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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 $313,002 $54,081
2. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $312,043 $59,324
3. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $293,401 $79,573
4. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $291,281 $63,537
5. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $277,085 $64,363
6. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $272,442 $60,304
7. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Engineer $245,822 $58,288
8. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $243,770 $58,222
9. Director of Fin and Admin Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $243,278 $70,233
10. Executive Director Of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $243,195 $46,618
11. Executive Director Of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $234,522 $31,778
12. Director of Ops and Maint Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $229,064 $62,104
13. Executive Director Of Engineering & Water Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $228,983 $44,783
14. Executive Director Of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $228,282 $40,721
15. Asst Gm / Dist Eng El Toro Water District Management $227,912 $56,289
16. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $227,597 $18,695
17. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $226,167 $31,785
18. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $224,959 $45,603
19. Controller Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $223,675 $48,774
20. Director Of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $223,664 $44,042
21. Director Of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $223,287 $38,273
22. Chief Operations Officer South Coast Water District Operations $222,347 $40,859
23. Director Of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $213,664 $43,640
24. Director of Environmental Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $213,501 $59,817
25. Director of Human Resources Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $213,458 $38,521
26. HR and Risk Manager Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $209,968 $46,038
27. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $209,729 $42,374
28. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $209,033 $51,091
29. IT Syst & Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $206,201 $51,557
30. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $202,629 $51,059
31. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $202,351 $50,822
32. Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $200,491 $19,485
33. Director Of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $200,314 $38,434
34. Contract and Purch Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $199,978 $50,285
35. Director Of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $199,485 $29,052
36. General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $198,713 $59,885
37. General Manager Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $197,778 $34,679
38. Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $196,798 $28,756
39. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $195,877 $32,594
40. Director Of Regional & Legal Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $189,080 $31,467
41. Operations Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $188,674 $53,527
42. Director Of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $187,592 $40,969
43. Director Of Maintenance Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $187,332 $37,107
44. Asst. General Manager, Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $183,428 $29,221
45. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $183,246 $48,215
46. Operator Iii Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $181,078 $31,277
47. Principal Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $181,030 $33,960
48. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $180,788 $57,780
49. Environ Lab and OM Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $180,184 $48,059
50. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $179,637 $33,672
51. Director Of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $178,644 $32,949
52. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Finance $178,475 $40,390
53. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $178,460 $45,839
54. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Administration $178,395 $44,618
55. It Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $177,415 $23,257
56. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $176,817 $40,102
57. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $175,529 $47,598
58. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $175,399 $27,943
59. Operator Iii Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $175,379 $30,679
60. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineer $175,075 $34,879
61. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $174,903 $53,733
62. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Engineer $174,437 $38,788
63. Principal Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $173,142 $39,366
64. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $172,937 $39,271
65. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $172,662 $47,161
66. Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $172,447 $49,169
67. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $171,551 $35,909
68. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $171,485 $44,413
69. Chief Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $171,416 $34,283
70. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $171,223 $28,853
71. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Engineering & Operations $170,718 $13,266
72. Information Tech Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $169,356 $28,735
73. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $168,836 $45,830
74. Finance Mgr / Controller El Toro Water District Administration $168,548 $46,879
75. Human Resources/Risk & Safety Manager Yorba Linda Water District Human Resources $168,039 $32,863
76. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $167,481 $10,390
77. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Operations $167,473 $48,758
78. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $167,459 $39,276
79. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $166,416 $46,095
80. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $166,415 $52,670
81. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $166,020 $38,975
82. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $165,386 $18,239
83. CIP Project Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $165,369 $34,641
84. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $165,021 $44,748
85. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Engineering & Operations $164,249 $41,311
86. General Manager Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $164,246 $38,685
87. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $163,925 $52,308
88. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $162,820 $45,530
89. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $162,400 $33,889
90. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $161,895 $41,674
91. Manager Of Strategic Planning And Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $161,879 $37,969
92. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $161,634 $36,789
93. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $161,189 $42,848
94. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $160,628 $39,864
95. Director Of Human Resources Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Human Resources $160,442 $38,315
96. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $160,184 $47,468
97. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $160,110 $51,646
98. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $159,909 $28,193
99. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $159,723 $39,747
100. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $159,686 $42,047