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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 $415,051 $69,099
2. General Manager Orange County Water District General Manager's Office $365,583 $65,312
3. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $346,558 $51,360
4. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $333,692 $40,218
5. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $322,789 $76,873
6. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $316,625 $61,785
7. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $306,256 $67,454
8. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $297,095 $59,013
9. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $295,072 $47,349
10. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $294,295 $41,352
11. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $291,478 $57,205
12. Executive Director of Finance and Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $286,541 $44,180
13. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $285,235 $60,740
14. Assistant General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $284,183 $51,821
15. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $271,593 $50,803
16. Gen Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Gen Manager $267,109 $53,234
17. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $262,314 $55,660
18. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $261,452 $53,970
19. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $253,440 $35,475
20. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $253,437 $53,970
21. AGM/Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $253,203 $27,662
22. Asst General Man Laguna Beach County Water District Administration $248,922 $37,865
23. Director Of Strategic Programs South Coast Water District Water Operations $246,058 $47,939
24. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $245,819 $43,116
25. Executive Director of Operations Orange County Water District Water Production/GWRS $242,950 $66,946
26. AGM/Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $241,086 $47,930
27. General Manager Serrano Water District Administration $241,084 $65,918
28. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $240,649 $52,818
29. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $238,952 $16,243
30. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Human Resources $233,579 $46,103
31. Executive Director Engineering/Local Resources Orange County Water District Local Resources $231,580 $66,242
32. Executive Director Water Quality and Technical Resources Orange County Water District Regulatory Affairs $230,644 $64,932
33. Treasurer/CFO Orange County Water District Finance $230,623 $65,240
34. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $229,433 $34,155
35. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $227,307 $52,266
36. Operations Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Water Operations $223,626 $40,057
37. Chief of Hydrogeology Orange County Water District Hydrogeology $222,776 $57,714
38. Executive Director of Planning and Natural Resources Orange County Water District Planning & Watershed Management $221,733 $57,753
39. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Fin - Information Technology $220,249 $35,895
40. Assistant General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $219,414 $28,248
41. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County MET Issues & Water Policy $219,151 $47,477
42. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $217,879 $51,488
43. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Adm - External Affairs $217,562 $39,750
44. Director of Information Services/Property Management Orange County Water District Information Services $216,422 $50,143
45. Chief Financial Officer Mesa Water District (Orange) Finance $215,503 $14,076
46. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $215,393 $44,409
47. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $213,385 $36,491
48. Operations Manager East Orange County Water District Public Works $213,364 $39,018
49. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $212,891 $35,981
50. Engineering Manager East Orange County Water District Management $212,824 $40,718
51. Director of Engineering Orange County Water District Engineering $211,970 $61,783
52. Dir of Strategic Comm & Advocacy/Dep Gen Counsel Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $210,622 $36,771
53. Director of Maintenance Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $206,768 $42,529
54. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $206,479 $48,780
55. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $205,011 $70,845
56. Manager Of Operations Laguna Beach County Water District Operations $203,329 $39,320
57. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $203,099 $40,076
58. HR and Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $203,099 $44,985
59. Assistant Director Of Engineer Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $202,772 $38,528
60. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $200,888 $39,435
61. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $200,289 $48,780
62. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $199,492 $48,780
63. IT Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $199,052 $22,229
64. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $198,299 $49,954
65. Manager Of Finance Laguna Beach County Water District Finance $197,549 $36,366
66. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $196,852 $46,032
67. Senior Construction Inspector South Coast Water District Engineering $195,368 $38,203
68. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $194,408 $41,668
69. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Administration $194,167 $47,943
70. Principal Engineer Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $194,149 $9,994
71. Director of Water Use Efficiency Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Use Efficiency $192,349 $44,585
72. Information Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $192,278 $47,994
73. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $191,579 $40,247
74. Director of Engineering/District Engineer Municipal Water District of Orange County Reliability Planning & Engineering $191,359 $37,024
75. Director of Human Resources Orange County Water District Human Resources $191,057 $58,122
76. Director of Water Quality Orange County Water District Water Quality $190,260 $59,635
77. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $190,124 $39,628
78. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $188,915 $41,866
79. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Human Resources $187,442 $39,441
80. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations Administration $187,039 $33,571
81. Engineering Manager South Coast Water District Engineering $186,830 $33,112
82. GWRS Program Manager Orange County Water District Engineering $186,097 $58,088
83. Water Resources Manager South Coast Water District Water Resources $185,977 $40,487
84. Water Policy Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) External Affairs $185,046 $38,187
85. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $184,582 $30,751
86. Engineering Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Gis/Mapping $184,153 $31,609
87. Director of Public Affairs Municipal Water District of Orange County Public Affairs $184,000 $43,945
88. Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $183,907 $45,637
89. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $183,429 $44,560
90. Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $182,597 $45,230
91. Superintendent Facilities Ops Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities Maint Super $182,271 $47,292
92. Director of Information Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $182,259 $37,340
93. Director of Recharge and Wetland Operations Orange County Water District Recharge Operations $182,083 $56,491
94. Construction Services Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Construction Services $181,920 $41,667
95. Natural Resources Director Orange County Water District Natural Resources $180,323 $48,836
96. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $179,439 $31,081
97. Principal Programmer Analyst Orange County Water District Information Services $179,384 $43,690
98. Utilities Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - General $179,084 $38,333
99. Principal Engineer Orange County Water District Engineering $178,897 $55,666
100. Senior Civil Engineer Mesa Water District (Orange) Engineering $178,349 $12,349