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

Special District Detail

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Year:
County: Los Angeles County
Activities performed by this Special District:
Employees
2,022
Total Wages
$330,409,071
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$99,033,324

This special district does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

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Last Updated: 8/29/2025

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Bay Delta Initiatives 18 $3,392,328 $917,511
Board Member 38 $0 $0
Employee Relations Section 6 $869,886 $255,543
General Counsel 38 $8,508,697 $2,267,162
Office Of Ethics 6 $1,799,363 $433,604
Resource Implementation Section 3 $736,460 $199,000
Information Technology Section 2 $530,427 $145,544
Legislative Services Section 7 $1,376,535 $437,101
Office Of The General Auditor 12 $2,408,522 $783,579
Water Quality Section 2 $537,693 $147,212
Water Treatment Section 1 $317,539 $102,013
Administrative Services Section 5 $1,008,659 $319,178
Benefits Unit 7 $1,132,305 $370,399
Chemistry Unit 1 $261,976 $78,407
Construction Services Unit 2 $456,062 $145,610
Contracting Services Unit 2 $330,294 $73,782
Document Services Unit 5 $702,445 $197,366
Education Unit 4 $762,879 $242,411
Imported Supply Unit 11 $1,884,974 $544,630
Infrastructure Unit 1 $272,742 $65,825
Manufacturing Services Unit 1 $261,703 $52,690
Microbiology Unit 1 $251,929 $57,135
Risk Management 3 $581,799 $184,588
Security Management Unit 2 $289,893 $91,948
System Operations Unit 4 $783,550 $246,299
Treasury And Debt Management Section 7 $1,318,364 $409,004
Water Purification Unit 1 $278,067 $85,499
Accounting Operations 4 $665,129 $198,398
Accounts Payable Team 11 $1,034,514 $294,836
Aqueduct Maintenance Team 13 $2,330,140 $667,655
Chemistry Compliance Team 13 $1,808,096 $545,537
Coatings Team 9 $971,824 $325,554
Construction Contracts Team 9 $1,415,078 $430,390
Construction Management Team 1 10 $1,897,220 $542,379
Construction Management Team 2 15 $2,703,587 $815,204
Construction Management Team 3 12 $2,125,119 $598,603
Construction Management Unit 1 $297,568 $87,594
Control System Application Services Team 14 $2,420,879 $649,281
Database Services Team 8 $1,362,229 $430,539
Desert Region Coatings Team 13 $1,882,846 $612,397
Desert Region Unit 4 $776,330 $254,024
Diamond Valley Lake Team 20 $3,030,545 $914,841
Diemer Unit 4 $657,555 $211,123
Eagle Team 10 $1,812,430 $430,124
East Region Coating Team 9 $1,394,020 $433,642
Eastern Construction Team 16 $2,306,494 $744,549
Eastern Region Unit 3 $557,840 $157,288
Electrical Team 6 $810,307 $290,883
Emerging Chemicals Team 7 $1,044,459 $320,512
Engineering Compliance Team 7 $1,166,493 $347,703
Enterprise Application Services Team 10 $1,707,183 $527,836
Enterprise Business Systems Unit 1 $281,373 $66,455
Equipment Design Team 13 $2,288,954 $719,059
Executive Administrative Staff Team 8 $1,424,359 $421,677
Executive Managers Team 10 $3,884,617 $829,026
Facility Planning Team 8 $1,519,150 $430,223
Field Survey Team 14 $2,111,576 $691,949
Fleet Unit 4 $674,193 $223,310
General Design Team 8 $1,388,453 $426,661
Graphic Design Team 3 $466,341 $147,896
Hinds Team 10 $1,492,568 $411,996
Hydraulics Team 8 $1,667,889 $536,443
Hydro Electric Team 15 $2,701,665 $828,132
Instrumentation Design Team 7 $1,317,553 $372,186
Inventory Management Team 8 $941,282 $347,124
Iron Team 8 $1,502,663 $356,839
Jensen Unit 1 $133,411 $51,150
La Verne Team 16 $2,723,878 $829,524
Lake Skinner Team 11 $1,871,858 $585,145
Los Angeles Team 20 $3,338,713 $969,438
