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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 Capistrano Unified Superintendent Office $361,814 $58,157
2. Short Term Orange County Department of Education Subs $351,064 $71,789
3. Superintendent Newport-Mesa Unified Superintendent $339,145 $75,592
4. Superintendent Santa Ana Unified Management $334,200 $38,771
5. Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent & Board $333,799 $93,133
6. Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Superintendent $314,494 $50,442
7. Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $288,450 $40,396
8. Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $280,320 $55,142
9. Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High District Office $278,686 $65,069
10. Superintendent Anaheim Union High Superintendent $267,500 $51,844
11. Superintendent Savanna Elementary Administration $262,690 $36,877
12. Superintendent Of Schools Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $259,412 $74,859
13. Temp Teacher Less Than 50 Days Orange County Department of Education Au 101 North $257,786 $56,348
14. Superintendent Centralia Elementary Superintendent $254,235 $34,455
15. School Administrative Asst III Orange County Department of Education Spec Ed Program $249,547 $55,052
16. Chief Officer-Financial Tustin Unified Business Services $249,382 $54,526
17. Superintendent Of Schools Laguna Beach Unified Superintendent $247,640 $58,411
18. Superintendent Magnolia Elementary Resource Services $245,817 $45,171
19. Deputy Supt Chief Acad Ofcer Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt El Ed $242,870 $46,628
20. Interim Superintendent Orange Unified Superintendent Office $240,861 $32,132
21. Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary DO $239,954 $46,672
22. Deputy Superintendent Tustin Unified Educational Services $238,892 $48,510
23. Paraeducator-Special Education Orange County Department of Education Spec Ed Program $234,017 $56,931
24. Sub Paraeducator-Alt Ed Orange County Department of Education Subs $234,017 $62,695
25. District Superintendent Orange Unified Superintendent Office $232,670 $22,692
26. Assistant Superintendent, HR Los Alamitos Unified District Office $231,459 $39,591
27. Ass'T Supt Studt Supt Svc Newport-Mesa Unified Student Support Svc $224,372 $36,368
28. Assistant Superintendent Newport-Mesa Unified Human Resources $224,372 $56,551
29. Superintendent Westminster Superintendent Office $223,892 $34,620
30. Deputy Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Do Administration $222,833 $39,749
31. Deputy Superintendent Business/Support Capistrano Unified Business & Sup Svs $220,416 $48,670
32. Chief Officer-Personnel Tustin Unified Personnel Services $220,100 $51,772
33. Chief Financial Officer Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $218,167 $28,512
34. Executive Director Elem Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt El Ed $216,945 $55,559
35. Executive Director Second Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Secondary Ed $216,945 $55,126
36. Dep Supt Administrative Servic Santa Ana Unified District Office $216,690 $31,189
37. Paraeducator-Special Education Orange County Department of Education Spec Ed Program $216,621 $48,289
38. Superintendent Cypress Elementary Cont Admin $215,663 $38,027
39. Asst Sup. Of Ed Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $213,785 $46,879
40. Temp Teacher Less Than 50 Days Orange County Department of Education Au 101 North $212,848 $59,736
41. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Educ $212,196 $45,880
42. Deputy Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified District Office $210,892 $35,587
43. Short Term Orange County Department of Education Subs $210,870 $57,006
44. Assistant Supt Business Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $210,056 $32,263
45. Chief Academic Officer Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Educ $209,932 $43,550
46. Assoc Supt Of Human Resources Santa Ana Unified Management $208,692 $29,232
47. Director Special Education Laguna Beach Unified Special Education $207,063 $52,834
48. Superintendent La Habra City Elementary Administration $206,635 $32,062
49. Asst Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Education Services $205,675 $49,314
