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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

K-12 Education in County

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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position K-12 Education Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Superintendent Scotts Valley Unified Management $279,948 $67,133
2. Superintendent Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $257,007 $61,149
3. Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $237,884 $69,058
4. Superintendent Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $227,683 $40,943
5. Superintendent San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent $210,572 $44,818
6. Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $193,739 $43,763
7. Assistant Superintendent Educational Services Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $192,965 $35,238
8. Chief Technology & Innovation Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $188,724 $50,923
9. Deputy Superintendent, Bus Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $188,431 $60,378
10. Executive Director II, Alternate Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $187,885 $48,209
11. Superintendent Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $184,175 $39,417
12. Director School Safety & Risk Prevention Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $177,671 $48,234
13. Associate Superintendent, Education Specialist Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $174,358 $47,908
14. Assistant. Superintendent Business Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Cabinet $173,663 $53,894
15. Superintendent Bonny Doon Union Elementary Administrator $172,340 $44,071
16. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $171,182 $58,860
17. Chief Business Officer Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet Cl $170,380 $47,466
18. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $169,819 $37,649
19. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $169,325 $36,569
20. Executive Director II, Special Education Local Planning Area Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $165,094 $46,710
21. Executive Director Human Resource, Classified
Other Positions Held: Executive Director Human Resource Certificated, Executive Director Human Resource Certificated
Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $164,049 $46,852
22. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $163,428 $57,412
23. Chief Human Resource Officer San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Cabinet $161,639 $34,835
24. Executive Director Student Support Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $161,556 $54,273
25. Executive Director Human Resource Fiscal Services Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $160,875 $47,831
26. Chief Human Resource Officer Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $156,675 $43,427
27. Teacher - Alternate Education Special Assignment Santa Cruz County Office of Education Teachers $153,549 $45,286
28. Executive Director Alternative Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $153,200 $45,194
29. High School Principal San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $152,992 $35,909
30. Executive Director Special. Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $152,524 $44,971
31. Director, Food/Nutrition Svcs Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $152,399 $40,399
32. Senior Director, District Support & Leadership Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $150,690 $36,379
33. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $150,293 $46,632
34. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $149,258 $46,704
35. Chief Academic Officer Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $148,139 $33,625
36. Senior Director Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley New Teacher Project Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $146,834 $44,184
37. Chief Special Education Student Services Officer San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Cabinet $146,451 $35,117
38. Teacher - Alternate Education Special Assignment Santa Cruz County Office of Education Teachers $146,212 $44,495
39. Director Fiscal Services Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $146,028 $48,234
40. Principal, High School Pajaro Valley Unified Site Administration $145,211 $53,452
41. Director Adult Education Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $144,365 $35,446
42. Director Student Services Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $143,497 $55,125
43. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $142,715 $37,994
44. Superintendent San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent $142,452 $26,534
45. Director Of Info Tech San Lorenzo Valley Unified Classified Management $141,991 $40,217
46. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $140,782 $35,005
47. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $140,517 $37,728
48. Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $139,829 $32,076
49. Principal, Middle School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $139,382 $22,973
50. Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $138,943 $43,507
51. Director Hr Classified Pajaro Valley Unified Adminstration $138,863 $59,486
52. Director, Maint/Oper/Trans Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $138,694 $37,209
53. Director Selpa Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $138,374 $37,090
54. Director, Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley New Teacher Project Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $137,982 $43,117
55. Principal, Elementary Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $137,527 $36,913
56. Director, Info Technology Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $137,455 $43,613
57. Director Child Development Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $137,412 $31,124
58. Director Facility/Maintenance/Transportation Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $137,305 $34,652
59. Director Santa Cruz County College Committee Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $136,391 $47,978
60. Director Outside Science Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $135,773 $42,469
61. Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Soquel Union Elementary Classified Management $135,633 $48,420
62. Director, Special Education Santa Cruz City Schools Director $135,122 $36,781
63. Chief Business Official Scotts Valley Unified Management $134,952 $59,425
64. Chief Business Officer San Lorenzo Valley Unified Classified Cabinet $134,678 $39,463
65. Director Technology Pajaro Valley Unified Adminstration $134,655 $60,880
66. Principal, High School Pajaro Valley Unified Site Administration $134,388 $53,665
67. Coordinator, Math Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $134,032 $41,393
68. Administrator Social/Behavior Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $133,456 $55,461
69. Director, Student Services Santa Cruz City Schools Director $132,782 $34,000
70. Director Equity State & Fed Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $132,054 $53,218
71. Director Maintenance/Operation/Facility Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $131,796 $39,861
72. Assistant. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Assistant Principal $131,366 $31,145
73. Elementary Principal San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $131,015 $32,665
74. Migrant Payroll Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $130,917 $48,097
75. Principal, Elementary Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $130,756 $35,681
76. Director Ela Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $130,656 $53,139
77. Assistant. Director. Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley New Teacher Project Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $130,509 $32,460
78. Charter School Administrator San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $130,055 $32,431
79. Director Migrant Education Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $129,710 $52,822
80. Director Info & Technology Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $129,618 $35,129
81. Principal, Middle School Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $129,257 $35,557
82. Principal, Elementary Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $129,105 $35,921
83. Director Hr Certificated Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $128,065 $52,557
84. Principal, Wcsa Pajaro Valley Unified Site Administration $128,027 $52,567
85. Teacher, Special Assignment Pajaro Valley Unified Special Assignment $127,563 $52,460
86. Coordinator, Arts Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $127,540 $41,218
87. Principal, Middle School Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $127,384 $36,032
88. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $127,259 $40,949
89. Elementary Principal San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $126,873 $31,007
90. Occupational Therapist Pajaro Valley Unified Professional Services $126,398 $58,607
91. Director, Human Resources Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $125,997 $40,397
92. Principal, Elementary School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $125,908 $35,261
93. Assistant. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Assistant Principal $125,821 $33,171
94. Superintendent Pacific Elementary Administrator $125,798 $32,558
95. Director Information Technology Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $125,682 $45,759
96. Principal, Elementary School Santa Cruz City Schools Principl $125,560 $35,422
97. Principal, Middle School Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $125,417 $30,734
98. Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Santa Cruz City Schools Director $125,034 $34,293
99. Chief Business Officer Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $124,932 $29,887
100. Teacher - Alternative Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Teachers $124,418 $41,552