Maintenance Engineering Team 8 $1,438,858 $456,395
Mills Unit 3 $532,260 $193,261
Office Of Program Management Section Manager 1 $315,605 $91,145
Operations Application Services Team 8 $1,387,735 $476,430
Operations Compliance Team 6 $1,007,634 $301,959
Orange County Team 16 $2,534,579 $760,071
Payroll Team 6 $861,554 $232,468
Pipeline Design Team 10 $1,662,080 $481,434
Power Design Team 11 $1,963,647 $547,710
Powerline Maintenance Team 5 $1,056,148 $336,774
Procurement Team 10 $1,299,973 $384,032
Production Planning Team 5 $730,029 $194,918
Professional Services Contract Team 7 $1,055,143 $308,108
Pump Maintenance Team 14 $2,908,148 $775,819
Reporting And Operations 6 $972,073 $267,234
Reservoir Management Team 8 $1,233,306 $396,533
Riverside Team 12 $2,102,050 $673,222
Safety Of Dams Team 8 $1,421,251 $458,104
Security Management Team 10 $1,942,690 $576,488
Skinner Unit 5 $707,535 $259,190
Source Water Microbiology Team 8 $992,575 $384,235
Substructures Team 5 $767,021 $247,142
Technical Assistance Team 10 $1,497,803 $475,184
Treatment Plant Design Team 12 $2,074,529 $568,259
Valley Team 14 $2,129,131 $651,080
Valve Diving Team 16 $1,521,317 $342,858
Warehousing Team 12 $1,299,523 $468,358
West Region Coating Team 9 $1,273,960 $404,946
Western Construction Team 18 $2,113,362 $643,978
Western Region Unit 3 $605,910 $204,869
Weymouth Unit 2 $416,058 $125,014
Capital Program Management Unit 3 $645,713 $198,258
Construction Management Team 4 4 $795,251 $207,395
Desert Fleet Team 8 $1,304,120 $419,618
East Fleet Team 12 $1,465,384 $489,986
Records Management And Imaging Services 9 $1,063,131 $334,569
Supply Acquisition Team 8 $1,466,144 $454,641
Technical Control Team 7 $1,236,523 $358,727
Treat Plant Lab Team 9 $1,098,654 $370,345
Treated Water Micro Team 7 $1,095,531 $372,135
Water Efficiency Team 14 $1,917,845 $549,122
West Fleet Team 12 $1,718,937 $517,276
Project Controls Team 8 $1,399,451 $414,550
Administrative Services Business Management Team 8 $901,849 $313,096
Apprentice And Technical Training Unit 5 $888,903 $260,724
Budget Administration Unit 5 $869,308 $201,481
Budget And Financial Planning Section 1 $319,008 $92,481
Business Application Service Team 8 $1,416,763 $473,070
Classification-Compensation And Recruitment Unit 15 $2,070,671 $666,671
Community Programs Unit 1 $163,280 $57,342
Conservation And Community Services Section 2 $531,820 $164,902
Controller Services Section 1 $309,855 $64,735
Desert Business Support Team 5 $611,894 $201,485
Desert Control Systems Team 7 $1,334,063 $362,629
Diemer Control Systems Team 9 $1,239,016 $439,373
Diemer Electrical Team 13 $2,069,635 $603,218
Diemer Mechanical Team 11 $1,594,945 $513,753
Diemer Treatment Team 14 $2,818,518 $769,913
Eastern Business Support Team 5 $519,433 $197,295
Engineering Administrative Team 15 $1,986,098 $674,436
Environmental Planning Section 18 $3,145,683 $1,036,798
External Affairs Business Support Team 7 $1,008,293 $325,113
Geographic Information System And Computer Aided Design Application Services Team 8 $1,199,786 $383,733
Health And Safety Program Support Team 7 $1,243,056 $389,098
Heating And Air Conditioning Facility Maintenance Team 10 $1,294,005 $430,463
Human Resources Business Management Team 4 $599,097 $193,220
Information Technology Business Management Team 7 $1,065,111 $321,547
Infrastructure Services Unit 2 $493,623 $140,304
Inspection Trips Team 4 $901,669 $246,421
Jensen Business Support Team 2 $235,477 $74,847
Jensen Control Systems Team 12 $1,651,310 $558,125
Jensen Electrical Team 11 $1,575,692 $478,607
Jensen Mechanical Team 11 $1,450,034 $509,019
Jensen Treatment Team 14 $2,724,596 $751,528
