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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 Sunnyvale Superintendent $319,446 $57,022
2. Superintendent Santa Clara Unified District Office $314,380 $60,198
3. Superintendent Oak Grove Elementary Administration Wing $306,267 $72,897
4. Superintendent Cupertino Union Certificated Management $287,949 $58,687
5. Superintendent Gilroy Unified Administration Office $271,521 $56,146
6. Superintendent San Jose Unified Superintendent's Office $266,739 $73,950
7. Superintendent Los Altos Elementary District Office $265,675 $60,431
8. Deputy Superintendent Sunnyvale Superintendent $259,231 $39,640
9. Associate Superintendent Cupertino Union Associate Superintendent $241,949 $38,253
10. Superintendent Franklin-McKinley Elementary Fiscal Services $241,643 $64,779
11. Assistant Superintendent-Admin Oak Grove Elementary Personnel $236,134 $56,936
12. Assistant Sup School & Development Santa Clara Unified Support And Development $233,707 $6,229
13. Assistant Super Ed Services Santa Clara Unified Educational Services $233,707 $51,851
14. Superintendent Campbell Union High District Office $230,398 $63,871
15. Assistant Super Human Resource Santa Clara Unified Human Resources $229,706 $51,387
16. A Superintendent Evergreen Elementary District Office $226,881 $59,023
17. Chief Operations Officer Cupertino Union Chief Operations Officer $226,112 $54,489
18. Deputy Superintendent San Jose Unified Superintendent's Office $225,843 $56,645
19. Assistant Superintendent Oak Grove Elementary Administration Wing $225,842 $71,106
20. Assistant Supt Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment Sunnyvale Superintendent $218,415 $38,032
21. Assistant Superintendent-Business Los Altos Elementary District Office $217,149 $66,779
22. Chief Financial Officer Sunnyvale Superintendent $209,178 $38,486
23. Chief Operations Officer Sunnyvale Superintendent $208,234 $65,368
24. Assistant Superintendent-Hr Franklin-McKinley Elementary Fiscal Services $206,386 $54,984
25. Assistant Superintendent Gilroy Unified Business Services $205,931 $45,733
26. Chief Of Strategy & Human Cap Campbell Union High District Office $205,820 $45,759
27. Assistant Supt Spec Education Sunnyvale Superintendent $203,213 $37,506
28. Asst Superintendent-Business Campbell Union High District Office $201,596 $51,934
29. Director Educational Options Santa Clara Unified Ed Options - Adult Education $200,791 $46,485
30. Director Secondary Curriculum Santa Clara Unified Secondary Curriculum $198,608 $46,063
31. Director I School Bond Project Santa Clara Unified Bond $196,425 $56,194
32. Director-Elementary Curriculum Santa Clara Unified Elementary Curriculum $194,545 $45,311
33. Director/Information Systems Santa Clara Unified Information Technology Group $194,244 $56,098
34. Principal Santa Clara High Santa Clara Unified Santa Clara High School $193,493 $34,297
35. Director Supplemental & Ell Santa Clara Unified Educational Services $193,158 $45,030
36. Assistant Superintendent Instructions Curriculum Los Altos Elementary Curriculum Office $191,652 $43,283
37. Director I Human Resources Santa Clara Unified Human Resources $191,488 $44,932
38. Chief Inf Com Engagement Off-Ciceo Cupertino Union Associate Superintendent $187,109 $43,942
39. A Director Human Resources Evergreen Elementary District Office $187,009 $52,346
40. Principal Cabrillo Middle Santa Clara Unified Cabrillo Middle School $185,063 $43,833
41. Coordinator Attendance/Discipline Santa Clara Unified Attendance & Discipline $184,743 $33,028
42. Principal New Valley Santa Clara Unified New Valley Continuation Hs $184,743 $43,619
43. Principal On Special Assignment Santa Clara Unified Support And Development $184,743 $33,028
44. Chief Business Official Santa Clara Unified Business $184,636 $38,820
45. Senior Director Cupertino Union Certificated Management $184,528 $36,890
46. Coordinator Health & Wellness Santa Clara Unified Health & Wellness $184,000 $32,013
47. Director Of Grounds, Main & Op Santa Clara Unified Business $181,748 $54,847
48. Principal Buchser Middle Santa Clara Unified Buchser Middle School $181,661 $32,306
49. Director Facilities Development/Plan Santa Clara Unified Business $181,580 $53,758
50. Asst Superintendent-Ed Service Campbell Union High District Office $180,854 $53,735
