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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 $411,223 $113,863
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $409,152 $86,144
3. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $388,241 $105,302
4. Executive Officer & Assistant General Manager/Water Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $382,072 $97,011
5. General Manager Water Replenishment District of Southern California General Manager $371,684 $47,579
6. Assistant General Manager/Chief Executive Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $363,211 $100,943
7. Assistant General Manager/Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $352,824 $86,680
8. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $352,824 $83,701
9. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $349,196 $89,205
10. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $345,876 $95,027
11. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $342,887 $93,090
12. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $337,758 $75,289
13. General Manager Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Management Administration $334,060 $111,069
14. General Manager Rowland Area County Water District Administrative $331,340 $88,623
15. General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $326,456 $57,826
16. Assistant General Manager/Chief Operations Officer Water Replenishment District of Southern California Engineering $325,501 $148,541
17. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $321,164 $81,919
18. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $315,626 $84,927
19. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $313,935 $98,001
20. General Manager/CEO Palmdale Water District Administration $313,317 $48,261
21. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $312,525 $72,639
22. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $311,309 $84,002
23. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $310,602 $96,975
24. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $309,799 $83,441
25. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $307,277 $57,934
26. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,346 $88,024
27. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $302,449 $70,440
28. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $300,226 $83,832
29. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $297,521 $83,366
30. Section Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Desert Region $296,354 $73,898
31. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $294,954 $52,588
32. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $291,241 $55,287
33. Bay-Delta Initiatives Policy Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $288,234 $83,186
34. Director Of Engineering & External Affairs Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Engineering And External Affairs $287,334 $102,314
35. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Finance and Information Technician Administration $284,359 $49,559
36. Assistant General Manager Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Outreach Administration $284,326 $87,826
37. Director Of Finance & Administration Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $282,842 $97,550
38. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Administrative Staff Team $280,900 $76,623
39. Executive Director San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Administration $277,163 $61,976
40. Manager of Bay-Delta Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $275,884 $81,107
41. Director of Operations and Maintenance Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Operations Administration $273,091 $51,662
42. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $272,847 $82,854
43. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $272,550 $82,027
44. General Manager Valley County Water District Administration $272,491 $87,234
45. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $271,955 $78,306
46. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $269,893 $81,491
47. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Chief Operating Officer Administration $269,706 $54,743
48. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $269,053 $39,624
49. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $268,393 $56,049
50. Director Of Facilities & Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $268,361 $98,278
51. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $267,177 $75,210
52. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $267,102 $77,506
53. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $265,771 $79,415
54. General Manager Foothill Municipal Water District Administration $264,058 $70,968
55. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $263,281 $74,231
56. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $262,975 $55,401
57. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $261,890 $62,724
58. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $261,723 $82,338
59. General Manager Crescenta Valley County Water District General Manager $261,629 $66,519
60. Section Manager-Revenue and Budget Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Revenue and Budget Section $261,460 $82,021
61. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,916 $77,442
62. Team Manager-Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Colorado River Aqueduct Team $256,873 $58,699
63. Section Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $256,033 $71,813
64. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $255,697 $78,259
65. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $255,369 $74,662
66. Assistant General Manager/COO Palmdale Water District Administration $255,231 $33,497
67. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,770 $73,628
68. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $254,512 $80,845
69. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $254,178 $36,931
70. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $254,138 $80,755
71. Section Manager- Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $253,151 $80,847
72. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Enterprise Cybersecurity $252,251 $52,863
73. Chief Finance Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Finance/Human Resources $252,147 $49,171
74. Section Manager-Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $251,701 $81,173
75. Section Manager-Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation $250,811 $81,154
76. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $250,052 $81,860
77. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $249,557 $62,481
78. Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Finance and Information Technician Administration $249,423 $79,414
79. Director of Technology Services Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Technology Services Administration $248,715 $57,428
80. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,361 $79,543
81. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $247,912 $81,188
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $247,299 $54,787
83. Section Manager-Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $247,214 $74,085
84. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $245,761 $79,439
85. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $245,244 $72,777
86. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $244,959 $68,623
87. General Manager Central Basin Municipal Water District Administration $244,622 $104,548
88. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $242,531 $65,568
89. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $241,736 $73,140
90. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $240,969 $68,855
91. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $240,797 $71,093
92. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $240,705 $44,057
93. Section Manager-Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $240,538 $76,891
94. Chief Operations Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Operations $239,880 $30,723
95. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $239,746 $72,983
96. Unit Manager-System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $239,591 $48,734
97. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,636 $69,273
98. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,346 $64,658
99. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California applications and Support Services $238,302 $75,235
100. Section Manager-Member Services and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $238,275 $69,782