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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $395,996 $99,505
2. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $391,735 $35,098
3. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $376,041 $76,949
4. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District Legislative - Board Of Directors $366,872 $128,062
5. General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $352,311 $67,366
6. Asst. General Manager, Ops Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $333,542 $128,114
7. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $329,892 $67,697
8. General Manager Jurupa Community Services District Board Services $325,136 $48,064
9. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $321,485 $71,887
10. Director, Operations Assist Coachella Valley Water District Operations - Administration $316,465 $95,036
11. General Manager, Assistant Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $311,110 $143,578
12. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $299,997 $32,994
13. Deputy General Manager / Chief Financial Officer Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Finance $299,081 $55,072
14. General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Administration $286,547 $20,872
15. Assistant General Manager Of Planning, Engineering & Construction Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $284,635 $42,039
16. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $276,112 $32,122
17. Director Of Engineering Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $274,972 $135,008
18. Assistant General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $273,029 $61,661
19. Assistant Gm/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $260,474 $35,228
20. Director Of Environmental Serv Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $259,537 $116,087
21. General Manager Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) Administration $259,344 $61,789
22. Senior Director Of Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $258,620 $37,472
23. General Manager & Chief Engineer Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $258,174 $71,314
24. Assistant Gm/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $257,937 $68,459
25. General Manager/Chief Engineer Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $256,991 $27,745
26. Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $253,914 $63,939
27. Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $253,279 $61,862
28. Senior Director Of Administrative Services Eastern Municipal Water District Contracts $248,901 $59,400
29. Assistant General Manager Of Ops & Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $248,606 $56,926
30. Director Of Finance & Admin Jurupa Community Services District Finance & Accounting $248,430 $49,159
31. Chief Financial Officer Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $242,370 $56,945
32. Finance Director Desert Water Agency Management $238,449 $59,338
33. Deputy Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $236,647 $54,500
34. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $234,334 $50,912
35. Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $234,329 $55,206
36. Senior Director Of Information Systems Eastern Municipal Water District Information Systems $231,742 $52,221
37. Executive Manager Of Engineering And Operations Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Engineering $231,209 $49,803
38. Director, Information Systems Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $230,337 $89,027
39. Director Of Operations Jurupa Community Services District Water System Offsite Treatment $229,914 $53,299
40. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $228,845 $39,506
41. Special Project Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Planning $228,723 $41,835
42. Director Of Engineering & Operations Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $228,397 $71,913
43. Assistant General Manager-Engineering/Operations Rancho California Water District Assistant General Manager $228,005 $51,814
44. Assistant Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $226,870 $50,709
45. Human Resources Director Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $224,757 $80,981
46. Director Of Finance Western Municipal Water District Finance $224,334 $32,946
47. Engineer Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $223,994 $100,602
48. Engineer Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $223,084 $109,763
49. Assistant General Manager Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $222,662 $55,448
50. Director Of Development Services Eastern Municipal Water District Development Services $221,782 $41,364
51. Director Of Human Resources Western Municipal Water District Human Resources $220,503 $35,848
52. Engineer Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $219,033 $87,634
53. Principal Engineer Western Municipal Water District Engineering $218,366 $32,504
54. Director Of Administration Rancho California Water District Administration $217,720 $50,036
55. Assistant Gm/Communications And Customer Expe Western Municipal Water District Management $215,241 $46,854
56. Risk Manager Coachella Valley Water District Business Technology - Risk Management $215,100 $43,072
57. Director Of Safety, Risk And Emergency Management Eastern Municipal Water District Safety, Risk And Emergency Management $215,058 $39,320
58. Director Of Strategic Communications And Public Affairs Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $212,891 $31,343
59. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Dom. Water/Sanit. Sanitation $209,502 $88,235
60. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering Irrig/Strmwtr/Elec - Electricity, Enrgy $208,939 $102,097
61. Director Of Finance Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $208,269 $82,141
62. Operations And Engineering Manager Desert Water Agency Engineering $208,160 $53,579
63. Water Operations Manager Rancho California Water District System Operations $206,330 $53,061
64. Engineering Manager Jurupa Community Services District Engineering/Development $205,891 $48,697
65. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Water Quality $205,524 $63,767
66. Director Of Field Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Field Engineering $205,442 $57,036
67. Director Of Parks & Recreation Jurupa Community Services District Park Operations $205,067 $47,603
68. Principal Engineer Western Municipal Water District Engineering $202,984 $54,740
69. Information Systems And Technology Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Information Technology $202,703 $47,473
70. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Construction/Collections $202,627 $63,166
71. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $200,813 $34,148
72. Engineering Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $198,702 $28,942
73. Director Of Water Resources And Facilities Planning Eastern Municipal Water District Water Resources And Facilities Planning $197,977 $29,016
74. Director Of Service Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $196,492 $85,699
75. Director Of Engineering Rubidoux Community Services District Water $194,559 $51,641
76. Human Resources Director Desert Water Agency Management $194,558 $57,191
77. Director Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance Eastern Municipal Water District Environmental And Regulatory Compliance $194,379 $47,929
78. Director Of Policy And Governmental Affairs Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $194,325 $26,859
79. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering Irrig/Strmwtr/Elec - Administration $192,925 $90,804
80. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Engineering $192,312 $49,116
81. Principal Civil Engineer Eastern Municipal Water District Development Services $191,847 $48,397
82. District Engineer Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) Engineering $191,504 $24,502
83. Director Of Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Maintenance Services $191,180 $51,892
84. Director Of Customer Service Eastern Municipal Water District Customer Service $190,834 $51,451
85. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Electrical & Automation Services $189,979 $51,094
86. Water Reclamation Manager Rancho California Water District Water Reclamation $188,634 $38,080
87. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Dom. Water/Sanit. Sanitation $188,512 $84,299
88. Principal Civil Engineer Eastern Municipal Water District Development Services $187,843 $47,521
89. Director Of Fac & Maint, Assis Coachella Valley Water District Trades - Administration $187,810 $88,146
90. Controller Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $187,704 $56,786
91. Principal Civil Engineer Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $187,028 $48,217
92. Lead Operator Temescal Valley Water District Operations $185,274 $22,352
93. Customer Service Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $185,187 $45,409
94. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Dom. Water/Sanit. Domestic Water $184,909 $84,299
95. Network Systems Manager Coachella Valley Water District Business Technology - Information Services $183,780 $91,975
96. Procurement/Contracts Manager Coachella Valley Water District Finance - Administration $183,752 $77,719
97. Deputy Director Of Information Services Western Municipal Water District Information Services $183,584 $23,965
98. Senior Financial Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $182,403 $42,079
99. Director Of Engineering, Asst Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $182,319 $85,154
100. Senior Operations Technician II Western Municipal Water District Construction/Collections $182,039 $34,970