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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 Manager's Office $383,339 $63,850
2. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Administration $361,549 $49,280
3. General Manager Orange County Water District General Manager's Office $357,278 $64,475
4. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $338,009 $54,376
5. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $309,845 $72,880
6. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $308,040 $44,814
7. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $301,311 $39,713
8. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $285,719 $47,933
9. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Administration $281,688 $58,737
10. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $279,268 $54,721
11. Assistant General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $277,839 $28,155
12. Laboratory Director Orange County Water District Laboratory $276,406 $57,166
13. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Reliability Planning & Engineering $265,525 $42,005
14. Asst. General Manager, Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $265,422 $27,613
15. General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $264,900 $48,171
16. Executive Director of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $264,681 $40,698
17. General Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $263,754 $33,748
18. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $260,375 $52,646
19. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $259,001 $43,153
20. Manager Of Oper & Eng Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $257,747 $48,950
21. Asst General Man Laguna Beach County Water District Administration $254,396 $36,703
22. Chief Ops Officer South Coast Water District Operations $252,221 $49,202
23. Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $245,766 $45,322
24. Director of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $243,360 $36,082
25. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $240,982 $50,105
26. Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $240,710 $34,463
27. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $238,444 $49,697
28. General Manager Serrano Water District Administration $237,789 $67,079
29. Executive Director Engineering/Local Resources Orange County Water District Local Resources $235,506 $63,818
30. Executive Director of Operations Orange County Water District Water Production/GWR System $233,504 $64,258
31. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $233,459 $50,105
32. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $232,176 $15,355
33. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $231,094 $25,138
34. Treasurer/CFO Orange County Water District Finance $226,314 $61,529
35. Principal Hydrogeologist Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $225,777 $35,078
36. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Finance $224,937 $34,944
37. Executive Director Water Quality and Technical Resources Orange County Water District Regulatory Affairs $223,228 $62,581
38. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $221,082 $35,374
39. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $220,862 $45,906
40. Executive Director of Planning and Natural Resources Orange County Water District Planning & Watershed Management $220,054 $59,098
41. Director Of Human Resources Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Human Resources $217,533 $43,178
42. Chief of Hydrogeology Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $216,942 $55,705
43. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $213,539 $54,590
44. Operations Manager East Orange County Water District Public Works $213,216 $38,711
45. Director of Information Services/Property Management Orange County Water District Information Services $212,046 $47,586
46. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $211,828 $33,204
47. Associate General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County MET Issues & Water Policy $211,012 $45,830
48. Water Operations Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $210,932 $34,217
49. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $208,005 $43,568
50. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $207,720 $39,269
51. Engineering Manager East Orange County Water District Management $207,640 $40,838
52. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $207,436 $22,178
53. Director of Engineering Orange County Water District Engineering $207,384 $59,896
54. IT Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $207,270 $29,756
55. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $206,762 $36,331
56. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Administration $206,293 $38,861
57. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $200,189 $37,882
58. Chief Financial Officer Mesa Water District (Orange) Financial Services $198,985 $17,778
59. HR and Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $198,353 $41,954
60. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $196,053 $46,802
61. Utilities Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $195,289 $39,572
62. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $195,252 $65,550
63. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $193,326 $38,539
64. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $192,620 $45,353
65. Sr Instru Sys Programmer Santa Margarita Water District Operations $192,466 $24,834
66. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Administration $191,615 $45,993
67. Water Policy Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) External Affairs $191,613 $39,127
68. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $191,315 $45,353
69. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations $191,262 $32,436
70. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $191,193 $43,116
71. Director of Water Use Efficiency Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Use Efficiency $190,916 $43,975
72. Manager Of Finance Laguna Beach County Water District Finance $190,817 $35,622
73. Director, HR & Risk South Coast Water District Office Of GM $189,170 $29,394
74. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $189,083 $41,405
75. Senior Chemist Orange County Water District Laboratory $189,032 $49,343
76. Water Resources Manager South Coast Water District Operations $188,717 $41,165
77. Engineering Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $188,224 $37,235
78. Government Relations Officer/Deputy General Couns Irvine Ranch Water District General Manager's Office $188,172 $32,839
79. Director of Human Resources Orange County Water District Human Resources $188,070 $56,480
80. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $187,984 $38,766
81. Director of Maintenance Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $187,506 $36,670
82. Operations Superintendent Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $187,390 $37,332
83. GWRS Program Manager Orange County Water District Engineering $183,359 $54,409
84. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $183,191 $42,812
85. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $182,174 $45,353
86. Superintendent Customer Services Moulton-Niguel Water District Super Customer Service $181,738 $40,364
87. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $181,510 $38,542
88. Principal Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $179,913 $35,971
89. Superintendent Facilities Ops Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities Maintenance Super $179,689 $45,815
90. Finance Mgr / Controller El Toro Water District Administration $177,570 $43,948
91. Director of Public Affairs Municipal Water District of Orange County Public Affairs $177,478 $43,168
92. Executive Director Orange County Water District NWRI $177,366 $50,554
93. Senior Programmer/Analyst Orange County Water District Information Services $177,316 $16,041
94. Director of Water Quality Orange County Water District Water Quality $176,805 $54,119
95. Director of Recharge and Wetland Operations Orange County Water District Recharge Operations $175,650 $54,217
96. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $175,587 $13,840
97. Principal Engineer Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Gis/Mapping $175,309 $30,513
98. Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $174,276 $42,562
99. Operator III Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $174,238 $35,385
100. Information Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $174,187 $45,576