supt Educational Services Santa Ana Unified Deputy Superintendent'S Office $273,811 $64,162
26. Superintendent Buena Park Elementary Superintendent $269,889 $64,553
27. Chief Officer - Finance Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $268,252 $83,452
28. Associa Supt Business Services Orange County Department of Education Business Administration $266,833 $107,411
29. Assoc Supt Administrative Services Orange County Department of Education Administrative Services $266,533 $92,629
30. Ass'T Supt Chief Hr Officer Newport-Mesa Unified Human Resources $266,499 $53,187
31. Asst Supt Elementary Education Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt Elementary Ed $266,499 $79,038
32. Asst Supt Secondary Education Newport-Mesa Unified Secondary Ed $266,499 $60,742
33. Asst Supt Std Spt Svc Selpa Newport-Mesa Unified Student Support Services $266,499 $67,365
34. Associate Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office $266,439 $67,205
35. Associate Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office $265,588 $66,879
36. Asst Supt Chief Business Ofc Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $265,465 $61,486
37. Superintendent Fountain Valley Elementary Superintendent/Office $257,111 $56,553
38. Assistant Supt Business Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Business Services $255,112 $81,145
39. Deputy Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Instructional Services $254,469 $59,466
40. Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Superintendent $254,384 $50,591
41. Chief Operating Officer Newport-Mesa Unified Facilities $254,219 $28,388
42. Assistant Superintendent Business Fullerton Elementary District Office $251,138 $53,126
43. Superintendent Cypress Elementary Administration $251,135 $55,468
44. Chief Technology Officer Orange County Department of Education Information Technology $247,044 $102,789
45. Assistant Superintendent Innovation Fullerton Elementary District Office $245,937 $77,635
46. Assoc Supt Educ & Support Services Capistrano Unified Student Support Services $243,722 $64,607
47. Chief, Special Education Orange County Department of Education Special Ed Program $242,556 $87,259
48. Assistant Superintendent, Ed Services Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $242,073 $69,117
49. Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $242,073 $69,117
50. Assistant Supt,Business Fountain Valley Elementary Business $240,669 $51,371
51. Chief Technology Officer Laguna Beach Unified Technology $239,370 $65,396
52. High School Principal Laguna Beach Unified Laguna Beach High School $239,347 $65,248
53. Saea President Santa Ana Unified Human Resources_Certificated $239,237 $49,028
54. Director Special Education Laguna Beach Unified Special Ed/Student Services $238,932 $69,216
55. Asst Supt Human Resources Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Human Resources $237,481 $84,818
56. Teacher 6-8 Santa Ana Unified Community Day High School $236,708 $63,791
57. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified Personnel Services $236,620 $70,501
58. Asst Supt - Special Ed Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $236,535 $49,842
59. Executive Director Second Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Secondary Ed $236,343 $62,973
60. Asst Supt - Administrative Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $235,434 $46,858
61. Teacher 9-12 Santa Ana Unified Community Day High School $234,978 $63,424
62. Assistant Supt Hr And Public Comm. Laguna Beach Unified Hr/Public Communications $234,726 $67,468
63. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified Elementary Education $234,690 $70,175
64. Assistant Supt Business Garden Grove Unified Business Services $234,690 $84,502
65. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $234,085 $60,262
66. Deputy Superintendent Orange Unified Business Services $233,017 $72,357
67. Admin Dir I Elementary Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt Elementary Ed $232,689 $73,044
68. Principal, Santiago Middle Sc Orange Unified Santiago Charter $231,290 $39,810
69. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $230,140 $59,573
70. Assistant Superintended, Business Services Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $229,411 $81,608
71. Assistant Superintendent, Pers Fountain Valley Elementary Personnel Office $229,336 $49,446
72. Assistant Superintendent Orange Unified Human Resources $228,101 $38,872
73. Assistant Superintendent Orange Unified Education Services $227,904 $58,161
74. Assistant Supt Instructional Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Instruction/Categorical $227,665 $54,705
75. Chief Business Official Magnolia Elementary Fiscal Services $227,665 $50,729
76. Classified EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) Classified $227,625 $17,525
77. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $227,373 $83,341
78. Asst Supt Business Services Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Business Servcs Assistant Supt $226,715 $84,504
79. Asst Supt Executive Services Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Executive Services $226,715 $68,206
80. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified K-12/Categorical Services $226,188 $69,160
81. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified Special Education $226,188 $69,618
82. Teacher 9-12 Santa Ana Unified Community Day High School $225,465 $61,910
83. Teacher 9-12 Santa Ana Unified Chavez High School $225,099 $61,629
84. Assistant Superintendent, Hr Los Alamitos Unified Assistant Supt Hr $225,058 $54,283
85. Senior Dir, Fiscal Services Magnolia Elementary Fiscal Services $225,028 $63,542
86. Chief Officer - Personnel Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $219,841 $60,778
87. Dir. Social Emotional Support Laguna Beach Unified Instruction/Categorical $219,625 $61,735
88. Asst Supt Educational Svcs Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Educational Svcs Assist Supt $219,380 $60,656
89. Asst Supt-Educ Serv Anaheim Elementary Educational Services $219,164 $54,955
90. Asst Supt-Admin Services Anaheim Elementary Administrative Services $218,919 $59,112
91. Asst Supt-Human Res Anaheim Elementary Human Resources $218,919 $52,871
92. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $218,873 $96,106
93. Assistant Superintendent Cypress Elementary Administration $218,816 $57,650
94. Chief Communications Officer Orange County Department of Education Communications $217,083 $74,412
95. Assistant Superintendent Savanna Elementary Administration $216,012 $49,893
96. Assoc Supt Of Human Resources Santa Ana Unified Human Resources $215,673 $51,789
97. Middle Sch Principal Laguna Beach Unified Thurston Middle School $215,254 $61,058
98. Asst Supt School Ldrshp Inst Sec Capistrano Unified Ed Services Department $215,128 $44,312
99. Asst Superintendent Bsn Servs Los Alamitos Unified Business Manager $214,828 $64,270
100. Asst Supt Fiscal Services Capistrano Unified Business Services $214,409 $64,167