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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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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 $423,396 $145,539
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $317,817 $103,887
3. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $308,194 $118,225
4. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $304,466 $116,104
5. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,054 $106,424
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $295,815 $117,077
7. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $292,787 $44,391
8. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $292,294 $119,500
9. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $291,764 $113,461
10. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $284,869 $55,378
11. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $279,426 $79,068
12. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $271,855 $99,461
13. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $268,243 $108,475
14. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,639 $90,225
15. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $264,253 $76,385
16. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $263,155 $43,570
17. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $260,580 $94,017
18. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,168 $102,821
19. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $253,071 $97,853
20. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $251,290 $95,610
21. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $247,303 $107,333
22. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $246,636 $102,622
23. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $246,121 $101,121
24. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Safety And Regulatory Services Section $245,280 $96,425
25. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section $240,293 $102,238
26. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $240,141 $99,332
27. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives $239,611 $97,070
28. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $237,026 $95,498
29. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $236,734 $84,441
30. Section Manager -Power Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $234,409 $95,772
31. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $232,077 $97,459
32. Strategic Communication And Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $231,081 $102,052
33. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $229,993 $82,503
34. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $229,672 $95,833
35. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $229,404 $92,190
36. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $227,993 $83,348
37. Dir. Of Res. & Program Dev. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $227,861 $12,419
38. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $227,169 $86,269
39. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $225,538 $98,418
40. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $224,730 $98,902
41. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $224,422 $41,599
42. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $224,000 $94,284
43. Budget And Treasury Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $222,145 $95,943
44. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $219,513 $76,634
45. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $218,951 $69,797
46. Section Manager -Operations Safety And Regulatory Service Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Program Support $218,480 $88,716
47. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Treatment Unit $218,341 $87,219
48. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives $218,206 $94,671
49. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $217,748 $84,469
50. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $217,106 $86,641
51. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $216,886 $78,687
52. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $216,654 $80,091
53. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $215,765 $91,765
54. Manager Of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $215,680 $88,275
55. Director Of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $215,563 $92,026
56. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations, Inclusion And Analytics $214,427 $79,291
57. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facilities Design Team $213,437 $83,736
58. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $213,316 $86,306
59. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Infrastructure Services Unit $212,452 $84,365
60. Assistant General Manager-Administration Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $212,204 $44,592
61. Section Manager -Environ Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Planning Section $211,151 $80,509
62. Unit Manager -Power And Equipment Reliability Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $210,698 $85,829
63. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $210,359 $81,854
64. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,700 $86,372
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,142 $90,889
66. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $209,029 $80,781
67. Unit Manager -System Analysis Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $208,639 $87,558
68. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $208,574 $87,707
69. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $207,523 $78,751
70. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $207,487 $89,953
71. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $207,270 $78,800
72. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,718 $70,883
73. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,623 $70,883
74. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $206,454 $93,231
75. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Distribution System Program Team $206,426 $88,901
76. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $206,234 $90,268
77. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,209 $55,656
78. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Treatment Unit $205,971 $86,700
79. Unit Manager -Construction Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Construction Services Unit $205,959 $83,121
80. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $205,743 $73,729
81. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,429 $71,294
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,308 $84,220
83. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Treatment Unit $205,093 $76,272
84. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,029 $81,720
85. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $204,429 $101,861
86. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $204,289 $76,584
87. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $204,076 $64,000
88. Team Manager -Facility Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $203,974 $83,577
89. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $203,289 $71,755
90. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $202,822 $87,508
91. Team Manager -Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Storage Program Team $202,666 $86,539
92. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $202,402 $47,310
93. Team Manager -Maintenance Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Maintenance Engineering Team $200,351 $81,563
94. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Treatment Unit $199,833 $79,297
95. Director Of Reg. Affairs Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $199,693 $18,246
96. Unit Manager -Implement Project And Studies Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Implementation Project And Studies Unit $199,397 $87,134
97. Section Manager -Water Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $199,036 $91,136
98. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $199,010 $89,993
99. Section Manager -Member Service And Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Service And Public Outreach $197,810 $84,488
100. Team Manager -Design Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pipeline Design Team $197,552 $83,518