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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. Chief Executive Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $422,572 $41,788
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $411,223 $113,863
3. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $409,152 $86,144
4. Executive Officer & Assistant General Manager/Water Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $382,072 $97,011
5. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $378,112 $56,105
6. Assistant General Manager/Chief Executive Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $363,211 $100,943
7. Assistant General Manager/Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $352,824 $86,680
8. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $352,824 $83,701
9. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $349,196 $89,205
10. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $345,876 $95,027
11. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $342,887 $93,090
12. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $321,164 $81,919
13. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $315,626 $84,927
14. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $313,935 $98,001
15. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $312,525 $72,639
16. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $311,309 $84,002
17. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $310,602 $96,975
18. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $309,799 $83,441
19. Chief Administrative Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $309,019 $65,918
20. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $307,277 $57,934
21. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,346 $88,024
22. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $302,449 $70,440
23. General Counsel Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Legal $301,108 $46,630
24. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $300,226 $83,832
25. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $297,521 $83,366
26. Section Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Desert Region $296,354 $73,898
27. Chief Operating Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Operations & Accounts Services $295,940 $40,769
28. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $294,954 $52,588
29. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $291,241 $55,287
30. Chief Financial Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Finance $289,032 $49,612
31. Bay-Delta Initiatives Policy Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $288,234 $83,186
32. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Administrative Staff Team $280,900 $76,623
33. Vice President, Power Supply Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Power Supply $275,893 $26,988
34. Manager of Bay-Delta Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $275,884 $81,107
35. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $272,847 $82,854
36. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $272,550 $82,027
37. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $271,955 $78,306
38. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $269,893 $81,491
39. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $269,053 $39,624
40. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $268,393 $56,049
41. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $267,177 $75,210
42. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $267,102 $77,506
43. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $265,771 $79,415
44. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $263,281 $74,231
45. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $262,975 $55,401
46. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $261,890 $62,724
47. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $261,723 $82,338
48. Section Manager-Revenue and Budget Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Revenue and Budget Section $261,460 $82,021
49. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,916 $77,442
50. Team Manager-Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Colorado River Aqueduct Team $256,873 $58,699
51. Section Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $256,033 $71,813
52. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $255,697 $78,259
53. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $255,369 $74,662
54. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,770 $73,628
55. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $254,512 $80,845
56. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $254,178 $36,931
57. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $254,138 $80,755
58. Section Manager- Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $253,151 $80,847
59. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Enterprise Cybersecurity $252,251 $52,863
60. Chief Finance Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Finance/Human Resources $252,147 $49,171
61. Section Manager-Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $251,701 $81,173
62. Section Manager-Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation $250,811 $81,154
63. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $250,052 $81,860
64. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $249,557 $62,481
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,361 $79,543
66. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $247,912 $81,188
67. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $247,299 $54,787
68. Section Manager-Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $247,214 $74,085
69. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $245,761 $79,439
70. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $245,244 $72,777
71. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $244,959 $68,623
72. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $242,531 $65,568
73. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $241,736 $73,140
74. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $240,969 $68,855
75. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $240,797 $71,093
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $240,705 $44,057
77. Section Manager-Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $240,538 $76,891
78. Chief Operations Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Operations $239,880 $30,723
79. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $239,746 $72,983
80. Unit Manager-System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $239,591 $48,734
81. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,636 $69,273
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,346 $64,658
83. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California applications and Support Services $238,302 $75,235
84. Section Manager-Member Services and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $238,275 $69,782
85. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $238,239 $71,428
86. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,123 $64,658
87. Unit Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $238,047 $66,610
88. Executive Assistant to the CEO Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $237,751 $23,775
89. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $237,225 $71,706
90. Program Manager-Regional Recycled Water Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives Unit $236,556 $56,744
91. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $236,546 $83,183
92. Unit Manager-Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $236,503 $75,216
93. Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Equal Employment Opportunity $236,372 $59,400
94. Unit Manager-Operations Planning and Program Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $235,999 $70,849
95. Senior Director, Finance & Accounting Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Finance $235,637 $23,564
96. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $235,624 $56,330
97. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $235,251 $77,883
98. Section Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Eastern and Western Regions $234,585 $77,301
99. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $234,538 $73,750
100. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $234,512 $70,950