Member Services And Public Outreach Section 4 $735,616 $193,791
Mills Business Support Team 3 $397,151 $116,151
Mills Control Systems Team 7 $1,062,318 $329,128
Mills Electrical Team 8 $1,258,510 $414,145
Mills Mechanical Team 15 $2,335,918 $706,890
Mills Treatment Team 14 $2,586,620 $710,278
Office Of Business Outreach 6 $1,335,137 $413,993
Office Of Engineering Services Group 7 $2,250,119 $623,804
Office Of External Affairs Group 4 $896,943 $262,420
Office Of Human Resources Group 5 $832,405 $251,228
Office Of Water System Operations Group 2 $671,123 $158,258
Operations Business Management Team 7 $616,332 $138,105
Operations Control Center Team 12 $2,758,521 $814,300
Operations Planning And Programs Unit 9 $1,409,643 $369,621
Operations Support Services Section 1 $300,583 $76,859
Planning And Acquisition Unit 1 $283,087 $79,599
Power And Equipment Reliability Unit 3 $662,749 $224,996
Power Operating And Planning Section 6 $1,191,493 $348,205
Property Management Team 9 $1,262,030 $336,753
Real Property Business Management Team 5 $672,490 $200,203
Resource Planning And Development Section 4 $1,099,137 $302,261
Server Administrative Services Team 7 $1,228,902 $347,221
Skinner Control Systems Team 7 $1,052,341 $364,609
Skinner Electrical Team 10 $1,505,607 $446,886
Skinner Mechanical Team 12 $1,850,769 $641,756
Skinner Treatment Team 14 $2,710,841 $867,083
Western Business Support Team 5 $662,780 $214,820
Weymouth Business Support Team 3 $379,884 $114,800
Weymouth Control Systems Team 10 $1,468,440 $474,802
Weymouth Electrical Team 18 $2,688,819 $838,634
Weymouth Mechanical Team 16 $2,300,199 $783,590
Weymouth Treatment Team 16 $2,971,464 $952,886
Acquisition And Disposition Team 9 $1,025,353 $347,648
Board Of Directors Unit 7 $1,234,160 $347,950
Business Intelligence Services Team 5 $873,145 $303,665
Colorado River Aqueduct Team 7 $1,306,351 $384,692
Construction Contracts Unit 1 $285,080 $74,874
Construction Management Team 5 9 $1,434,293 $429,074
Conveyance And Distribution Team 10 $1,692,621 $453,846
Conveyance And Distribution Unit 2 $565,284 $169,041
Design Section 1 $266,183 $83,828
Eastern Region Facility Management Team 18 $2,120,342 $608,409
Eastern Safety And Regulatory Services Site Support Team 8 $1,469,857 $424,406
Environmental Program Support Team 12 $2,197,640 $650,168
External Affairs Customer Services Unit 3 $557,953 $184,178
Fabrication And Machine Shops Team 13 $1,533,040 $517,573
Facility Asset Management Unit 3 $599,665 $162,312
Facility Planning Unit 3 $642,326 $199,182
Federal Legislative Services Unit 2 $467,844 $143,088
Geodetics And Mapping Team 1 9 $1,620,023 $508,911
Geodetics And Mapping Team 2 9 $1,395,337 $460,450
Implementation Projects And Studies Unit 4 $744,176 $223,626
Information Technology Project Management Team 5 $862,737 $263,548
Information Technology Service Desk Team 7 $962,806 $243,713
Land Management Unit 3 $651,822 $197,875
Media And Communications Section 7 $1,393,190 $384,409
Office Of Water Resource Management Group 1 $347,836 $105,246
Operations Safety And Regulatory Services Section 3 $642,224 $166,199
Operations Support Administrative Services Team 6 $614,334 $153,464
Pipeline Rehabilitation Team 7 $1,176,477 $356,348
Program Management Section 1 $135,831 $53,003
Quality Assurance And Quality Control Team 4 $747,444 $221,659
Real Property Section 6 $597,783 $197,161
Resource Development Team 5 $638,761 $226,096
Resource Planning Team 7 $1,265,882 $356,634
Safety And Technical Training Team 9 $1,286,324 $375,306
State Legislative Services Unit 4 $606,374 $160,498
Technology Projects Team 4 $843,511 $212,221
