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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 $620,932 $84,189
2. Senior Agm-Electric Operations Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $481,390 $102,471
3. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $466,324 $103,206
4. Chief Grid Strategy And Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $452,119 $43,526
5. Ceo Central Coast Community Energy Authority Administration $422,210 $25,224
6. Chief Generation And Grid Assets Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $410,839 $57,732
7. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Exec Services $403,332 $45,819
8. Chief Legal Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $392,287 $71,762
9. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $385,780 $67,119
10. Chief Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $367,059 $42,108
11. CEO Marin Clean Energy CEO $364,347 $52,088
12. Chief Workforce Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $360,880 $58,188
13. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $358,468 $73,849
14. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $344,819 $46,428
15. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $341,758 $63,182
16. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $341,624 $83,001
17. Director Of Power Services Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $339,237 $30,530
18. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $325,701 $49,978
19. Director, Information Technology Strategic Initiatives Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $323,838 $58,946
20. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $322,694 $109,304
21. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $322,282 $51,096
22. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $320,108 $82,630
23. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $319,255 $90,501
24. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $318,319 $76,863
25. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $317,675 $45,381
26. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $312,949 $88,686
27. Director Of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Department Administration $312,625 $74,862
28. Ceo Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Executive $312,275 $42,793
29. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive Administration $305,789 $27,379
30. Ceo Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administration $303,650 $35,777
31. Chief Executive Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administrative $303,408 $63,018
32. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $302,824 $71,549
33. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $298,158 $109,857
34. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $297,491 $54,977
35. General Manager Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $294,604 $96,600
36. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of General Counsel $294,358 $73,224
37. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $293,978 $85,021
38. Director Of Engineering & Construction East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $293,885 $74,709
39. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $292,903 $50,539
40. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Generation Services $292,010 $51,272
41. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $291,547 $75,618
42. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $289,831 $79,325
43. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $285,372 $57,583
44. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $284,819 $72,176
45. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $282,704 $51,441
46. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $282,063 $53,244
47. General Manager Merced Irrigation District General Management $281,704 $53,313
48. Chief Operating Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administrative $281,346 $56,248
49. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $280,614 $60,967
50. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $280,006 $82,550
51. Director, Energy Trading Contracts Sacramento Municipal Utility District Energy Trading And Contracts $278,191 $42,639
52. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $277,983 $68,965
53. Director, Community Choice Aggregation Development Sacramento Municipal Utility District Customer Leadership And Business $276,614 $49,211
54. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $276,180 $37,896
55. Director Of Operations & Maintenance East Bay Municipal Utility District Omg Administration $275,841 $69,244
56. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $275,641 $61,670
57. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $275,577 $73,794
58. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $274,945 $70,297
59. Manager, Transmission And Distribution Line Construction And Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $272,907 $45,637
60. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $272,706 $71,847
61. Ceo Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $271,050 $14,095
62. Director, Grid Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $270,543 $59,483
63. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $270,445 $44,393
64. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $270,436 $69,882
65. Assistant General Manager San Diego County Water Authority Gm Administration $270,352 $90,442
66. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $270,296 $73,120
67. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $270,280 $39,032
68. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $269,910 $68,080
69. General Counsel San Diego County Water Authority General Counsel $269,506 $91,384
70. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $267,370 $90,759
71. Director, Reliability Compliance And Coordinator Sacramento Municipal Utility District Legislative And Regulatory $266,993 $56,921
72. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $265,133 $50,287
73. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $263,239 $53,297
74. Manager Of Maintenance & Construction/Water Ops East Bay Municipal Utility District Omg Administration $263,214 $68,241
75. General Counsel Northern California Power Agency General Counsel $262,532 $45,287
76. Director Of Engineering San Diego County Water Authority Admin And Records Group $261,152 $83,343
77. Director, Line Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $260,853 $41,823
78. Manager Of Maintenance & Construction/Water Ops East Bay Municipal Utility District Omg Administration $260,792 $67,014
79. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $260,694 $53,658
80. Agm-Transmission And Distribution Modesto Irrigation District Electric Trans And Dist $259,822 $97,465
81. General Manager Nevada Irrigation District Management $259,598 $49,260
82. Manager Of Human Resources East Bay Municipal Utility District Human Resource Administration $259,510 $65,177
83. Manager, Communication And Advertising Services Sacramento Municipal Utility District Customer Leadership And Business $259,309 $47,635
84. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $258,258 $49,631
85. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $257,762 $50,076
86. Director, Substation, Telecommunication And Metering Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $257,320 $39,415
87. Director Of Engineering & Construction East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $254,916 $56,070
88. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $254,630 $49,951
89. Manager, Plant Northern California Power Agency Hydroelectric Operations $254,388 $44,084
90. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $253,291 $61,837
91. General Manager Yuba County Water Agency General Fund $253,264 $71,448
92. Budget And Treasury Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $253,082 $73,717
93. Program Manager -Dam Safety Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $252,911 $73,242
94. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $252,878 $50,938
95. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Admin Services $252,096 $47,646
96. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $251,623 $75,220
97. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $251,017 $38,723
98. Shift Senior Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $250,792 $34,923
99. General Manager El Dorado Irrigation District Office of the General Manager $250,540 $39,829
100. Director Of Mwd Program San Diego County Water Authority Mwd Program $250,492 $68,579