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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 $414,949 $63,646
2. General Manager El Toro Water District Administration $383,071 $86,184
3. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $377,205 $79,490
4. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $376,237 $123,516
5. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $351,742 $53,372
6. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $334,740 $85,092
7. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $331,401 $59,298
8. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $328,821 $40,663
9. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $323,560 $57,627
10. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $315,535 $47,188
11. Director Of Strategic Programs South Coast Water District Engineering $310,498 $13,711
12. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $307,232 $61,714
13. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Admin $297,990 $55,366
14. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $296,208 $61,802
15. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $295,932 $52,312
16. Executive Director of Finance and Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $292,122 $45,584
17. Director of Human Resources Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $289,278 $50,886
18. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $276,900 $36,399
19. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $272,188 $57,694
20. Director of Ops and Maint Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $271,182 $43,654
21. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $270,310 $50,531
22. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $269,364 $44,187
23. Director of Environmental Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $268,841 $42,804
24. General Manager South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $265,199 $63,744
25. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $257,452 $56,270
26. Assistant General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $257,302 $30,043
27. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering Administration $255,301 $16,925
28. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $251,948 $56,418
29. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $250,826 $44,707
30. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations Administration $249,416 $48,496
31. AGM/Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $249,257 $27,151
32. AGM/Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $246,696 $47,173
33. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $243,097 $40,809
34. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $239,553 $64,802
35. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Information Technology $235,860 $36,387
36. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $235,052 $6,713
37. Director of Operations South Orange County Wastewater Authority Operations $234,983 $47,641
38. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $234,148 $35,430
39. Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $232,792 $57,317
40. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $232,451 $50,316
41. Operations Manager East Orange County Water District Public Works $232,382 $39,617
42. Engineering Manager East Orange County Water District Management $232,376 $41,080
43. Dir of Strategic Comm & Advocacy/Dep Gen Counsel Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $229,034 $39,539
44. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $228,452 $51,796
45. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $227,810 $46,267
46. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $227,772 $34,658
47. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $223,266 $44,409
48. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,991 $51,796
49. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,540 $45,364
50. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $221,189 $30,021
51. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $221,098 $49,403
52. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $220,905 $54,589
53. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Adm - External Affairs $220,601 $39,646
54. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Human Resources $220,152 $52,167
55. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $219,530 $40,024
56. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $217,766 $47,789
57. HR and Risk Manager Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $216,531 $56,974
58. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Admin $216,141 $75,519
59. Information Technology Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $215,929 $54,582
60. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $214,530 $54,825
61. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $213,671 $56,916
62. Environ Protection Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $213,217 $59,110
63. Engineering Manager South Coast Water District Engineering $212,501 $32,970
64. IT Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $212,199 $21,540
65. General Manager Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $211,686 $40,662
66. Info. Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $210,040 $49,369
67. Controller Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $209,644 $40,478
68. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $209,623 $41,970
69. Administration Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $209,621 $34,854
70. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $209,116 $49,398
71. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $209,071 $39,589
72. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $209,071 $40,508
73. Human Resources/Risk & Safety Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $208,585 $45,588
74. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $206,204 $29,320
75. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $205,439 $51,109
76. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $205,317 $33,590
77. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $205,163 $59,549
78. Director of Environmental Compliance South Orange County Wastewater Authority Environmental Compliance $204,979 $34,220
79. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $204,271 $49,145
80. Maintenance Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $203,590 $55,432
81. Asst. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $203,190 $39,796
82. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $202,697 $50,975
83. Environ Protection Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $202,410 $35,481
84. Lead Power Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $202,140 $41,399
85. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $200,772 $54,164
86. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations Administration $200,169 $32,855
87. Foreman El Toro Water District Pumping Operations $200,088 $37,382
88. Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $199,432 $46,576
89. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $198,934 $43,891
90. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $198,830 $40,130
91. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $198,506 $43,230
92. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $198,136 $47,415
93. Operations Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $197,718 $45,927
94. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $197,415 $50,204
95. Finance Controller South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $197,401 $20,757
96. Water Superintendent Trabuco Canyon Water District Water $196,926 $55,505
97. CIP Project Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $196,723 $36,838
98. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $195,813 $46,353
99. Purchasing & Contracts Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $195,478 $43,709
100. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Human Resources $194,949 $39,537