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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 Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $299,333 $75,416
2. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $271,782 $56,717
3. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $258,566 $84,812
4. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $256,198 $53,988
5. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $254,828 $74,311
6. Dir Of Facilities Support Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Support Services $238,244 $85,511
7. Director Of Fin & Admin Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $227,366 $86,873
8. Executive Director Of Engineering & Water Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $227,140 $63,246
9. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $226,038 $53,473
10. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $224,868 $73,718
11. Executive Director Of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $222,619 $59,195
12. Director Of Operations & Maint Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $220,366 $78,996
13. Executive Director Of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $219,500 $49,852
14. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $217,107 $17,606
15. Chief Financial Officer Santa Margarita Water District Finance $211,392 $40,821
16. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $211,328 $66,295
17. Director Of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $210,853 $54,340
18. Executive Director Of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $209,832 $61,205
19. Director Of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $209,651 $69,427
20. Director Of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $208,591 $58,977
21. Asst. Gm & Staff Engineer El Toro Water District Management $208,562 $48,261
22. It Syst & Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $205,465 $58,617
23. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $205,258 $28,246
24. Controller Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $203,726 $66,622
25. General Manager Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $200,970 $38,398
26. General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $197,850 $63,377
27. Director Of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $195,638 $56,789
28. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $194,266 $59,055
29. Director Of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $192,588 $45,478
30. Senior Scientist Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $191,285 $46,577
31. Chief Operations Officer South Coast Water District Operations $191,054 $45,142
32. Director Of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $190,653 $56,998
33. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $184,054 $63,289
34. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $182,755 $53,885
35. Human Resources Manager Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $182,333 $56,603
36. Contract & Purchasing Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $181,680 $54,574
37. Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $180,657 $31,227
38. Director Of Engineering & Ops Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Engineering & Oper $179,821 $42,602
39. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $178,342 $66,685
40. Environ Compl-Reg Affairs Mgr Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $178,247 $68,789
41. Information Technology Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $177,455 $61,324
42. Assistant To The General Mgr Santa Margarita Water District Administration $175,636 $51,486
43. Senior Construction Insp Supv Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $175,379 $34,314
44. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Support Services $174,947 $61,729
45. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $173,923 $68,156
46. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $173,850 $45,126
47. Automation Specialist Irvine Ranch Water District Electrical Services $173,148 $41,031
48. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $173,060 $53,177
49. Operations Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $172,963 $56,313
50. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $170,293 $66,179
51. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $169,395 $59,571
52. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Facilities Support Services $168,596 $66,554
53. O&M Superintendent South Coast Water District Operations $167,928 $24,813
54. Automation Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Electrical Services $166,804 $32,083
55. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $166,661 $59,133
56. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $165,155 $51,353
57. Cip Project Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $164,550 $49,936
58. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $163,478 $56,624
59. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $162,699 $49,268
60. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $161,650 $58,297
61. Assistant Director Of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $160,352 $51,248
62. Chief Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $160,254 $46,733
63. Assistant Director Of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Recycling Operations Administration $160,027 $48,157
64. Electrical Supt, Safety Officr Santa Margarita Water District Operations $159,745 $45,036
65. Manager Of Strategic Planning And Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $159,569 $49,700
66. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $159,340 $64,119
67. Principal Info Tech Analyst Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $159,170 $41,366
68. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $159,127 $57,370
69. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $158,571 $52,435
70. Principal Info Tech Analyst Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $158,400 $41,171
71. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $158,020 $19,079
72. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $157,922 $53,851
73. District Safety And Security Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Safety And Security $157,856 $21,635
74. Assistant Director Of Maintenance Irvine Ranch Water District Maintenance Administration $157,465 $47,439
75. Superintendent Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Superintendent Field Engineeri $157,244 $40,656
76. Cfo/Asst. Gm El Toro Water District Management $157,149 $39,178
77. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $157,130 $63,936
78. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $156,830 $44,366
79. It Manager South Coast Water District Information Tech $156,626 $26,771
80. Human Resources/Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District Human Resources $156,011 $33,088
81. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $155,846 $45,223
82. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $155,559 $45,651
83. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Finance $154,931 $45,889
84. Cip Project Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $154,872 $45,891
85. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $154,806 $54,416
86. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Operations $154,718 $39,495
87. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $154,244 $56,086
88. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $153,856 $43,908
89. Environmental Lab & Om Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $153,498 $53,795
90. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $153,478 $54,954
91. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $153,031 $51,378
92. General Manager Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $152,679 $41,372
93. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $152,647 $50,405
94. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $152,472 $43,694
95. Senior Scientist Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $152,247 $55,136
96. Laboratory Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $151,767 $55,443
97. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Administration $151,587 $49,187
98. Director, Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $151,428 $54,200
99. Assistant Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $151,214 $39,238
100. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $150,695 $53,640