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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 West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $621,995 $52,873
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $423,396 $145,539
3. General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $414,614 $65,999
4. General Manager Water Replenishment District of Southern California General Manager $319,007 $118,928
5. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $317,817 $103,887
6. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $308,194 $118,225
7. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $304,466 $116,104
8. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,054 $106,424
9. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $295,815 $117,077
10. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $292,787 $44,391
11. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $292,294 $119,500
12. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $291,764 $113,461
13. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $284,869 $55,378
14. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $279,426 $79,068
15. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $276,078 $78,056
16. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $271,855 $99,461
17. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $268,243 $108,475
18. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,639 $90,225
19. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $264,253 $76,385
20. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $260,580 $94,017
21. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,168 $102,821
22. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $253,071 $97,853
23. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $251,290 $95,610
24. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $247,303 $107,333
25. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $246,636 $102,622
26. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $246,121 $101,121
27. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Safety And Regulatory Services Section $245,280 $96,425
28. General Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Management $240,884 $63,575
29. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section $240,293 $102,238
30. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $240,141 $99,332
31. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives $239,611 $97,070
32. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $237,026 $95,498
33. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $236,734 $84,441
34. Section Manager -Power Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $234,409 $95,772
35. Water Resources Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Water Resources $233,042 $59,144
36. General Manager Crescenta Valley County Water District Office $232,180 $19,242
37. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $232,077 $97,459
38. Strategic Communication And Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $231,081 $102,052
39. General Manager Central Basin Municipal Water District Administration $230,723 $29,463
40. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $229,993 $82,503
41. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $229,672 $95,833
42. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $229,404 $92,190
43. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $227,993 $83,348
44. General Manager Rowland Area County Water District Administration $227,743 $66,411
45. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $227,169 $86,269
46. General Manager Newhall County Water District Newhall County Water District $225,821 $67,583
47. Assistant General Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Management $225,810 $46,573
48. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $225,538 $98,418
49. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $224,730 $98,902
50. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $224,000 $94,284
51. Budget And Treasury Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $222,145 $95,943
52. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $219,513 $76,634
53. General Manager Palmdale Water District Administration $219,192 $43,519
54. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $218,951 $69,797
55. Section Manager -Operations Safety And Regulatory Service Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Program Support $218,480 $88,716
56. Director Of Facilities & Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $218,448 $66,728
57. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Treatment Unit $218,341 $87,219
58. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives $218,206 $94,671
59. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $217,748 $84,469
60. Assistant General Manager
Other Positions Held: Co-Acting General Manager
West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $217,676 $90,030
61. Director Of Resource Conservation & Public Outreach Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $217,318 $61,826
62. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $217,106 $86,641
63. Director Of Finance & Administration Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $217,047 $66,592
64. Controller Castaic Lake Water Agency Administration $216,990 $35,326
65. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $216,886 $78,687
66. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $216,654 $80,091
67. Executive Director San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Admin $216,423 $26,527
68. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $215,765 $91,765
69. Manager Of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $215,680 $88,275
70. Director Of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $215,563 $92,026
71. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations, Inclusion And Analytics $214,427 $79,291
72. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facilities Design Team $213,437 $83,736
73. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $213,316 $86,306
74. Chief Financial Officer Water Replenishment District of Southern California Finance $212,643 $95,299
75. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Infrastructure Services Unit $212,452 $84,365
76. Assistant General Manager-Administration Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $212,204 $44,592
77. Section Manager -Environ Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Planning Section $211,151 $80,509
78. Unit Manager -Power And Equipment Reliability Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $210,698 $85,829
79. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $210,359 $81,854
80. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,700 $86,372
81. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,142 $90,889
82. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $209,029 $80,781
83. Unit Manager -System Analysis Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $208,639 $87,558
84. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $208,574 $87,707
85. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $207,523 $78,751
86. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $207,487 $89,953
87. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $207,270 $78,800
88. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,718 $70,883
89. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,623 $70,883
90. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $206,454 $93,231
91. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Distribution System Program Team $206,426 $88,901
92. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $206,234 $90,268
93. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $206,209 $55,656
94. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Treatment Unit $205,971 $86,700
95. Unit Manager -Construction Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Construction Services Unit $205,959 $83,121
96. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $205,743 $73,729
97. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,429 $71,294
98. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,308 $84,220
99. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Treatment Unit $205,093 $76,272
100. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,029 $81,720