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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. Director Classified Newport-Mesa Unified Human Resources $350,071 $4,809
2. Superintendent Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $337,943 $32,058
3. Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Supt $318,534 $38,995
4. Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Superintendent $313,786 $41,438
5. Superintendent Orange County Department of Education Supt $307,379 $58,981
6. Superintendent Capistrano Unified Superintendent's Office $305,000 $45,849
7. Deputy Supt & Chief Bus Offici Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $304,617 $69,083
8. Superintendent Newport-Mesa Unified Superintendent $302,008 $68,393
9. Superintendent Tustin Unified Supt & Board $299,913 $82,781
10. Superintendent Saddleback Valley Unified Supt $288,139 $45,048
11. Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $282,246 $41,766
12. Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $271,119 $39,875
13. Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Superintendents Office $256,647 $25,092
14. Deputy Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified District Office Ga $252,684 $36,829
15. District Superintendent Orange Unified Superintendent Office $249,195 $41,200
16. Superintendent Of Schools Laguna Beach Unified Superintendent $248,692 $31,696
17. Superintendent Anaheim Elementary Superintendent $247,182 $39,072
18. Superintendent Savanna Elementary District Office $243,993 $34,335
19. Sr Associate Supt (Cao) Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt El Ed $237,191 $55,749
20. Superintendent Anaheim Union High Superintendent $231,192 $37,712
21. Chief Academic Officer Orange County Department of Education Supt $224,850 $44,178
22. Chief Officer-Financial Tustin Unified Business Svcs $222,750 $40,756
23. Superintendent La Habra City Elementary Administration $222,677 $33,543
24. Superintendent Westminster Superintendent $222,247 $31,897
25. Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $221,098 $37,896
26. Chief Officer- Academic Tustin Unified Ed Svcs $219,620 $35,861
27. General Counsel Orange County Department of Education Legal $218,020 $43,265
28. Assistant Superintendent, Hr Los Alamitos Unified Asst Supt Hr $214,632 $30,362
29. Superintendent Centralia Elementary Superintendent $212,801 $15,786
30. Teacher High School Capistrano Unified Dana Hills High School $208,361 $21,889
31. Associate Supt Business Services Orange County Department of Education Business Admin $208,224 $42,169
32. Associate Superintendent Access Orange County Department of Education Au 100 Admin $207,924 $51,971
33. Dep Supt Of Operations-12 Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $206,418 $22,980
34. Deputy Superintendent Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $206,418 $25,468
35. Asst Supt Business Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Business $206,127 $46,307
36. Superintendent Fountain Valley Elementary Super/Office $204,967 $27,848
37. Deputy Superintendent Ed Svc Orange Unified Educational Svcs $202,454 $32,341
38. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Sp Ed $202,410 $43,244
39. Deputy Supt Business Support Capistrano Unified Business & Support Services $201,413 $39,652
40. Associate Supt Of Human Resources Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $200,342 $34,917
41. Asst Sup. Of Personnel Serv. Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $197,339 $35,278
42. Asst Supt Business Services Huntington Beach Union High Asst Supt Business Services $196,289 $40,800
43. Deputy Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Deputy Superintendent $195,506 $24,616
44. Asst. Supt. Of Business Fullerton Elementary District Office CL $194,911 $36,397
45. Assistant Supt Business Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $193,827 $36,589
46. Director Special Education Laguna Beach Unified Sped/Studnt Svs $192,662 $42,599
47. Asst Sup. Of Ed Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $192,658 $41,697
48. Superintendent Centralia Elementary Superintendent $190,403 $18,639
49. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $190,249 $32,585
50. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $190,249 $32,085
51. Chief, Special Education Orange County Department of Education Spec Ed Program $189,219 $37,836
52. Assistant Supt Administrative Services Orange County Department of Education Business Admin $189,207 $49,940
53. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Educ $188,217 $32,619
54. Chief Officer-Personnel Tustin Unified Personnel Svcs $188,054 $37,927
55. Asst Supt, Bus Fullerton Joint Union High Supt Off $187,500 $59,940
56. Asst Supt Admin Services Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $186,709 $30,241
57. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $186,672 $31,740
58. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $186,672 $32,240
59. Asst Supt-Administrative Serv Ocean View (Orange) Term $185,740 $15,707
60. Asst Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Asst Superintendent $185,693 $32,636
61. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Busn $185,109 $38,056
62. Asst Supt Educational Services Magnolia Elementary Student Learnin $184,760 $30,027
63. Executive Director Elem Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt El Ed $184,264 $58,503
64. Assistant Superintendent Hr Orange Unified Human Resources $184,198 $35,455
65. Assistant Superintendent Business Services Orange Unified Support Svcs $184,196 $31,427
66. Executive Director Second Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Secondary Ed $183,535 $58,597
67. Assistant Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $183,153 $35,226
68. Asst Supt Educational Services Los Alamitos Unified Spec Ed $182,881 $27,743
69. Asst Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Education Services $182,562 $17,691
70. Asst Supt Fullerton Joint Union High Human Resources $182,334 $55,245
71. Asst Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Personnel $181,056 $17,377
72. Middle Sch Principal Laguna Beach Unified Tms $178,736 $41,253
73. Admin Dir Fac Support Services Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $178,666 $59,896
74. Asst Supt Personnel Saddleback Valley Unified Human Resources $178,498 $34,482
75. Assistant Supt Of Support Services Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $178,080 $34,492
76. Assistant Supt Of Teaching And Lear Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana Unified $178,080 $32,634
77. Asst Supt Fullerton Joint Union High Supt Off $178,030 $54,991
78. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Hr Certificated $178,015 $32,826
79. Assistant Supt,Business Fountain Valley Elementary Business $177,325 $25,391
80. Exec Dir, Admin Svcs Fullerton Joint Union High Supt Off $176,370 $49,437
81. Executive Director Sp Ed Magnolia Elementary Special Ed $175,825 $48,463
82. Assistant Superintendent Brea-Olinda Unified Ed & HR Admin. $175,424 $30,402
83. Executive Director Woccse Huntington Beach Union High Executive Director Woccse $175,238 $34,626
84. Asst Supt Business Saddleback Valley Unified Bus Sv-Asst Sup $174,542 $36,185
85. Asst Supt Instructional Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Inst/Cats $174,261 $40,838
86. Elementary Principal Laguna Beach Unified Elm $173,833 $40,778
87. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Admin Svcs $173,594 $16,772
88. Assistant Supt-Educ Serv Anaheim Elementary Educational Srv $173,437 $29,773
89. Exec Director Info Technology Orange County Department of Education Info Tech $172,299 $48,105
90. Exec Dir School & Comm Service Orange County Department of Education Sch/Com Svc Div $172,294 $32,272
91. Mod/Severe (Sh) Teacher Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana High School $171,961 $24,303
92. Assistant Superintendent Cypress Elementary Cont Admin $171,407 $21,853
93. Sch Police Supvr/Sgt-12 Santa Ana Unified School Police Services $171,091 $18,509
94. Mod/Severe (Sh) Teacher Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana High School $170,985 $21,309
95. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal $170,795 $38,140
96. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal $170,795 $42,304
97. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal $170,795 $47,942
98. Admin Director, Hr/Induction Cypress Elementary Cont Admin $170,592 $24,907
99. Counsel, Special Education Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Adm $170,503 $35,881
100. Superintendent Magnolia Elementary Magnolia Elementary $170,213 $24,455