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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. Chief Executive Officer And General Manager Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $605,463 $50,840
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $423,396 $145,539
3. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $362,852 $24,725
4. Chief Grid Strategy And Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $361,295 $46,490
5. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Exec Services $346,033 $68,688
6. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $341,644 $110,941
7. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $340,056 $157,419
8. Chief Generation And Grid Assets Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $337,323 $42,043
9. Chief Workforce Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $329,296 $39,599
10. Chief Legal Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $326,598 $30,361
11. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $317,817 $103,887
12. Procurement Director Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $308,450 $49,025
13. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $308,194 $118,225
14. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $304,466 $116,104
15. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,054 $106,424
16. Line Construction Foreman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $300,927 $39,435
17. Executive Director Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $296,914 $54,711
18. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $295,815 $117,077
19. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $292,787 $44,391
20. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $292,294 $119,500
21. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $291,764 $113,461
22. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $289,289 $39,684
23. General Manager Oakdale Irrigation District Administration $289,109 $51,258
24. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Power Management $285,577 $77,953
25. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $284,869 $55,378
26. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $280,001 $33,097
27. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $279,999 $64,150
28. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $279,426 $79,068
29. Ceo Marin Clean Energy Administration $278,930 $27,357
30. Executive Officer Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Administration $277,885 $38,393
31. Senior Power Systems Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $277,145 $18,051
32. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $275,117 $50,501
33. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $272,623 $73,994
34. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $271,855 $99,461
35. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $270,352 $76,188
36. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $268,243 $108,475
37. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $268,137 $39,369
38. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $268,118 $72,961
39. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $268,011 $29,696
40. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $267,809 $39,016
41. Director of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Dept Administration $266,633 $143,136
42. Lead Distribution System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $266,494 $32,862
43. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,639 $90,225
44. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $264,253 $76,385
45. Director of Operations & Mtnc East Bay Municipal Utility District Omd Administration $263,537 $115,086
46. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $263,310 $57,414
47. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $263,155 $43,570
48. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $260,580 $94,017
49. Deputy General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $258,263 $90,531
50. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $257,867 $42,529
51. Senior Agm-Electric Operations Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $256,613 $128,355
52. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $255,531 $60,638
53. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,168 $102,821
54. Director of Wtr/Natural Resrce East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Resources Dept $253,883 $136,294
55. Director, Enterprise System Support Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $253,752 $43,060
56. Director of Engineering&Const East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $253,262 $132,378
57. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $253,158 $83,870
58. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $253,071 $97,853
59. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of General Counsel $251,871 $148,169
60. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $251,290 $95,610
61. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $250,175 $96,830
62. General Manager Yuba County Water Agency General Admin. $249,543 $71,733
63. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $247,530 $41,991
64. General Manager Merced Irrigation District General Management $247,359 $62,321
65. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $247,303 $107,333
66. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $246,636 $102,622
67. Line Sub Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $246,142 $30,776
68. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $246,121 $101,121
69. Manager, Distribution System Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $246,073 $32,911
70. Director, Community Choice Aggregation Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Community Energy Services $245,301 $25,867
71. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Safety And Regulatory Services Section $245,280 $96,425
72. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $243,566 $37,276
73. Troubleshooter With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $242,567 $39,019
74. Agm-Transmission And Distribution Modesto Irrigation District Electric Trans And Dist $242,075 $124,618
75. General Counsel San Diego County Water Authority General Counsel $241,927 $86,977
76. Chief Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $241,690 $34,189
77. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $241,481 $24,375
78. Director, Substation, Telecommunication And Metering Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $240,976 $27,273
79. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $240,661 $37,108
80. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section $240,293 $102,238
81. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $240,141 $99,332
82. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives $239,611 $97,070
83. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $238,620 $18,407
84. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $237,806 $30,782
85. Mgr of Maint & Const/Water Ops East Bay Municipal Utility District Omd Administration $237,046 $115,247
86. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $237,026 $95,498
87. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $236,767 $38,716
88. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $236,734 $84,441
89. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $235,473 $30,338
90. Manager, Energy Management Systems Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $235,062 $33,632
91. Shift Senior Power Systems Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $234,590 $22,281
92. Section Manager -Power Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $234,409 $95,772
93. Manager Of Operations Merced Irrigation District Energy Resources-Engineering $232,685 $20,168
94. Lead Distribution System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $232,464 $40,622
95. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $232,077 $97,459
96. Senior Distribution System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $232,074 $40,411
97. Manager of Information Systems East Bay Municipal Utility District Information Systems $232,050 $115,044
98. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $231,639 $24,209
99. Strategic Communication And Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $231,081 $102,052
100. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $230,189 $30,080