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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 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Administration $434,278 $50,609
2. General Manager
Other Positions Held: Acting General Manger
Yorba Linda Water District Administration $373,033 $57,685
3. General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $354,615 $115,269
4. Executive Manager Of Operations Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $328,279 $10,813
5. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $322,704 $95,612
6. Senior Engineer Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Plant Operations $321,952 $64,226
7. Chief Engineer and General Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $318,734 $78,000
8. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $307,244 $42,818
9. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $306,704 $88,541
10. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $292,513 $94,768
11. General Manager Delta Diablo Administrative Services $285,342 $227,462
12. General Manager Dublin San Ramon Services District Office Of The General Manager $284,159 $60,623
13. Director, Information Systems Coachella Valley Water District Business Technology - Information Services $282,669 $58,630
14. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $282,234 $89,502
15. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $281,606 $45,679
16. General Manager Emeritus Jurupa Community Services District Administration $263,202 $75,596
17. District Engineer
Other Positions Held: District Engineer
Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Administration $262,203 $78,310
18. General Manager, Assistant Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $262,139 $60,556
19. Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Support Services $261,295 $69,136
20. General Manager Marina Coast Water District Administration $259,581 $84,467
21. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Financial Management Department $257,811 $63,157
22. General Manager Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $255,674 $14,634
23. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Management $255,598 $24,434
24. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $255,340 $137,505
25. General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $255,011 $48,665
26. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $253,684 $63,813
27. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $251,473 $38,538
28. General Mgr. - Chf Eng - WRMD Riverside County Waste Resources Management District Waste Resources Management District $250,907 $62,015
29. General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Administration $249,458 $50,321
30. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering Department $247,575 $62,645
31. General Manager Otay Water District General Manager $246,760 $75,258
32. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $246,382 $20,500
33. General Manager Valley Center Municipal Water District General Administration $244,672 $20,994
34. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Facilities Planning Department $244,462 $68,512
35. Laboratory Superintendent Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Plant Operations $243,049 $22,135
36. General Manager / Chief Executive Officer Cucamonga Valley Water District Executive $241,948 $125,008
37. Manager Of Fiscal Management Inland Empire Utilities Agency Accounting & Fiscal Management $240,294 $29,292
38. Director Of Operations & Mtnc East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $238,846 $92,752
39. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Technical Services Department $238,594 $66,906
40. Assistant Chief Eng & Assistant Gen Mgr. County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $238,214 $65,924
41. General Manager Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Administration $238,167 $84,271
42. Operations & Maintenance Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Operations $237,351 $45,274
43. General Manager Rainbow Municipal Water District Administration $237,118 $51,452
44. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Wastewater Management Department $233,487 $60,299
45. General Manager Central Marin Sanitation Agency Administration $233,478 $94,358
46. Director Of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $231,925 $104,949
47. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Counsel $231,069 $101,036
48. Deputy General Manager Delta Diablo Administrative Services $230,222 $184,222
49. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $230,127 $62,086
50. Technical Services Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Technical Services $229,686 $44,538
51. Director Of Administration East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration $228,051 $96,902
52. District Manager Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District Administration $227,870 $34,961
53. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $226,982 $49,252
54. General Manager Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Administration $226,536 $89,184
55. Assistant Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Technical Services Department $225,739 $49,917
56. Assistant General Manager, Planning, Engineering & Construction Eastern Municipal Water District Engineer Administration $224,974 $58,108
57. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $223,875 $64,215
58. General Manager Hi-Desert Water District Administration $223,863 $57,453
59. General Manager/District Engineer Union Sanitary District (Alameda) General Manager $222,512 $80,165
60. Assistant General Manager, Planning & Resources Eastern Municipal Water District Resource Development $219,237 $40,753
61. Assistant Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Financial Management Department $218,384 $55,433
62. General Manager Monterey One Water Administrative Services $218,190 $54,145
63. Wastewater Shift Supervisor East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $216,139 $67,024
64. Operations & Maint Dept Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $213,990 $92,517
65. Finance Director Desert Water Agency Management $213,978 $72,543
66. Director Of Operations Coachella Valley Water District Operations - Administration $213,531 $66,075
67. Director Of Fin & Admin Services Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $213,239 $82,753
68. Joint Water Pollution Ctrl Plant Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Wastewater Management Department $212,836 $58,070
69. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $212,703 $76,141
70. Director Of Collection Systems Operations Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Collection System Operations $212,547 $83,335
71. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Planning $212,476 $46,811
72. Assistant General Manager Otay Water District Assistant General Manager Administrative Services $211,809 $74,466
73. Assistant GM/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $211,455 $61,961
74. District Engineer / Assistant General Manager Dublin San Ramon Services District Engineering Administration $210,899 $46,061
75. Assistant General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $210,884 $73,491
76. Director Of Operations And Maintenance Rancho California Water District System Operations $210,615 $56,326
77. Operational Services Director Delta Diablo Operational Services $209,270 $183,748
78. Senior Capital Improvement Program Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Engineering $208,964 $32,189
79. Director Of Engineering & Const East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $208,442 $95,095
80. General Manager Oro Loma Sanitary District (Alameda) Administration $208,321 $79,871
81. Assistant Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering Department $207,961 $54,688
82. Executive Director Of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources And Policy $207,761 $51,931
83. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $207,305 $83,801
84. Director Of Engineering Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $206,862 $65,527
85. General Manager South Tahoe Public Utility District Administration $206,763 $55,729
86. Director Of Wtr/Natural Resources East Bay Municipal Utility District Water and Natural Resources $206,297 $99,183
87. Assistant General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $205,903 $61,223
88. Chief Financial Officer Otay Water District Finance Chief $205,594 $68,889
89. Asst GM/Legal/Interim GM South Coast Water District Executive $205,449 $52,840
90. General Manager Mission Springs Water District Administrative-Executive $205,204 $78,030
91. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $205,196 $73,933
92. General Manager Northstar Community Services District Administration $205,181 $33,944
93. Manager, Business Services Union Sanitary District (Alameda) Business Services $205,131 $74,906
94. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $205,061 $60,002
95. General Manager Monterey Regional Waste Management District Administration $203,949 $57,182
96. Manager Of Ww Environmental Sv East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $203,689 $89,871
97. Director of Engineering Projects Mission Springs Water District Engineering $203,616 $56,714
98. Executive Director Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Source Reduction Recycling Board Administration $203,432 $67,354
99. Assistant General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Counsel $203,231 $102,017
100. General Manager Encina Wastewater Authority Office Of The General Manager $203,035 $75,083