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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 Santa Margarita Water District Administration $339,318 $118,183
2. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $284,822 $83,503
3. General Manager Orange County Water District General Managers Office $257,686 $57,259
4. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $254,283 $88,496
5. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $250,045 $43,934
6. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Management $233,717 $56,141
7. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $225,147 $49,876
8. Assistant General Manager Orange County Water District Health and Regulatory $224,744 $54,963
9. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $222,217 $48,975
10. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $212,387 $47,621
11. Asst. GM/Legal Counsel South Coast Water District Executive $209,250 $51,311
12. General Manager Laguna Beach County Water District General Manager $201,223 $36,205
13. Director Of Planning And Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Planning And Water Resources $199,408 $45,699
14. Administrative Svc Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Administrative Services $199,241 $43,175
15. General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $198,918 $47,642
16. General Manager South Orange County Wastewater Authority Executive Mgmt. Division $197,144 $54,025
17. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Planning and Coordination $196,850 $47,116
18. Treasury Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $196,727 $31,652
19. District Engineer Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $195,416 $44,368
20. Director Of Wastewater Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Wastewater Operations Support Services / Admin $195,085 $41,313
21. Financial Services Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Financial Services $193,321 $48,842
22. Director Of Water Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality Administration $192,965 $38,200
23. Director Of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $191,319 $51,372
24. Director Of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $188,317 $35,605
25. Sr Director Of Finance & Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $187,535 $35,654
26. Executive Director Local Resources and Administration Orange County Water District Local Resources $187,256 $46,524
27. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $183,999 $66,643
28. Director of Finance/Treasurer Moulton-Niguel Water District Finance $181,996 $39,191
29. Facilities/Fleet Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Facilities Services $180,023 $38,980
30. Director Of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $179,803 $34,878
31. Dir. Of Op's & Engineering El Toro Water District Management $177,818 $42,833
32. Director of Engineering & Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operation Division $176,841 $47,039
33. Asst. General Manager South Orange County Wastewater Authority Executive Mgmt. Division $176,734 $43,004
34. Executive Director Operations Orange County Water District Water Production $176,634 $46,736
35. Sr Director Of Water Operations & Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $176,054 $28,651
36. Chief of Hydrogeology Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $175,775 $46,535
37. Director Of Engineering And Construction Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $171,530 $36,100
38. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Los Alisos Reclamation Plant $170,318 $43,742
39. Treasurer/Information Technology Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Finance $169,425 $38,447
40. CFO/Treasurer Orange County Water District Finance $168,595 $42,339
41. Director of Water Production Orange County Water District Water Production $167,184 $42,135
42. Director of Information Services/Property Management Orange County Water District Information Services $164,149 $34,472
43. CFO/Asst. Manager El Toro Water District Management $163,735 $39,959
44. Director of Operations South Coast Water District Operations $163,025 $46,497
45. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $161,391 $45,545
46. Director of Engineering South Orange County Wastewater Authority Engineering Division $160,174 $41,127
47. Principal Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Planning And Water Resources $158,626 $31,139
48. Director of Finance South Orange County Wastewater Authority Accounting Division $156,534 $23,820
49. Treasurer Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $155,527 $30,575
50. GWRS Program Manager Orange County Water District Water Production $154,669 $42,871
51. Director of Prop Development South Coast Water District Property Development $154,333 $40,836
52. Manager of Operations Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $152,416 $40,229
53. Director of Finance South Coast Water District Finance $151,020 $24,712
54. Executive Director Planning and Watershed Management Orange County Water District Planning and Watershed Management $150,204 $42,114
55. Director of Engineering Orange County Water District Engineering $149,615 $40,058
56. Water Quality Director Orange County Water District Water Quality $148,391 $33,474
57. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $147,514 $35,899
58. Engineer Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $146,095 $53,907
59. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $145,608 $44,959
60. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $145,224 $43,699
61. Director of Customer Service Moulton-Niguel Water District Customer Service $144,848 $36,598
62. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning And Water Resources $144,504 $22,744
63. IT Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $144,366 $22,907
64. Communication Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Communications $144,158 $47,674
65. Principal Engineer Municipal Water District of Orange County Planning and Coordination $143,652 $39,531
66. Director of Engineering South Coast Water District Engineering $142,910 $40,021
67. Superintendent, Facilities Operation Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations $142,556 $48,675
68. Water Operations Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $142,111 $50,157
69. Senior Civil Engineer Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $142,075 $39,196
70. Assistant General Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Administration $140,221 $26,961
71. SCADA Controls/Instructor South Coast Water District Operations $140,178 $35,303
72. Laboratory Director Orange County Water District Laboratory $139,919 $40,266
73. Director of Public Affairs Orange County Water District Public Affairs $139,218 $37,297
74. Director of Human Resources Orange County Water District Human Resources $139,017 $40,206
75. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $138,784 $46,124
76. Assistant Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $138,498 $29,967
77. Director of Recharge Operations Orange County Water District Forebay Operations $137,193 $39,941
78. Human Resources Mgr. South Coast Water District Human Resources $136,857 $28,533
79. Construction Services Manager Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $136,011 $43,076
80. Water Production Supervisor Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $135,793 $27,981
81. Natural Resources Director Orange County Water District Natural Resources $135,661 $39,621
82. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $135,527 $42,496
83. Director of Regulatory Affairs Orange County Water District Health and Regulatory $134,979 $38,804
84. Superintendent, Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $134,624 $39,575
85. Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Santa Margarita Water District Operations $134,581 $36,339
86. Controller/Auditor Mesa Water District (Orange) Financial Services $134,086 $31,767
87. Assistant Director Of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $133,794 $37,508
88. Process Control and Systems Manager Orange County Water District Water Production $133,108 $37,669
89. Customer Service Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Administrative Services $132,594 $28,643
90. Instru Sys Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $132,496 $44,775
91. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning And Water Resources $132,495 $27,295
92. Superintendent, Utilities Maintenance Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities $132,452 $40,907
93. O & M Superintendent South Coast Water District Operations $132,377 $40,624
94. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Mar Operations $132,202 $30,347
95. Research Director Orange County Water District Research and Development $131,867 $31,959
96. Principal Hydro geologist Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $130,797 $31,760
97. Indust. Waste Admin South Orange County Wastewater Authority Pretreatment Services $130,761 $32,703
98. MIS Supervisor Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $130,616 $40,442
99. Communications Officer South Coast Water District Public Information $130,474 $37,188
100. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $130,425 $27,999