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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 $486,908 $109,166
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $369,652 $79,747
3. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $343,434 $89,348
4. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $342,802 $89,178
5. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $337,427 $50,674
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $333,062 $84,859
7. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $332,690 $97,684
8. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $326,022 $86,276
9. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $323,183 $77,627
10. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $320,099 $90,988
11. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $314,461 $60,800
12. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $308,516 $82,683
13. Executive Director Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $307,324 $31,527
14. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $301,006 $76,226
15. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $298,511 $78,407
16. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $297,124 $81,634
17. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $295,487 $77,959
18. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $294,445 $67,055
19. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $292,847 $90,931
20. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Conveyance and Distribution Section Manager-Desert Region $282,200 $70,886
21. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $279,659 $53,147
22. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $278,981 $68,809
23. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $277,305 $80,885
24. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $275,750 $54,408
25. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $274,261 $83,430
26. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Manager-Eastern and Western Regions Section $268,688 $81,540
27. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $268,164 $78,073
28. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Control Center Team $263,956 $44,881
29. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $256,035 $72,824
30. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $255,596 $79,343
31. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $252,557 $73,394
32. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $250,759 $80,210
33. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $250,704 $65,796
34. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $250,096 $81,684
35. General Counsel Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $249,992 $39,296
36. Chief Finance Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Finance/Human Resources $248,141 $45,592
37. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $247,563 $75,310
38. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $247,541 $74,199
39. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $247,190 $76,094
40. Program Manager -Dam Safety Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $246,497 $78,538
41. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $245,918 $71,720
42. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $245,738 $71,944
43. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $245,493 $38,876
44. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $244,877 $58,554
45. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $244,800 $79,410
46. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $242,509 $73,009
47. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $242,408 $74,659
48. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $239,477 $61,419
49. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $239,413 $44,114
50. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $238,998 $49,900
51. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $238,682 $79,892
52. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,651 $71,846
53. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $237,618 $67,925
54. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $237,158 $80,512
55. Chief Operating Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $236,851 $29,897
56. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $236,577 $76,628
57. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $236,413 $49,106
58. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $235,885 $76,892
59. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $235,078 $73,216
60. Aqueduct & Power Dispatcher Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Powerline Maintenance Team $234,260 $49,469
61. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $232,170 $67,749
62. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $231,905 $49,867
63. Section Manager -Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations and Planning Section $231,794 $79,191
64. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $231,269 $67,183
65. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $231,161 $70,013
66. Unit Manager -Planning and Acquisition Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $230,824 $68,088
67. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $229,809 $69,486
68. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $229,507 $71,849
69. Section Manager -Power Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $229,119 $41,366
70. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $229,115 $69,044
71. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $228,455 $59,436
72. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $228,142 $66,665
73. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $227,755 $61,665
74. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $227,606 $65,624
75. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $227,084 $75,136
76. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $226,933 $71,814
77. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $226,610 $68,369
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $226,135 $71,321
79. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $225,144 $68,084
80. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $224,591 $66,033
81. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $224,031 $64,542
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,820 $61,428
83. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $223,528 $74,137
84. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $223,172 $45,417
85. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $59,132
86. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $76,771
87. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $77,910
88. Unit Manager -Power and Equipment Reliability Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $222,386 $73,843
89. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $222,116 $61,510
90. EEO Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $221,503 $56,916
91. Section Manager -Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $220,895 $65,792
92. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $220,685 $73,981
93. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment and Technology Program Management Unit $220,434 $75,839
94. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 3 $220,311 $58,390
95. Unit Manager -Construction Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $220,286 $64,820
96. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,068 $39,921
97. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,061 $60,672
98. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $220,052 $73,825
99. Section Manager -Member Service and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $219,323 $68,105
100. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $219,277 $66,340