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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 Scotts Valley Unified Management $281,551 $73,290
2. County Supt. Of Schools Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $271,928 $67,680
3. Superintendent Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $244,016 $43,841
4. Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $239,819 $73,587
5. Superintendent San Lorenzo Valley Unified Superintendent $236,777 $55,367
6. Superintendent Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $224,930 $49,491
7. Superintendent Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $218,093 $47,448
8. Assistant Supt Human Resources Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $214,223 $44,800
9. Assistant Supt Educational Services Santa Cruz City Schools Certificated Cabinet $210,153 $37,776
10. Assistant Superintendent Business Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Cabinet $200,011 $76,683
11. Deputy Superintendent, Bus Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $196,729 $67,272
12. Chief Tech & Innovation Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $191,054 $54,354
13. Exective Director II, Alt Edu Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $190,720 $51,755
14. Associate Superintendent, Es Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $186,831 $52,786
15. Superintendent Bonny Doon Union Elementary Administrator $185,734 $47,760
16. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $176,106 $50,529
17. Chief Business Officer Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet Cl $173,939 $52,185
18. Assistant Supt Human Resources San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Cabinet $171,303 $41,123
19. Executive Director II, Selpa Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $171,021 $50,735
20. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $170,674 $53,279
21. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $169,111 $39,098
22. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $168,955 $62,100
23. Executive Director Student Supp Serv/Fy Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $168,305 $60,789
24. Assistant Superintendent Pajaro Valley Unified Cabinet $168,279 $61,473
25. Executive. Director. Hr. Certificated Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $167,673 $50,138
26. Executive. Director. Fiscal Services Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $167,355 $52,639
27. Assistant Superintendent, Ed Svcs Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $165,250 $38,082
28. Executive Dir Special. Educ Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $165,042 $49,685
29. Chief Human Resource Officer Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $165,034 $52,306
30. Teacher - Ae Special Assgnmt Santa Cruz County Office of Education Teachers $164,117 $49,564
31. Chief Academic Officer Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $163,945 $39,464
32. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $162,448 $42,742
33. Director, Special Education Santa Cruz City Schools Director $161,837 $33,451
34. Exective Director Alternative Education Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $161,805 $49,452
35. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $161,600 $46,273
36. Assistant Superintendent, Business Serv Soquel Union Elementary Classified Management $160,974 $56,624
37. Assistant Superintendent San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Cabinet $159,327 $38,906
38. High School Principal San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $158,417 $40,551
39. Assistant Supt Specedstud Serv San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Cabinet $157,093 $40,856
40. Teacher - Ae Special Assgnmt Santa Cruz County Office of Education Teachers $156,468 $48,893
41. Senior Dir.Sc/Svntp Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $155,243 $48,073
42. Senior Director, District Supp & Ldrsp Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $155,165 $38,043
43. Director Of Info Tech San Lorenzo Valley Unified Classified Management $153,628 $46,261
44. Chief Business Official Scotts Valley Unified Management $153,605 $67,463
45. Assistant Supt Business Office San Lorenzo Valley Unified Classified Cabinet $153,173 $49,708
46. Director, Finance Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $153,084 $49,516
47. Director, Classified Personnel Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $152,680 $34,093
48. Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $152,420 $44,671
49. Director, Food/Nutrition Svcs Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $151,182 $44,953
50. Principal, Middle School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $150,968 $27,164
51. Superintendent Mountain Elementary Certificated Administration $150,662 $40,254
52. Superintendent Happy Valley Elementary Superintendent $150,431 $39,747
53. Director, CIA Santa Cruz City Schools Director $149,404 $41,674
54. Director, Maint/Oper/Trans Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $148,949 $40,991
55. Director Curriculum/Instruct Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $147,932 $42,036
56. Manager Migrant/Seasonal Head Start Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $147,844 $47,348
57. Principal, Middle School Soquel Union Elementary Certificated Management $147,641 $35,012
58. Principal, Elementary School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $146,352 $43,852
59. Director, Student Services Santa Cruz City Schools Director $145,671 $43,343
60. Director Fiscal Services Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $145,504 $54,138
61. Director Information Technology Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $145,028 $53,398
62. Executive Director Teach/Learn Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $144,498 $56,126
63. Director Sc County College Commit. Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $144,462 $52,828
64. Principal, Middle School Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $144,363 $41,022
65. Director, CIA Santa Cruz City Schools Director $144,121 $43,171
66. Principal, Alt. Education Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $143,626 $43,038
67. Principal, Middle School Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $142,921 $41,606
68. Director, Sc/Svntp Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $142,238 $46,139
69. Director Main/Oper/Fac Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $141,016 $43,793
70. Principal, Alt. Education Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $140,904 $40,026
71. Director Of Human Resources Scotts Valley Unified Management $140,705 $48,262
72. Assistant Director. Sc/Svntp Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $140,491 $34,801
73. Director School Safety & Risk Prvn Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $140,146 $53,693
74. Speech And Language Specialist Pajaro Valley Unified Special Education $139,992 $42,597
75. Assistant Director. Sc/Svntp Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $139,715 $34,626
76. Covid-19 Manager Santa Cruz County Office of Education Classified Management $139,043 $48,383
77. Principal, Elementary Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $138,950 $39,853
78. Director Outside Sci Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $138,942 $45,280
79. Director Adult Education Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $138,515 $36,803
80. Charter School Administrator San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $138,365 $36,985
81. Director Curr,Instr & Assess Scotts Valley Unified Management $137,903 $49,064
82. Principal, Middle School Santa Cruz City Schools Principal $137,803 $36,968
83. Director Selpa Pajaro Valley Unified Administration $137,692 $36,565
84. Principal, Elementary Live Oak Elementary Certificated Management $137,634 $40,181
85. Director Hr Classified Pajaro Valley Unified Adminstration $137,120 $63,049
86. MTSS Safety and Wellness Coord Santa Cruz City Schools MTSS Safety and Wellness Coordinator $137,025 $24,621
87. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $136,549 $57,027
88. Assistant Principal, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Assistant Principal $136,510 $41,687
89. Principal, Charter School Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $135,850 $44,918
90. Coordinator, Math Santa Cruz County Office of Education Certificated Management $135,539 $43,755
91. Teacher, General Ed Pajaro Valley Unified Secondary Education $135,204 $36,144
92. Elementary Principal San Lorenzo Valley Unified Certificated Administration $134,991 $32,019
93. Principal, Elementary Scotts Valley Unified Management $134,035 $46,637
94. Construction Project Mgr.(Bond) San Lorenzo Valley Unified Classified Management $133,988 $43,072
95. Director Technology Pajaro Valley Unified Adminstration $133,805 $64,422
96. Teacher, High School Santa Cruz City Schools Teacher $133,712 $30,315
97. Director Facility/Maint/Trans Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $133,261 $39,483
98. Chief Business Officer Live Oak Elementary Classified Management $132,593 $47,413
99. Director, Human Resources Santa Cruz City Schools Classified Management $132,346 $48,090
100. Occupational Therapist Pajaro Valley Unified Professional Services $132,224 $63,718