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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 Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $355,730 $44,604
2. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $354,742 $59,125
3. General Manager Orange County Water District General Managers Office $340,741 $63,686
4. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $332,808 $67,926
5. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $307,588 $50,837
6. Gen Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Gen Manager $298,593 $35,412
7. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $289,844 $38,253
8. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $283,251 $54,929
9. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $276,823 $44,265
10. Executive Director Of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $272,911 $51,303
11. Assistant General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $272,834 $25,657
12. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Manager $272,757 $55,589
13. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $269,589 $65,896
14. Executive Director Of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $259,807 $37,562
15. Manager Of Operations & Eng Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $258,706 $47,969
16. Executive Director Of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $255,197 $49,279
17. Asst General Man Laguna Beach County Water District Administration $252,177 $34,931
18. Asst. General Manager, Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $251,266 $27,638
19. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $247,080 $33,923
20. Director Of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $237,088 $47,093
21. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Reliability Planning And Engineering $235,721 $40,326
22. General Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $233,922 $29,297
23. Director Of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $232,662 $41,636
24. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $228,519 $43,498
25. Chief Operations Officer South Coast Water District Operations $227,949 $47,840
26. Executive Director Of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $227,134 $40,192
27. Director Of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $225,384 $47,093
28. Director Of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $225,194 $33,885
29. Director Of Public Affairs Orange County Water District Public Affairs $222,941 $59,735
30. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $218,080 $14,766
31. Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $216,250 $24,828
32. General Manager Serrano Water District Administration $216,064 $42,097
33. Director Of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $215,857 $44,834
34. Director Of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $213,756 $32,061
35. Executive Director Water Resources & Engineering Orange County Water District Local Resources $209,172 $60,788
36. Director Of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $208,760 $41,341
37. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $201,609 $51,622
38. Executive Director Operations Orange County Water District Water Production/ Gwrs $199,956 $62,615
39. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Finance $199,949 $31,876
40. Treasurer/Cfo Orange County Water District Finance $198,972 $58,903
41. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $197,623 $63,188
42. Director Of Human Resources Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Human Resources $197,358 $39,666
43. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $197,139 $27,771
44. Assistant General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $196,044 $14,719
45. Executive Director Planning & Natural Resources Orange County Water District Planning & Watershed Mgt $195,708 $62,011
46. Water Operations Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $195,231 $29,410
47. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $194,778 $30,136
48. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Operations $193,975 $40,681
49. Associate General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Metropolitan Issues And Water Policy $192,894 $42,268
50. Executive Director Water Quality & Technical Resources Orange County Water District Regulatory Affairs $192,767 $60,889
51. Laboratory Director Orange County Water District Laboratory $190,067 $55,003
52. Manager Of Finance Laguna Beach County Water District Finance $189,788 $34,546
53. Chief Financial Officer Mesa Water District (Orange) Financial Services $189,667 $17,339
54. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $188,924 $42,294
55. Finance Mgr / Controller El Toro Water District Administration $188,623 $51,059
56. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $188,493 $38,832
57. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Administration $187,941 $36,098
58. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $186,165 $19,560
59. Director Of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $185,510 $33,721
60. HR And Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $185,006 $38,746
61. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $184,492 $36,624
62. Operator III Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $184,487 $33,756
63. Chief Of Hydrogeology Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $184,387 $55,142
64. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $183,442 $42,562
65. Operations Superintendent Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $183,405 $36,285
66. Operations Manager East Orange County Water District Public Works $183,373 $37,924
67. Director Of Is/Property Orange County Water District Information Services $182,402 $46,688
68. It Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $182,037 $27,148
69. Operations Superintendent South Coast Water District Operations $181,119 $19,896
70. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $179,785 $37,394
71. Manager Of Strategic Planning And Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $179,530 $40,404
72. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $179,499 $40,563
73. External Affairs Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) External Affairs $178,495 $37,136
74. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $178,301 $12,536
75. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $178,131 $42,213
76. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $177,754 $35,880
77. Government Relations Officer/Deputy General Couns Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $177,693 $29,553
78. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $175,403 $42,778
79. Director Of Special Projects Orange County Water District General Managers Office $175,085 $54,844
80. Director Of Engineering Orange County Water District Engineering $174,727 $59,822
81. Director Of Water Use Efficiency Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Use Efficiency $172,882 $40,436
82. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $171,574 $40,290
83. Principal Engineer Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Gis/Mapping $171,570 $28,562
84. Director Of Finance & Wr Moulton-Niguel Water District Water Efficiency Fund $171,394 $30,131
85. Water Resource Manager South Coast Water District Water Operations $171,342 $37,983
86. Superintendent Facilities Ops Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities Maint Super $171,031 $43,538
87. Engineering Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $170,880 $36,478
88. Senior Civil Engineering Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $170,616 $8,414
89. Executive Director Orange County Water District National Water Research Institute $170,279 $51,155
90. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Administration $169,288 $42,812
91. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $168,993 $38,630
92. Lead Plant Operator South Coast Water District Water Operations $168,712 $36,057
93. Shift Supervisor IV Orange County Water District Water Production/ Gwrs $167,752 $40,395
94. Director, Human Resources And Risk Management South Coast Water District Office Of GM $166,829 $28,718
95. Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $165,243 $40,331
96. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $164,166 $33,854
97. Principal Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $163,104 $27,725
98. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $162,714 $35,105
99. Senior Applications Analyst Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $162,399 $38,692
100. Field Services Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Field Services $161,145 $38,968