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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 $579,391 $77,904
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $442,560 $95,490
3. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $386,842 $45,184
4. Chief Grid Strategy And Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $380,308 $38,341
5. Chief Financial Officer United Water Conservation District Administration $368,916 $40,018
6. Chief Generation And Grid Assets Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $360,096 $55,103
7. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $359,217 $84,424
8. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $356,609 $68,167
9. Chief Legal Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $346,592 $70,869
10. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $341,873 $98,976
11. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $336,122 $112,410
12. Engineering Department Manager South San Joaquin Irrigation District Engineering $334,392 $14,821
13. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $331,870 $67,194
14. Chief Workforce Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $331,421 $53,496
15. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $323,007 $49,604
16. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $322,628 $78,232
17. Chief Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $318,990 $61,090
18. CEO Marin Clean Energy Administration $314,456 $39,902
19. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $313,058 $72,244
20. General Manager Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $312,047 $88,943
21. Assistant GM Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $311,337 $61,292
22. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $309,401 $49,006
23. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $309,338 $81,791
24. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $300,816 $79,154
25. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $300,684 $47,174
26. Director Of Engineering & Construction East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $300,439 $74,859
27. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $299,112 $70,541
28. Director Of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Department Administration $298,998 $87,585
29. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $298,990 $61,839
30. Director Of Power Services Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $295,031 $29,395
31. Chief Executive Officer Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $292,961 $38,437
32. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $291,131 $53,272
33. Director, Enterprise System Support Center Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $288,597 $56,876
34. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,824 $62,689
35. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $285,036 $70,184
36. Executive Director Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Administrative $284,383 $41,950
37. Director Of Water/Natural Resource East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Resources Department $284,230 $73,429
38. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $283,959 $50,318
39. General Manager Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District Management $283,810 $50,942
40. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $283,157 $76,771
41. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $282,711 $55,323
42. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $282,506 $54,416
43. Chief Executive Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administration $281,262 $18,251
44. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of General Counsel $280,112 $88,745
45. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $279,962 $49,569
46. Director Of Operations & Mtnc East Bay Municipal Utility District Omd Administration $279,682 $65,923
47. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $276,986 $67,579
48. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $275,453 $66,306
49. Director, Community Choice Aggregation Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Community Energy Services $274,752 $37,320
50. General Manager Merced Irrigation District General Management $274,695 $50,331
51. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $274,142 $59,326
52. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $270,056 $49,387
53. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $268,339 $48,445
54. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $268,011 $30,780
55. General Manager Oakdale Irrigation District Administration $267,276 $47,281
56. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $266,550 $72,478
57. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $265,543 $62,294
58. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $264,918 $66,180
59. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,551 $60,051
60. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $264,077 $66,339
61. Deputy General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $263,362 $96,447
62. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $263,096 $70,633
63. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $262,683 $58,659
64. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $261,916 $51,206
65. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $259,580 $94,429
66. General Counsel San Diego County Water Authority General Counsel $259,278 $91,262
67. Shift Senior Power Systems Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $258,869 $44,717
68. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,931 $68,447
69. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $257,157 $44,810
70. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $254,709 $35,411
71. Lineman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $254,096 $34,173
72. District Counsel South San Joaquin Irrigation District Administration $253,790 $15,451
73. Senior Agm-Electric Operations Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $253,401 $89,671
74. General Counsel Northern California Power Agency General Counsel $253,008 $44,376
75. Agm-Transmission And Distribution Modesto Irrigation District Electric Trans And Dist $252,838 $88,156
76. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $252,504 $56,186
77. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $251,884 $64,467
78. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $251,730 $42,438
79. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive Administration $251,692 $24,112
80. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $250,655 $50,231
81. Director, Substation, Telecommunication And Metering Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $250,528 $36,017
82. Chief Operating Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administration $249,672 $33,466
83. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $249,129 $63,877
84. Manager Of Maintenance & Construction/Water Ops East Bay Municipal Utility District Omd Administration $247,131 $63,771
85. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $246,988 $65,852
86. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Water Resources Planning Admin $246,601 $50,771
87. Wastewater Shift Supervisor East Bay Municipal Utility District Plant Operations $246,583 $73,314
88. Manager Of Maintenance & Construction/Water Ops East Bay Municipal Utility District Omd Administration $246,242 $66,281
89. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $246,233 $38,858
90. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $246,203 $48,690
91. General Manager Yuba County Water Agency General Fund $245,570 $71,791
92. Senior Power Systems Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $245,506 $25,176
93. Lineman Foreman Imperial Irrigation District Energy $244,187 $26,855
94. Manager, Energy Management Systems Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $243,703 $42,818
95. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $243,442 $36,100
96. Shift Senior Power Systems Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $242,537 $55,149
97. General Manager Nevada Irrigation District Management $242,466 $46,105
98. Line Sub Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $242,453 $35,649
99. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $242,360 $52,575
100. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $241,745 $54,568