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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 Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $330,914 $52,234
2. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $307,653 $54,154
3. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $275,992 $153,819
4. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $253,538 $138,747
5. Director Of Water Resources Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $246,030 $57,441
6. General Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $239,346 $48,485
7. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $238,250 $53,981
8. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $231,728 $43,779
9. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $219,510 $50,039
10. Assist. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $213,049 $31,557
11. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay Delta $210,300 $117,634
12. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $209,066 $117,583
13. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $207,208 $121,334
14. Deputy General Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $206,801 $60,011
15. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $206,249 $28,984
16. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $205,136 $49,678
17. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $205,000 $41,540
18. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $191,839 $47,404
19. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $191,068 $28,772
20. General Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administrative $189,417 $28,184
21. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $188,942 $27,665
22. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $186,898 $106,960
23. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $181,213 $33,617
24. Engineer Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $180,720 $18,052
25. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $180,055 $48,023
26. General Manager/Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administration $178,683 $45,457
27. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $177,504 $108,153
28. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $177,060 $108,333
29. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $171,075 $42,533
30. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $170,017 $39,764
31. Operations And Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $163,283 $99,565
32. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $160,310 $43,669
33. Manager
Other Positions Held: Board Secretary
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Operations $160,133 $56,880
34. Controller/Admin Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $155,541 $27,836
35. Assistant Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $151,787 $49,315
36. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $149,196 $94,465
37. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $146,609 $88,898
38. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $144,162 $26,623
39. Asst Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $141,616 $41,510
40. Resources Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $139,202 $41,794
41. Finance Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $139,015 $24,294
42. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $138,898 $35,415
43. General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Administration $138,693 $41,159
44. General Manager Minter Field Airport District Administrative $136,086 $28,435
45. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $135,656 $43,283
46. Asst. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $134,323 $37,623
47. Controller Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $133,784 $32,931
48. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $132,059 $22,214
49. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $129,888 $78,419
50. General Manager Lamont Public Utility District Office Personnel $129,860 $20,822
51. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $129,724 $46,230
52. Laboratory Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Laboratory $129,624 $40,671
53. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $128,528 $31,893
54. Assistant General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Public Works $128,153 $40,645
55. Engineer-Planner North Kern Water Storage District Administration $127,793 $37,092
56. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $126,863 $31,329
57. Dispatcher Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Operations $125,626 $27,456
58. Operations Supervisor Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Operations $125,435 $27,367
59. O/M Superintendent Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Operations/Maintenance $123,545 $38,497
60. Facilities Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administrative $122,285 $24,204
61. Plant Superintendent Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $121,617 $16,702
62. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $121,320 $62,236
63. Water Resources Planner IV Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $121,081 $60,853
64. Operations Manager Cawelo Water District O&M $120,641 $39,524
65. Foreman Well & Pump Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $120,090 $27,301
66. Accounting Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $119,732 $14,531
67. Plant Superintendent Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $119,457 $29,006
68. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Human Resources $119,436 $75,752
69. General Manager Greenfield County Water District Water $119,425 $30,941
70. Engineer III - Electrical Engineer Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $119,327 $77,187
71. Water Bkg Supervisor Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $119,302 $37,886
72. Operations Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $118,241 $39,461
73. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $118,117 $77,822
74. Police Chief Stallion Springs Community Services District Police $118,065 $42,356
75. O&M Superintendent North Kern Water Storage District Operations $117,975 $28,562
76. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $117,347 $44,499
77. Engineer III-Facilities Engineer Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $117,251 $63,641
78. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $116,967 $74,768
79. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $116,900 $74,661
80. Controller Cawelo Water District Admin $116,541 $22,811
81. Maintenance Supervisor Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $116,234 $78,915
82. Plant Superintendent Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $115,560 $23,656
83. Office Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $114,449 $43,337
84. Water Purification Plant Operator IV Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $114,058 $66,347
85. Geologist III Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $113,300 $75,583
86. Laboratory Supervisor Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $112,826 $77,259
87. Superintendent Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pipeline $112,488 $45,895
88. Human Resources Analyst III Kern County Water Agency Human Resources $111,999 $43,936
89. Police Sergeant Bear Valley Community Services District Police $111,019 $21,821
90. Plant Superintendent Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $110,667 $32,969
91. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $110,559 $72,720
92. Water Supervisor Bear Valley Community Services District Water $110,177 $15,987
93. Controls/Emissions Spec. Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pump Plant $109,715 $25,551
94. Controller Kern Delta Water District Management $109,395 $34,080
95. Business Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $109,283 $30,397
96. Assistant To The General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $108,362 $17,017
97. General Manager Mojave Public Utility District Field $107,853 $31,680
98. Supervisor Lost Hills Water District O&M $107,299 $39,189
99. Supervisor Buena Vista Water Storage District Maintenance $107,082 $8,324
100. General Manager Boron Community Services District Public Works $106,855 $28,677