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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 $382,286 $89,711
2. Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $367,743 $75,658
3. Superintendent Capistrano Unified Superintendent's Office $366,398 $71,926
4. Superintendent Orange Unified Superintendent/Board $352,309 $74,669
5. Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Superintendent $339,909 $74,555
6. Superintendent Of Schools Laguna Beach Unified Superintendent $338,723 $79,889
7. Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Superintendent $327,201 $80,449
8. Superintendent Brea-Olinda Unified Superintendent $321,854 $56,110
9. Superintendent Saddleback Valley Unified Superintendent Office $320,984 $81,230
10. Superintendent Centralia Elementary Superintendent $315,394 $51,883
11. Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Superintendent Office $304,896 $61,770
12. Superintendent Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $299,905 $67,233
13. Superintendent Anaheim Elementary Superintendent $299,381 $68,984
14. Superintendent Savanna Elementary Administration $295,338 $54,274
15. Superintendent Magnolia Elementary Resource Services $278,153 $74,269
16. Deputy Supt Business Suppt Srv Capistrano Unified Business & Support Services $272,677 $80,363
17. Deputy Superintendent Orange County Department of Education Glcp Admin $272,252 $98,995
18. Principal, El Rancho Middle Sc Orange Unified El Rancho Middle School $271,521 $39,857
19. General Counsel Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $271,207 $98,596
20. District Superintendent Ocean View (Orange) Superintendent $270,077 $52,820
21. Assoc Supt Educational Srvcs Orange County Department of Education Educational Services Admin $259,547 $83,322
22. Chief Operating Officer Newport-Mesa Unified Executive Dir. Fac. & Oper. $258,685 $84,925
23. Associa Supt Business Services Orange County Department of Education Business Administration $258,671 $95,923
24. Ass't Supt Chief HR Officer Newport-Mesa Unified Human Resources $258,510 $47,400
25. Asst Supt Std Spt Svc Selpa Newport-Mesa Unified Student Support Services $258,510 $60,472
26. Assoc Supt Administrative Svcs Orange County Department of Education Administrative Services $258,371 $82,270
27. Chief Officer - Finance Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $257,942 $74,766
28. Asst Supt Elementary Education Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt Elementary Ed $257,936 $72,368
29. Director Special Education Laguna Beach Unified Special Ed/Student Services $252,916 $63,156
30. Superintendent Buena Park Elementary Superintendent $245,576 $56,944
31. Executive Director Cfo Newport-Mesa Unified Business Services $241,898 $49,666
32. Executive Director Elem Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Asst Supt Elementary Ed $241,735 $69,664
33. Executive Director Second Ed Newport-Mesa Unified Secondary Ed $241,735 $60,169
34. Chief Technology Officer Orange County Department of Education Information Technology $239,473 $91,894
35. Assistant Superintendent, Ed Services Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $237,915 $64,113
36. Superintendent Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $237,752 $47,974
37. Asst Supt Business Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Business Services $237,283 $68,944
38. Chief Technology Officer Laguna Beach Unified Technology $235,419 $59,844
39. Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $234,520 $64,113
40. Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $234,092 $47,267
41. Deputy Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Human Resources Certificated $232,116 $49,061
42. Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $230,092 $57,219
43. Deputy Superintendent Los Alamitos Unified Instructional Services $228,574 $51,258
44. Chief, Special Education Orange County Department of Education Special Ed Program $228,516 $78,240
45. Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $227,390 $56,383
46. Assistant Superintendent, Innovation and Instructional Services Fullerton Elementary District Office CE $227,390 $68,028
47. Admin Dir II Information Tech Newport-Mesa Unified Information Technology $226,988 $72,208
48. High School Principal Laguna Beach Unified Laguna Beach High School $226,002 $58,379
49. Asst Supt Hr And Public Comm. Laguna Beach Unified Human Resources $224,468 $61,549
50. Superintendent Of Schools Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $223,910 $55,794
51. Asst Supt - Special Ed Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $223,480 $43,794
