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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 $414,949 $63,646
2. General Manager El Toro Water District Administration $383,071 $86,184
3. General Manager Orange County Water District General Manager’s Office $371,894 $66,737
4. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $357,695 $69,236
5. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $351,742 $53,372
6. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $331,401 $59,298
7. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $328,821 $40,663
8. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $318,643 $67,725
9. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $315,535 $47,188
10. Director Of Strategic Programs South Coast Water District Engineering $310,498 $13,711
11. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $307,232 $61,714
12. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Admin $297,990 $55,366
13. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $296,208 $61,802
14. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $295,932 $52,312
15. General Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Gen Manager $293,283 $54,402
16. Executive Director of Finance and Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $292,122 $45,584
17. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $276,900 $36,399
18. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $272,188 $57,694
19. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $270,310 $50,531
20. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $269,364 $44,187
21. General Manager Serrano Water District Administration $262,772 $68,465
22. Asst General Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Administration $261,998 $38,052
23. Executive Director of Operations Orange County Water District Water Production/GWR System $258,460 $69,430
24. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $257,452 $56,270
25. Assistant General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $257,302 $30,043
26. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering Administration $255,301 $16,925
27. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $251,948 $56,418
28. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $250,826 $44,707
29. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations Administration $249,416 $48,496
30. AGM/Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $249,257 $27,151
31. AGM/Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $246,696 $47,173
32. Executive Director of Planning and Natural Resources Orange County Water District Planning & Watershed Management $246,317 $61,912
33. Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Orange County Water District Finance $244,672 $69,797
34. Executive Director of Engineering and Water Resources Orange County Water District Local Resources $239,688 $69,886
35. Chief Operating Officer Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $237,600 $45,305
36. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Information Technology $235,860 $36,387
37. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $235,052 $6,713
38. Chief Financial Officer Mesa Water District (Orange) Finance $234,279 $26,936
39. Executive Director of Water Quality and Technical Resources Orange County Water District Regulatory Affairs $232,861 $65,224
40. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $232,451 $50,316
41. Operations Manager East Orange County Water District Public Works $232,382 $39,617
42. Engineering Manager East Orange County Water District Management $232,376 $41,080
43. Chief of Hydrogeology Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $230,155 $59,221
44. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $229,511 $47,551
45. Dir of Strategic Comm & Advocacy/Dep Gen Counsel Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $229,034 $39,539
46. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $228,452 $51,796
47. Director of Information Services/Property Management Orange County Water District Information Services $228,410 $52,387
48. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $227,772 $34,658
49. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $223,266 $44,409
50. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,991 $51,796
51. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,540 $45,364
52. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $221,189 $30,021
53. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $221,098 $49,403
54. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Adm - External Affairs $220,601 $39,646
55. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Human Resources $220,152 $52,167
56. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $219,530 $40,024
57. Director of Engineering Orange County Water District Engineering $216,433 $62,488
58. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Admin $216,141 $75,519
59. Operations Shift Supervisor (Grade V) Orange County Water District Water Production/GWR System $214,195 $49,264
60. Engineering Manager South Coast Water District Engineering $212,501 $32,970
61. IT Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $212,199 $21,540
62. Director of Engineering/District Engineer Municipal Water District of Orange County Reliability Planning & Engineering $211,778 $35,741
63. Info. Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $210,040 $49,369
64. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $209,623 $41,970
65. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $209,071 $39,589
66. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $209,071 $40,508
67. Manager Of Finance Laguna Beach County Water District Finance $208,898 $35,634
68. Human Resources/Risk & Safety Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $208,585 $45,588
69. Principal Engineer Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $206,828 $11,013
70. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $206,204 $29,320
71. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $205,317 $33,590
72. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $204,271 $49,145
73. Director of Water Quality Orange County Water District Water Quality $203,219 $64,117
74. Asst. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $203,190 $39,796
75. Principal Environmental Specialist Orange County Water District Natural Resources $203,151 $50,718
76. GWRS Program Manager Orange County Water District Engineering $201,395 $62,926
77. Director of Water Use Efficiency Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Use Efficiency $200,994 $43,886
78. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations Administration $200,169 $32,855
79. Foreman El Toro Water District Pumping Operations $200,088 $37,382
80. Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $199,432 $46,576
81. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $198,934 $43,891
82. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $198,830 $40,130
83. Executive Director Orange County Water District Nwri $198,822 $55,992
84. Water Superintendent Trabuco Canyon Water District Water $196,926 $55,505
85. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $195,813 $46,353
86. Director of Human Resources Orange County Water District Human Resources $195,792 $54,375
87. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Human Resources $194,949 $39,537
88. Director of Public Affairs Municipal Water District of Orange County Public Affairs $194,562 $43,656
89. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $192,064 $31,766
90. Operator III Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $191,085 $22,049
91. Chief Financial Officer El Toro Water District Finance & Risk Management $190,927 $41,067
92. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $190,784 $48,071
93. Water Resources Manager South Coast Water District Finance Department $190,680 $38,623
94. Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $190,278 $48,621
95. Laboratory Director Orange County Water District Laboratory $189,955 $61,827
96. Construction Services Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Construction Services $189,109 $42,874
97. Asst. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations Administration $189,080 $48,671
98. Principal Engineer Orange County Water District Engineering $189,079 $57,499
99. Director Of Finance South Coast Water District Finance $188,284 $36,997
100. Water Policy Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) External Affairs $187,825 $50,599