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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 Districts for Activity

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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $400,836 $126,171
2. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,771 $56,789
3. Assistant General Manager & Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,488 $93,967
4. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $305,278 $50,308
5. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $303,909 $90,164
6. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $293,018 $43,626
7. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiatv Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,100 $103,286
8. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $286,803 $100,972
9. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $265,424 $95,422
10. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $263,736 $71,631
11. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $259,437 $86,911
12. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Real Property Development And Management $256,367 $91,051
13. Dir. Of Res. & Program Dev. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $252,738 $10,948
14. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $251,496 $90,111
15. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group Manager $250,865 $89,228
16. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,621 $81,550
17. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $246,277 $87,319
18. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $243,294 $85,372
19. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $242,011 $84,670
20. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $241,430 $69,426
21. Deputy Gm External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $238,337 $90,514
22. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Manager Of Wrmg $231,589 $88,796
23. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $227,627 $85,683
24. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $224,086 $54,724
25. Chief Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $219,402 $74,500
26. Manager Of Financial Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Treasury/Debt Management $217,824 $64,616
27. Section Manager-Conveyance&Distrbn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $217,413 $82,886
28. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $216,393 $80,386
29. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $213,348 $70,736
30. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Quality Section Manager $212,834 $78,524
31. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $212,600 $71,982
32. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $211,447 $77,329
33. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Total Compensation $211,033 $78,639
34. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $207,090 $78,022
35. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $207,051 $75,835
36. Section Manager-Water Ops&Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Operations & Planning Section $206,919 $79,081
37. Director Of Info Tech Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Info Tech Section Manager $206,779 $79,198
38. Pr Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $206,318 $54,802
39. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Group Manager, External Affairs $205,405 $90,152
40. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $205,283 $61,740
41. Section Manager-Ops Safety&Env Srv Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $204,628 $78,361
42. Director Of Proj. Adm. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $202,699 $52,435
43. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $202,612 $70,985
44. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $202,521 $78,223
45. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,112 $48,063
46. Section Manager-Ops Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Operations Support Services Section Manager $200,843 $79,760
47. Section Manager-Power Ops&Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating & Plan Section $199,906 $78,547
48. Section Manager II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Resource Implementation Section Manager $199,745 $79,129
49. Section Manager-Conveyance&Distrbn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $199,441 $79,696
50. Aqueduct Pump Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pump Maintenance Team $199,274 $54,496
51. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $198,541 $79,696
52. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $198,513 $77,233
53. Assistant General Manage-Administration Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $197,100 $41,464
54. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,941 $71,002
55. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,681 $90,611
56. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,583 $75,475
57. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,452 $68,970
58. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Controller Services $194,090 $58,956
59. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $193,830 $60,629
60. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Treatment Section Manager $193,733 $78,118
61. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $192,784 $73,411
62. Director Of Reg. Affairs Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $192,028 $17,502
63. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Res P&D Section Manager $191,884 $49,343
64. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $191,467 $67,936
65. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $190,226 $75,054
66. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $189,522 $54,799
67. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations Section $188,700 $65,337
68. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group Manager $188,652 $74,780
69. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $188,602 $70,974
70. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $188,453 $67,005
71. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $188,413 $65,479
72. Manager Of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Administrative Services Section Manager $187,777 $69,782
73. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California IT Infrastructure Services Unit $187,708 $67,649
74. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $187,623 $72,785
75. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Business Outreach Manager $187,124 $75,905
76. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Res P&D Section Manager $187,099 $64,920
77. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Customer Services $186,645 $60,331
78. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $186,559 $78,901
79. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $186,322 $59,546
80. Assistant Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury/Debt Management Section $186,277 $67,083
81. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning & Acquisition Unit $186,191 $68,131
82. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $185,676 $69,515
83. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $185,669 $68,427
84. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $185,495 $72,645
85. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power & Equipment Reliability Unit $185,465 $70,051
86. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Field Survey Team $184,499 $67,039
87. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $184,304 $70,802
88. Sr. Project Administrator Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $183,648 $23,416
89. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Conservation & Community Services Section Manager $183,258 $74,452
90. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Control System Application Services Team $183,211 $56,696
91. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $183,169 $73,166
92. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $182,880 $61,477
93. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $182,365 $70,671
94. Assistant Unit Manager-Conveyance&Distr Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $182,349 $72,191
95. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $182,177 $69,439
96. Pr Environmental Spec Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chemistry Unit $181,509 $66,382
97. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget & Financial Planning Section $181,150 $58,589
98. Workers Compensation Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Workers Compensation/Medical Screening $180,630 $72,642
99. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $180,418 $71,180
100. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $180,128 $66,794