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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 $702,306 $79,990
2. Chief Operating Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $513,949 $65,046
3. Chief Legal & Government Affairs Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $478,548 $79,620
4. Chief Financial Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $473,971 $57,769
5. Chief Executive Officer Ava Community Energy Authority Executive $463,146 $93,401
6. Executive San Diego Community Power Chief Operating Officer $459,153 $17,766
7. CEO Marin Clean Energy Executive $457,965 $79,837
8. Coo Central Coast Community Energy Authority Coo $450,759 $30,500
9. General Manager Northern California Power Agency General Manager & Executive Services $449,362 $54,295
10. Chief Innovation & Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $446,671 $67,548
11. Ceo Central Coast Community Energy Authority Ceo $445,157 $24,000
12. President & Chief Operating Off Ava Community Energy Authority Executive $434,646 $86,224
13. Chief Executive Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $422,572 $41,788
14. Chief Strategy and Operations Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $415,714 $68,005
15. Chief Innovation & Information Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $413,731 $13,006
16. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $411,223 $113,863
17. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive Administration $409,162 $30,500
18. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $409,152 $86,144
19. Troubleshooter Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $408,266 $58,816
20. Manager General Imperial Irrigation District General Manager $400,592 $52,517
21. Ceo Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Executive $383,096 $37,882
22. Executive Officer & Assistant General Manager/Water Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $382,072 $97,011
23. Chief Zero Carbon Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $381,859 $70,531
24. Chief Customer Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $380,512 $70,265
25. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $378,112 $56,105
26. General Manager Modesto Irrigation District General Manager $368,369 $119,159
27. CEO Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administrative $366,706 $51,917
28. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $363,452 $60,260
29. Assistant General Manager/Chief Executive Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $363,211 $100,943
30. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $362,505 $59,380
31. Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Manager's Office $357,890 $50,802
32. Assistant General Manager/Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $352,824 $86,680
33. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $352,824 $83,701
34. Shift Senior Power System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $349,492 $67,451
35. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $349,196 $89,205
36. General Manager San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Administration $346,138 $154,667
37. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $345,876 $95,027
38. Managing Director of Power Procurement Sonoma Clean Power Authority Procurement $344,256 $43,297
39. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $342,887 $93,090
40. Director, Line Assets Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $335,458 $50,805
41. Director, Transmission Planning and Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $333,974 $67,200
42. Power System Operator II Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $331,925 $42,630
43. Line Supervisor Turlock Irrigation District Line Department $329,435 $56,702
44. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $328,746 $63,579
45. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $323,201 $31,780
46. Chief Operating Officer Marin Clean Energy Executive $322,865 $72,101
47. Lead Distribution System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Planning & Operations $322,440 $53,039
48. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $321,164 $81,919
49. Electrical Technician Foreman/Woman Limited Term Sacramento Municipal Utility District Substation Staff $320,888 $23,151
50. Line Foreman/Woman, Light Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $320,804 $46,919
51. Line Construction Foreman/Woman With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $320,781 $60,283
52. Director Of Technical Services Placer County Water Agency Technical Services $319,918 $21,992
53. Shift Senior Power System Operator Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $318,822 $64,864
54. General Manager Merced Irrigation District General Management $318,464 $62,114
55. Director, Energy Trading Contracts Sacramento Municipal Utility District Energy Trading And Contracts $317,823 $51,402
56. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $316,078 $47,156
57. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $315,626 $84,927
58. Troubleshooter With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $314,972 $47,103
59. Deputy General Counsel Sacramento Municipal Utility District General Counsel $314,188 $62,235
60. Executive Director Pioneer Community Energy Executive Administration $314,131 $35,178
61. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $313,935 $98,001
62. Deputy General Manager San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Administration $312,781 $121,862
63. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $312,525 $72,639
64. Manager, Transmission and Distribution Line Construction and Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $311,733 $64,004
65. Chief Operating Officer Sonoma Clean Power Authority Administrative $311,612 $27,054
66. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $311,309 $84,002
67. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $310,602 $96,975
68. Shift Power System Operator II Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $310,289 $55,219
69. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $309,799 $83,441
70. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $309,742 $46,578
71. Chief Administrative Officer Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Administrative $309,019 $65,918
72. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $307,277 $57,934
73. Director, Customer Operations & CES Sacramento Municipal Utility District Sales And Service $307,271 $55,711
74. Assistant GM/Electric Utility Director Truckee-Donner Public Utility District Electric $307,006 $75,167
75. General Manager El Dorado Irrigation District Office of the General Manager $306,973 $48,801
76. Line Foreman/Woman, Light With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $306,732 $59,328
77. Assistant General Manager II Northern California Power Agency Legislative & Regulatory $306,194 $59,691
78. Manager, Transmission and Distribution Line Construction and Maintenance Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $306,172 $54,184
79. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $305,348 $69,358
80. Electrical Lineworker - RGC Turlock Irrigation District Line Department $304,391 $54,604
81. General Manager Placer County Water Agency General Manager $304,194 $60,174
82. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,346 $88,024
83. Line Inspector II Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $303,288 $45,971
84. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $302,449 $70,440
85. General Manager Trinity Public Utilities District Management $302,161 $69,480
86. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $301,143 $57,612
87. General Counsel Clean Power Alliance of Southern California Legal $301,108 $46,630
88. Power System Operator II Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $301,088 $55,148
89. General Manager Turlock Irrigation District General Managers Administration $300,916 $87,239
90. Asset Supervisor Business Operations Sacramento Municipal Utility District Distribution Services Supervisor $300,591 $48,224
91. Power System Operator II Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $300,571 $61,199
92. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $300,226 $83,832
93. Director Of Mwd Program San Diego County Water Authority Mwd Program $299,725 $99,036
94. Troubleshooter With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $299,157 $59,299
95. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $298,474 $57,273
96. Lineman/Woman Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $298,266 $57,474
97. Power System Operator II Sacramento Municipal Utility District System Operation And Reliability $298,082 $67,776
98. Troubleshooter With Class A License Sacramento Municipal Utility District Work Performance Resource $297,869 $58,496
99. Director, Reliability Compliance and Coordinator Sacramento Municipal Utility District Legislative And Regulatory $297,805 $63,977
100. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $297,521 $83,366