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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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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 $399,037 $121,385
2. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $347,012 $102,397
3. Assistant General Manager & Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $344,240 $95,956
4. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $308,879 $100,457
5. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $304,780 $102,474
6. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $294,577 $86,459
7. General Manager Water Replenishment District of Southern California Administration $292,658 $120,591
8. General Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $279,727 $101,424
9. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $275,467 $45,857
10. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $267,089 $85,424
11. Human Resources Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Human Resources Group Manager $266,235 $92,237
12. General Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Management $259,990 $85,583
13. General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $259,466 $112,601
14. General Manager Rowland Area County Water District Administration $257,194 $30,084
15. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Real Prop Development & Management $256,953 $89,326
16. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $255,791 $76,162
17. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $253,322 $82,821
18. Deputy Gm External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $251,917 $88,151
19. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Engineering Services Group Manager $247,628 $84,518
20. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $243,620 $82,770
21. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $239,330 $69,391
22. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $237,751 $83,348
23. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $235,207 $82,225
24. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $233,818 $64,712
25. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $233,109 $67,320
26. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $231,505 $67,970
27. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Resources Management, Off Of Manager $229,291 $84,654
28. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,650 $80,345
29. Chief Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $225,244 $70,871
30. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $225,098 $70,906
31. General Manager Palmdale Water District Administration $220,431 $73,515
32. Section Manager - Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $220,031 $79,903
33. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $218,652 $79,062
34. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Quality Section Manager $218,637 $77,541
35. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $218,304 $74,333
36. Chief Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $217,836 $79,958
37. Section Manager-Ops Safety & Env Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $214,922 $77,482
38. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Program Management Section Manager $213,165 $75,091
39. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Total Compensation $212,875 $71,186
40. Section Manager-Water Ops & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Operations & Planning Section $210,382 $77,856
41. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,899 $74,484
42. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Group Manager, External Affairs $209,730 $85,224
43. Manager Of Financial Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury $209,283 $75,395
44. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $209,232 $66,333
45. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $208,947 $72,674
46. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $208,629 $59,638
47. Director Of Res Con & Po Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $207,861 $60,198
48. Director Of Info Tech Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of It Section Manager $206,779 $74,925
49. Section Manager-Ops Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Operations Section Manager $205,856 $72,114
50. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $205,788 $72,050
51. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $205,274 $73,943
52. Section Manager-Power Ops & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating & Planning Section $205,122 $77,422
53. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,062 $78,566
54. Director Of Facility & Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $204,501 $65,719
55. Section Manager - Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $203,843 $74,075
56. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Control System Application Services Team $202,965 $60,052
57. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,176 $74,260
58. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $200,995 $68,151
59. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $200,674 $85,375
60. Chief Financial Officer Water Replenishment District of Southern California Finance $200,579 $99,644
61. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Controller Services $200,477 $45,408
62. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Resources Management, Office Of Planning Development Section Manager $198,735 $68,292
63. Administrative Services Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Administration $197,769 $39,435
64. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Treatment Section Manager $196,903 $75,504
65. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $196,005 $74,102
66. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $195,943 $66,394
67. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $195,467 $71,925
68. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations Section $195,450 $63,049
69. Executive Director San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Admin $195,375 $24,863
70. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $195,035 $71,294
71. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $195,002 $67,588
72. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $194,795 $60,553
73. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Business Outreach Manager $194,502 $72,856
74. Section Manager II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Resource Implementation Section Manager $194,065 $75,673
75. Aqueduct Pump Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pump Maintenance Team $193,559 $52,947
76. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $193,373 $70,701
77. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning & Acquisition Unit $192,758 $67,312
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $192,726 $64,841
79. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $192,717 $56,845
80. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $192,431 $70,596
81. Assistant General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $192,384 $82,422
82. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Customer Services $192,259 $59,053
83. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $192,193 $70,841
84. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $192,175 $70,117
85. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California IT Infrastructure Services Unit $192,143 $65,148
86. Assistant Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury $191,837 $67,727
87. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $191,786 $42,679
88. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $191,718 $70,580
89. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power & Equipment Reliability Unit $191,525 $67,450
90. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Conservation &Community Services Section Manager $191,061 $74,047
91. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $190,091 $70,682
92. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Unit $189,741 $71,440
93. Team Manager Vi Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Administration Team $189,197 $73,795
94. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $188,911 $68,547
95. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $188,288 $71,834
96. Conveyance & Distribution Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Lake Skinner Team $187,651 $55,369
97. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $187,544 $69,013
98. Workers Compensation Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Workers Comp $186,902 $71,384
99. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $186,838 $66,470
100. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $186,413 $66,721