51. Bond Program Administrator Cupertino Union Classified Management $180,587 $26,984
52. Director Of Fiscal Services Santa Clara Unified Business $180,441 $42,894
53. Director Child Nutrition Santa Clara Unified Business $180,075 $23,570
54. Assistant Superintendent Gilroy Unified Human Resources $179,497 $49,645
55. Principal Wilcox High Santa Clara Unified Wilcox High School $179,257 $31,866
56. Coordinator Career Technician Santa Clara Unified Cte Educational Services $178,795 $42,562
57. Coordinator Special Ed Santa Clara Unified Special Education $178,795 $42,781
58. Director Of Instructional Services Sunnyvale Curriculum Department $178,351 $40,977
59. Vice Principal Santa Clara Unified Wilcox High School $177,795 $31,698
60. Director Special Education Santa Clara Unified Special Education $177,577 $27,386
61. Coordinator Of Assessment Santa Clara Unified Assessment $177,249 $42,404
62. Assistant Superintendent/Admin Evergreen Elementary District Office $177,022 $51,369
63. Director - Certificated Cupertino Union Certificated Management $176,618 $42,527
64. Principal Mission Early College Santa Clara Unified Mission Early College High Sch $176,331 $42,147
65. Middle School Principal Sunnyvale Columbia Middle $175,970 $36,038
66. Director Oak Grove Elementary Ed Services $173,547 $40,775
67. Director - Special Education Oak Grove Elementary Special Ed $173,547 $53,697
68. Dir Sp Ed/Pupil Personnel Sunnyvale State Preschool $173,412 $36,713
69. Assistant Superintendent-Business Franklin-McKinley Elementary Fiscal Services $173,401 $59,115
70. Principal Wilson High School Santa Clara Unified Wilson High School $173,372 $41,729
71. Senior Director Cupertino Union Classified Management $172,352 $43,650
72. A Principal - Millbrook Evergreen Elementary Millbrook School $172,043 $50,201
73. A Director Of Instruction Evergreen Elementary District Office $172,032 $44,197
74. Chief Operations Officer Oak Grove Elementary Maintenance $171,986 $56,708
75. Director - Certificated Cupertino Union Certificated Management $171,709 $46,884
76. Director - Certificated Cupertino Union Certificated Management $171,669 $41,225
77. Public Information Officer Santa Clara Unified Support And Development $170,540 $51,751
78. Specialist-Energy Education Gilroy Unified Business Services $170,423 $29,242
79. Principal Bracher Elementary Santa Clara Unified Bracher Elementary School $170,377 $16,070
80. Principal Central Park Element Santa Clara Unified Central Park Elementary School $170,377 $40,100
81. Principal Millikin Elementary Santa Clara Unified Millikin Elementary School $170,377 $30,303
82. Principal Washington Open Elem Santa Clara Unified Washington Open Elementary Sch $170,377 $40,050
83. Principal Laurelwood Elem Santa Clara Unified Laurelwood Elementary School $169,732 $39,942
84. Principal Middle School Cupertino Union Certificated Management $168,847 $26,701
85. Director, Special Ed Los Altos Elementary Special Education $168,661 $50,043
86. Associate Superintendent San Jose Unified Superintendent's Office $168,587 $51,200
87. Principal Middle School Cupertino Union Certificated Management $168,495 $32,883
88. Director Gilroy Unified Student Services $167,755 $47,259
89. Principal Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara Unified Briarwood Elementary School $167,550 $39,358
90. Principal Haman Elementary Santa Clara Unified Haman Elementary School $167,550 $39,637
91. Principal Sutter Elementary Santa Clara Unified Sutter Elementary School $167,550 $29,839
92. Principal Mayne Elementary Santa Clara Unified Mayne Elementary School $166,905 $39,112
93. Principal Westwood Elementary Santa Clara Unified Westwood Elementary School $165,981 $39,166
94. Director Gilroy Unified Educational Services $165,937 $47,112
95. Principal K-5 Cupertino Union Certificated Management $165,738 $25,266
96. Vice Principal Santa Clara Unified Santa Clara High School $165,128 $12,047
97. Vice Principal Santa Clara Unified Wilcox High School $165,128 $26,633
98. Principal Bowers Elementary Santa Clara Unified Bowers Elementary School $164,723 $18,195
99. Principal Ponderosa Elementary Santa Clara Unified Ponderosa Elementary School $164,723 $27,558
100. Principal Gilroy Unified Gilroy High $164,597 $36,899