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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 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $442,560 $95,490
2. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $356,609 $68,167
3. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $341,873 $98,976
4. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $331,870 $67,194
5. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $322,628 $78,232
6. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $313,058 $72,244
7. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $309,338 $81,791
8. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $300,816 $79,154
9. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $300,684 $47,174
10. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $299,112 $70,541
11. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $291,131 $53,272
12. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,824 $62,689
13. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $283,157 $76,771
14. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $276,986 $67,579
15. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $266,550 $72,478
16. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $265,543 $62,294
17. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $264,918 $66,180
18. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,551 $60,051
19. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $264,077 $66,339
20. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $263,096 $70,633
21. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $261,916 $51,206
22. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,931 $68,447
23. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $251,884 $64,467
24. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $249,129 $63,877
25. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $246,988 $65,852
26. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $241,745 $54,568
27. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $241,562 $66,106
28. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section $241,548 $69,214
29. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $240,528 $71,372
30. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $238,489 $62,163
31. Section Manager -Power Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $238,130 $47,085
32. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $237,925 $70,576
33. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $237,050 $57,820
34. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $235,196 $54,170
35. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $234,467 $65,319
36. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $234,155 $64,150
37. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $232,019 $66,750
38. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations, Inclusion and Analytics Section $231,716 $52,456
39. Director Of Res & Program Development Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $231,245 $12,832
40. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $230,424 $47,786
41. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $228,971 $36,819
42. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,334 $63,702
43. Director of Information Technician Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $228,164 $62,471
44. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $228,163 $59,810
45. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $227,870 $66,472
46. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $226,945 $63,454
47. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $226,531 $59,838
48. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $225,842 $59,786
49. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $225,058 $66,701
50. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $223,001 $61,748
51. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,833 $59,830
52. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $220,306 $32,600
53. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $220,020 $51,905
54. Team Manager -Security Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Security Management Team $218,827 $53,455
55. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $217,613 $57,362
56. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $217,526 $73,824
57. Section Manager -Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Planning Section $217,030 $58,796
58. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $216,510 $51,623
59. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $216,435 $57,380
60. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $216,330 $65,945
61. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $215,215 $62,823
62. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $215,144 $58,539
63. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives Unit $214,778 $64,678
64. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $214,379 $60,311
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $213,245 $42,404
66. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $213,164 $62,336
67. Section Manager -Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $212,975 $64,779
68. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $212,770 $52,217
69. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,725 $55,010
70. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,705 $42,960
71. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $212,640 $55,377
72. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,175 $42,960
73. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $212,126 $50,642
74. Unit Manager -System Analysis Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $211,868 $58,667
75. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $211,082 $53,271
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,744 $61,849
77. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,495 $58,336
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,295 $68,316
79. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $209,989 $43,509
80. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $209,903 $61,115
81. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,698 $43,151
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,545 $48,143
83. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $209,434 $59,885
84. Section Manager -Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $209,155 $61,089
85. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $209,040 $60,159
86. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $208,929 $56,144
87. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $208,799 $60,746
88. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $208,645 $49,287
89. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Compliance Team $208,642 $40,087
90. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $208,294 $55,658
91. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $205,912 $57,054
92. Section Manager -Member Service and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $205,910 $58,123
93. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $205,487 $59,976
94. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $204,353 $62,071
95. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $204,306 $61,633
96. Team Manager -Construction Management II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $203,963 $58,196
97. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $203,467 $50,426
98. Team Manager -Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Team $203,422 $58,761
99. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $203,307 $60,952
100. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $202,854 $60,574