50. Asst Superintendent-Special Ed Tustin Unified Special Education $204,546 $48,297
51. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $204,005 $29,705
52. Asst Supt Business Services Huntington Beach Union High Business Services $202,838 $56,559
53. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $202,446 $29,480
54. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Hr Certificated $202,432 $44,634
55. Asst Supt Innovation & Instruction Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $201,111 $45,007
56. Asst Superintendent Fullerton Joint Union High Human Resources $200,942 $67,198
57. Paraeducator - Alternative Ed Orange County Department of Education Au116 Sunburst $200,201 $56,005
58. Assistant Superintendent Garden Grove Unified 5Th Floor $200,200 $28,700
59. Assistant Supt Admin Services Huntington Beach City Elementary DO $199,443 $37,673
60. Asst Superintendent Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $196,196 $66,576
61. Assistant Supt Hr And Public Comm. Laguna Beach Unified Human Resources/Public Communications $195,939 $44,446
62. Software Engineer Orange County Department of Education Info Tech $195,589 $47,408
63. Assistant Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary DO $195,579 $45,168
64. Teacher Garden Grove Unified Faylane $195,386 $16,756
65. Assistant Superintendent Orange Unified Human Resources $195,082 $25,935
66. Assistant Superintendent Cypress Elementary Cont Admin $194,962 $26,869
67. Principal - Middle School Orange Unified Santiago Ms $193,121 $22,933
68. Assistant Sup Business & Admin Services Magnolia Elementary Fiscal Services $192,363 $36,848
69. Middle Sch Principal Laguna Beach Unified Thurston Middle School $192,220 $50,979
70. Admin Director, Hr/Induction Cypress Elementary Cont Admin $191,671 $34,788
71. Admin Dir Fac Support Services Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $190,209 $54,791
72. Assistant Supt Educational Services Magnolia Elementary Student Learning $189,791 $34,237
73. Principal - Middle School Orange Unified El Rancho Ms $189,751 $24,607
74. Executive Director Gaselpa Anaheim Union High Gaselpa $188,752 $40,903
75. Assistant Superintendent Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Busn $188,744 $42,825
76. Exec Dir, Admin Services Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $188,339 $59,759
77. Assistant Superintendent Westminster Business Services $187,740 $38,741
78. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal $187,042 $54,143
79. Paraeducator-Special Education Orange County Department of Education Spec Ed Program $187,042 $56,032
80. Elementary Principal Laguna Beach Unified El Morro Elementary $186,960 $42,104
81. Asst Supt Personnel Saddleback Valley Unified Human Resources $186,591 $43,537
82. Counsel, Special Education Anaheim Union High Asst Supt Adm $186,476 $44,451
83. Asst Supt Of Teaching And Lear Santa Ana Unified Management $185,502 $26,102
84. Asst Superintendent Of Facilit Santa Ana Unified Management $185,496 $28,397
85. Assistant Supt Instructional Services Laguna Beach Unified Instructional Services $185,476 $41,804
86. Asst Superintendent Educational Services Los Alamitos Unified District Office $183,435 $34,924
87. Director Garden Grove Unified Secondary Education $182,690 $27,333
88. Chief Technology Officer Laguna Beach Unified Technology $182,587 $49,595
89. Asst Supt Instruction Saddleback Valley Unified Educational Svcs/El $182,455 $45,119
90. Assistant Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary DO $181,506 $34,553
91. Sub Paraeducator-Alt Ed Orange County Department of Education Subs $181,436 $43,366
92. Sub Teacher Special Education Orange County Department of Education Trident Special Classes $181,389 $55,207
93. Assistant Supt Business Services Laguna Beach Unified Business $181,104 $44,387
94. Director Garden Grove Unified Secondary Education $179,190 $26,893
95. Principal High School Garden Grove Unified Secondary Education $179,190 $25,893
96. Director Garden Grove Unified 2Nd Floor $178,885 $25,828
97. Interim Assis Superintendent Orange Unified Educational Svcs $178,306 $23,373
98. School Nurse Orange County Department of Education Au 113 Ae Sp Ed $178,090 $50,192
99. Teacher Elem Santa Ana Unified Elementary Services $178,039 $24,545
100. Hr Employment Specialist Orange County Department of Education Human Resources $177,877 $39,144