52. Ast Supt Of Bus/Adm Serv. Centralia Elementary Fiscal Services $223,152 $60,355
53. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $220,403 $74,175
54. Assoc Supt Hr Srvcs Capistrano Unified Human Resource Services $218,958 $52,531
55. Principal, Santiago Middle Sc Orange Unified Santiago Charter School $218,901 $49,092
56. Asst Supt Business Services Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Business Servcs Assistant Supt $217,295 $76,519
57. Asst Supt Human Resources Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Human Resources $217,099 $76,665
58. Classified EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) Administration $216,575 $11,315
59. Asst Supt Educational Svcs Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Educational Svcs Assist Supt $215,931 $56,418
60. Assistant Superintendent Huntington Beach Union High Education Services $215,689 $60,707
61. Asst Supt Instructional Srvs Laguna Beach Unified Instruction/Categoricals $215,521 $48,664
62. Asst Supt Business Services Huntington Beach Union High Business Services $213,685 $64,973
63. Woccse General Counsel Huntington Beach Union High Special Education $213,685 $56,179
64. Assoc Supt Educ & Support Svcs Capistrano Unified Student Support Services $212,870 $53,732
65. Middle Sch Principal Laguna Beach Unified Thurston Middle School $212,220 $56,239
66. Dir. Social Emotional Support Laguna Beach Unified Instruction/Categoricals $212,182 $56,045
67. Assistant Superintendent, Hr Los Alamitos Unified Assistant Supt Hr $212,180 $46,978
68. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $212,164 $86,071
69. Senior Dir, Fiscal Services Magnolia Elementary Fiscal Services $211,868 $64,303
70. Elementary Principal Laguna Beach Unified El Morro Elementary $211,552 $51,459
71. Assistant Superintendent Orange Unified Human Resources $208,766 $33,706
72. Executive Director, Admin Svs Fullerton Joint Union High Superintendent Office $208,317 $58,754
73. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $207,735 $54,149
74. Asst Supt - Administrative Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $207,735 $41,222
75. Asst Supt Executive Services Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Executive Services $207,379 $61,543
76. Asst Supt Business Saddleback Valley Unified Business Serv Assistant Supt $206,411 $64,411
77. Asst Supt Facilities&Oper&Tech Saddleback Valley Unified Business Serv Assistant Supt $206,411 $66,592
78. Asst Supt Instruction Saddleback Valley Unified Educational Services Elem $206,410 $55,832
79. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $206,284 $60,081
80. Counsel II Orange County Department of Education Legal Services $206,284 $72,517
81. Exec Dir, Facilities/Construct Fullerton Joint Union High Construct Mod (Bond) $206,108 $67,501
82. Assistant Superintendent Orange Unified Education Services $206,066 $53,005
83. Assistant Superintendent Cl Orange Unified Business Services $206,066 $63,859
84. Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Huntington Beach City Elementary District Office $205,959 $45,183
85. Ex Dir C&I Gen & Sped 6-12 Atp Capistrano Unified Ed Services Department $205,250 $51,479
86. Superintendent Newport-Mesa Unified Superintendent $205,155 $37,873
87. Assistant Superintendent-Educational Services Anaheim Elementary Educational Services $204,238 $48,699
88. Assistant Superintendent-Human Resources Anaheim Elementary Human Resources $204,238 $48,030
89. Assistant Superintendent Tustin Unified Superintendent And Board $204,028 $55,266
90. Chief Business Official Magnolia Elementary Fiscal Services $203,818 $52,081
91. Assistant Superintendent-Administrative Services Anaheim Elementary Administrative Services $203,654 $52,812
92. Executive Director Supp Svcs Orange County Department of Education Support Services $202,598 $71,891
93. Executive Director Hr Orange County Department of Education Human Services Unit $202,401 $71,753
94. Asst Supt Schl Ldrshp Inst Sec Capistrano Unified Ed Services Department $201,591 $43,501
95. Deputy Supt./Chief Officer HR Brea-Olinda Unified Education & Hr Admin. $201,558 $58,366
96. High School Teacher Laguna Beach Unified Laguna Beach High School $201,102 $54,673
97. Principal Transition Programs Capistrano Unified Career Preparation $201,092 $48,916
98. Elementary Principal Laguna Beach Unified Top Of The World Elementary $200,940 $43,795
99. Director Information Technolog Orange County Department of Education Information Technology $200,834 $83,592
100. Asst. Superintendent Business Brea-Olinda Unified Business Administration $200,217 $53,173