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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 Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $384,736 $89,725
2. Manager General Assistant Energy Department Imperial Irrigation District Energy $349,094 $609
3. General Manager And Chief Executive Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $342,981 $46,051
4. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $315,539 $19,125
5. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Manager $304,782 $47,774
6. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $296,771 $36,386
7. Assistant General Manager, Energy Supply Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $290,239 $41,096
8. Asst General Manager/COO Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Manager $286,810 $37,843
9. Attorney And General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $284,838 $35,098
10. Asst General Manager/CAO Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Manager $283,615 $30,992
11. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $282,005 $41,011
12. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $280,794 $61,588
13. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $279,931 $31,660
14. Asst General Manager/CFO Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $277,543 $43,166
15. Director, Distribution Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $270,430 $26,573
16. General Manager Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $261,289 $100,382
17. Executive Program Manager Imperial Irrigation District Water $258,056 $0
18. General Counsel San Diego County Water Authority General Counsel $257,444 $32,735
19. Asst General Manager/Strategic Water Iniatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Manager $253,441 $45,684
20. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $251,369 $9,711
21. Manager Energy Department Assistant Imperial Irrigation District Energy $250,342 $18,036
22. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $245,168 $44,146
23. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $244,425 $35,164
24. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $241,513 $36,250
25. Manager Energy Department Imperial Irrigation District Energy $240,916 $15,234
26. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Corporate Resources Group $238,047 $41,754
27. Deputy Assistant General Manager, Distribution, Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $237,667 $36,980
28. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $237,222 $31,293
29. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $230,201 $26,841
30. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $229,995 $35,734
31. Director of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Dept Administration $229,928 $19,125
32. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $229,285 $41,408
33. Power Troubleshooter Foreman Imperial Irrigation District Energy $226,138 $20,312
34. Director of Finance East Bay Municipal Utility District Finance Department Admin $225,643 $14,152
35. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water System Operations Group $224,742 $43,609
36. Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Technician With Radiation Protection Certification Journ Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rancho Seco Nuclear Operations Fuel $223,363 $15,968
37. AGM, Generation Services Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $223,239 $23,697
38. AGM, Power Management Northern California Power Agency Power Management $221,786 $25,811
39. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $221,515 $26,458
40. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,398 $47,903
41. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $219,983 $35,460
42. Senior Civil Engineer East Bay Municipal Utility District Grp1 Construction Contract Mgt $219,632 $8,161
43. AGM, Administrative Services Northern California Power Agency Administrative Services $218,547 $26,238
44. Director of Operations & Mtnc East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration $217,934 $8,161
45. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of General Counsel $217,927 $9,836
46. Director of Facilities and Streams Merced Irrigation District Water Utilities Irrigation Operations $217,249 $19,725
47. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager and Public Affairs $217,208 $28,721
48. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $215,932 $35,206
49. Manager, Combustion Turbine Facilities Northern California Power Agency Combustion Turbine $214,710 $26,098
50. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $214,704 $16,476
51. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $213,094 $19,136
52. AGM, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $213,033 $26,048
53. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Group $212,690 $48,958
54. Associate Electrical Engineer East Bay Municipal Utility District Instrument Control Power Engineering - West $211,586 $8,161
55. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,919 $40,609
56. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $209,855 $34,636
57. Director of Administration East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration - Admin $209,393 $15,041
58. Asst to Gen Manager., Business Development Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $208,843 $23,363
59. Deputy General Manager/External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Manager $208,727 $33,681
60. Manager Operations & Energy Infrastructure Imperial Irrigation District Energy $208,604 $25,661
61. Director Of Strategic Affairs Placer County Water Agency Strategic Affairs $208,377 $26,808
62. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Prop Dev & Mgmt Group $208,237 $40,103
63. Director, Workforce/Workplace Sacramento Municipal Utility District Workforce Management $206,946 $32,352
64. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,067 $39,156
65. Chief Administrative Officer Imperial Irrigation District Administrative Services $204,210 $26,958
66. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $203,625 $50,497
67. Special Assistant IV East Bay Municipal Utility District Inter-Governmental Affairs $203,158 $8,161
68. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water System Operations Group $202,730 $29,109
69. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $202,263 $9,264
70. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California External Affairs Group $201,425 $32,291
71. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,005 $30,203
72. General Manager Santa Fe Irrigation District Administration $200,819 $29,070
73. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Corporate Resources Group $200,721 $45,903
74. Director of Engineering&Const East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $200,204 $17,083
75. Chief Assistant General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $199,848 $26,978
76. Associate Civil Engineer East Bay Municipal Utility District Grp1 Construction Contract Mgt $199,320 $17,083
77. Manager, Customer Strategy Resource Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Customer Leadership And Business $199,157 $16,106
78. Director, Communications And Community Relation Sacramento Municipal Utility District Communication And Advertising Services $199,134 $31,083
79. Operations & Maint Dept Mgr East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration $199,076 $19,125
80. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Design, Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $198,572 $31,752
81. Treasurer-Controller Northern California Power Agency Accounting & Finance $198,504 $22,995
82. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $198,360 $32,789
83. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $198,332 $35,447
84. Shift Senior Power System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operations And Reliability $197,889 $36,979
85. Director, System Operations And Reliability Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operations And Reliability $197,543 $32,068
86. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations & Planning Section $197,324 $29,403
87. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Prop Dev & Mgmt Group $197,250 $36,441
88. General Counsel Imperial Irrigation District General Counsel $196,716 $26,324
89. Asst General Manager-Eng & Ops Three Valleys Municipal Water District Engineering/Planning & Resources $196,494 $3,389
90. General Manager South Feather Water and Power Agency Administration $196,490 $15,093
91. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Services Section $196,338 $35,455
92. Director, Legislative And Regulatory Sacramento Municipal Utility District Legislative And Regulatory $196,271 $35,111
93. Manager, Geothermal Facilities Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $195,951 $24,103
94. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $195,819 $38,388
95. Manager of Human Resources East Bay Municipal Utility District Human Resource Administration $195,575 $8,161
96. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $195,135 $46,458
97. Assistant General Manager Power Supply Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $194,528 $11,476
98. Manager Water Department Imperial Irrigation District Water $194,505 $25,921
99. Chief Financial Officer/Manager Finance Department Imperial Irrigation District Finance $193,779 $27,095
100. Manager of Customer & Comm Svc East Bay Municipal Utility District Customer Services Admin $193,511 $17,083