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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 $602,392 $88,049
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $486,908 $109,166
3. Chief Executive Officer And General Manager Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $481,824 $53,486
4. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $445,229 $27,059
5. Chief Operating Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $438,440 $61,690
6. CEO Marin Clean Energy CEO $434,270 $75,830
7. Chief Legal & Government Affairs Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $430,425 $73,169
8. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $428,456 $48,416
9. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $414,226 $64,510
10. Chief Executive Officer Central Coast Community Energy Authority CEO $404,470 $48,486
11. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $403,665 $9,444
12. Chief Innovation & Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $400,485 $48,053
13. Chief Diversity Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $394,112 $63,877
14. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $391,751 $53,348
15. Chief Executive Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administrative $374,352 $86,082
16. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $369,652 $79,747
17. General Manager Truckee-Donner Public Utility District General Management $351,327 $45,669
18. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Finance & Administration $350,443 $29,882
19. Director Of Power Services Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administrative $344,461 $35,501
20. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $344,458 $47,790
21. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $343,434 $89,348
22. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $342,802 $89,178
23. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority GM Administration $339,980 $137,297
24. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $338,410 $113,238
25. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $338,039 $75,133
26. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $337,427 $50,674
27. Chief Operating Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Administrative $335,568 $67,465
28. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $333,062 $84,859
29. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $332,972 $56,843
30. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $332,690 $97,684
31. CEO Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administrative $332,587 $55,676
32. Ceo Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Executive $331,625 $45,622
33. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water System Operations Group $326,022 $86,276
34. Director, It Strategic Initiatives Sacramento Municipal Utility District Technology Resource Center $324,744 $62,151
35. Director Of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Department Administration $323,979 $76,797
36. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $323,183 $77,627
37. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Resource Management Group $320,099 $90,988
38. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $316,957 $34,854
39. Director, Transmission Planning And Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $314,708 $64,343
40. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $314,461 $60,800
41. Deputy General Manager San Diego County Water Authority GM Administration $310,618 $106,182
42. Shift Sr Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $309,532 $47,086
43. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of General Counsel $309,332 $77,355
44. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group $308,516 $82,683
45. Executive Director Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $307,324 $31,527
46. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $302,046 $25,018
47. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $301,439 $54,994
48. Shift Sr Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $301,120 $57,674
49. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Human Resources Group $301,006 $76,226
50. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $298,511 $78,407
51. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $298,071 $23,032
52. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Real Property Group $297,124 $81,634
53. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $296,165 $64,170
54. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $296,087 $47,492
55. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $296,064 $57,234
56. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $295,941 $45,976
57. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of The General Auditor $295,487 $77,959
58. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $294,737 $56,603
59. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $294,445 $67,055
60. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $293,994 $39,627
61. General Manager Nevada Irrigation District Management $293,097 $29,119
62. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $292,847 $90,931
63. Executive Director March Joint Powers Authority Executive $292,106 $47,304
64. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $291,332 $56,367
65. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $291,110 $45,039
66. General Manager Merced Irrigation District General Management $290,283 $61,343
67. Shift Sr Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $290,065 $47,778
68. COO Marin Clean Energy COO $289,965 $66,249
69. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $289,774 $45,286
70. Director, Cca Development Sacramento Municipal Utility District Community Energy Services $289,565 $53,110
71. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $289,351 $51,565
72. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $288,850 $67,847
73. Power System Operator II 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $288,802 $52,978
74. Shift Senior Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $287,356 $57,464
75. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $287,120 $57,217
76. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $286,845 $59,719
77. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $284,012 $39,011
78. Director, Energy Trading Contracts Sacramento Municipal Utility District Energy Trading And Contracts $283,788 $45,588
79. General Counsel San Diego County Water Authority General Counsel $283,268 $103,016
80. Agm-Transmission And Distribution Modesto Irrigation District Electric Trans And Dist $282,373 $109,559
81. Shift Sr Power System Operator 1/ Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $282,238 $26,355
82. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Conveyance And Distribution Section Manager-Desert Region $282,200 $70,886
83. Director, Reliability Compliance And Coordinator Sacramento Municipal Utility District Legislative And Regulatory $282,023 $60,050
84. Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel Central Coast Community Energy Authority Operations/General Counsel $281,943 $29,398
85. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $279,659 $53,147
86. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $278,981 $68,809
87. Director Of Engineering San Diego County Water Authority Admin And Records Group $278,887 $100,392
88. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of External Affairs Group $277,305 $80,885
89. General Counsel Northern California Power Agency General Counsel $276,122 $48,212
90. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $275,750 $54,408
91. Senior Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $275,249 $56,244
92. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water System Operations Group $274,261 $83,430
93. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $272,378 $55,580
94. Executive Advisor Yuba County Water Agency General Fund $272,320 $76,389
95. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $272,291 $50,783
96. Line Supervisor Turlock Irrigation District Line Department $271,085 $66,878
97. Director Of Mwd Program San Diego County Water Authority MWD Program $270,800 $82,980
98. Director Of Engineering & Construction East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering Administration $270,699 $60,634
99. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $269,826 $108,560
100. Director Of Finance/Treasurer San Diego County Water Authority Financial Management $269,457 $94,865