Treatment And Technology Program Management Unit 1 $280,128 $84,651
Treatment Plant Program Management Team 11 $1,911,769 $506,317
Water Resource Management Group Support Team 8 $1,146,538 $395,100
Water Supply Initiatives Unit 1 $281,576 $59,610
Western Region Facility Management Team 11 $1,451,119 $481,589
Western Safety And Regulatory Services Site Support Team 7 $1,048,610 $323,925
Cybersecurity Services Team 4 $492,399 $119,775
Design Technology Team 7 $1,208,546 $365,628
Engineering Field Administrative Team 7 $877,399 $300,948
Enterprise Network Systems 9 $1,717,886 $474,497
Facility Design Support Team 10 $1,503,222 $487,945
Facility Design Team 11 $1,682,059 $526,255
Guest Services Team 26 $1,784,262 $793,374
Human Resources Information Systems Unit 8 $1,017,266 $259,882
Human Resources Strategic Partner Unit 4 $507,599 $176,916
Information Technology Project Management Office Unit 9 $1,732,347 $497,491
Laboratory Support Team 13 $1,767,260 $612,902
Land Planning Team 7 $864,454 $249,974
Quality Assurance Team 7 $1,066,125 $362,007
Systems Design Support Team 15 $2,179,763 $662,521
Conveyance And Distribution Section Manager-Eastern And Western Regions Section 1 $303,212 $100,208
Corrosion Engineering Team 1 9 $1,352,314 $471,071
Corrosion Engineering Team 2 9 $1,387,296 $434,392
Gene Team 9 $1,667,751 $547,564
Office Of Conveyance And Distribution Section Manager-Desert Region 2 $476,664 $115,100
Office Of Enterprise Cybersecurity 3 $438,493 $81,712
Office Of Water System Operations And Planning Section 1 $314,989 $64,854
Operations Projects And Asset Management Unit 10 $1,881,370 $597,998
Organization Learning And Development Unit 4 $624,888 $169,564
Rates, Charges And Financial Planning Unit 4 $735,833 $203,426
Accounts Receivable And Cash Management 5 $530,753 $167,370
Creative Design Team 9 $1,588,666 $498,981
Desert Support Services Unit 2 $327,385 $117,095
Intake Team 15 $2,710,467 $869,126
Major Project Controls Team 1 $62,191 $7,083
Office Of Treasury And Debt Management 1 $298,829 $22,164
Applications And Support Services 1 $315,740 $96,694
Cybersecurity Operations Team 4 $797,066 $250,292
Office Of Equal Employment Opportunity 7 $1,603,609 $312,439
Business Support Team 4 $477,626 $186,531
Capital Investment Plan Team 2 $433,623 $141,606
Construction Contracts Team 2 4 $679,407 $197,470
Emergency Management Team 2 $395,935 $118,055
Information Technology Network Systems Team 6 $949,055 $275,380
Office Of Design Section Manager 1 $299,461 $82,494
Office Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Officer 7 $1,214,271 $351,006
Office Of Engineering Planning Section Manager 3 $796,898 $234,005
Office Of Information Technology Group Manager 2 $617,133 $191,864
Power Compliance Program Unit 6 $1,328,500 $359,377
Pure Water Program Management Unit 1 $273,534 $84,001
Safety And Environmental Services 3 $485,995 $138,854
Special Project Pm Team 5 $987,055 $277,351
Water Reuse And Process Development 9 $1,289,445 $367,771
Benefits Section 1 $307,184 $95,178
Business Continuity Team 1 $210,926 $50,600
Business Management Team-Chief Finance Officer 5 $669,660 $180,590
Group Manager Of Finance And Administration 1 $360,636 $36,416
Off Of Group Manager Of C&D 1 $300,598 $90,045
Off Of Group Manager Treatment&Wq 4 $1,008,627 $283,360
Office Of Chief Finance Officer Section 2 $594,416 $153,161
Office Of Sustainability, Resilience And Innovation Officer 8 $1,795,557 $468,124
Sustainability&Resilience Sect 1 $137,008 $47,331
Sustainability, Resilience & Innovation 1 $13,422 $3,696
Workers Compensation And Medical Accommodations 3 $377,142 $84,810