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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 Orange County Sanitation District General Management $361,840 $82,001
3. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Administration $361,549 $49,280
4. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $325,109 $74,961
5. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $309,845 $72,880
6. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $301,311 $39,713
7. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $297,665 $81,298
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. Asst. General Manager, Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $265,422 $27,613
12. General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $264,900 $48,171
13. Executive Director of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $264,681 $40,698
14. General Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $263,754 $33,748
15. Director of Human Resources Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $260,848 $46,860
16. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $260,764 $52,022
17. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $260,375 $52,646
18. Chief Ops Officer South Coast Water District Operations $252,221 $49,202
19. General Manager South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $246,847 $58,841
20. Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $245,766 $45,322
21. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $243,534 $55,327
22. Director of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $243,360 $36,082
23. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $240,982 $50,105
24. Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $240,710 $34,463
25. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $239,220 $55,459
26. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $238,444 $49,697
27. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $233,459 $50,105
28. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $232,176 $15,355
29. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $231,354 $37,352
30. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $231,094 $25,138
31. Director of Environmental Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $229,089 $36,277
32. Director Of Operations South Orange County Wastewater Authority Operations $228,446 $44,110
33. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Finance $224,937 $34,944
34. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $223,823 $64,970
35. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $221,082 $35,374
36. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $220,862 $45,906
37. Information Tech Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $220,243 $24,329
38. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $218,305 $36,108
39. Director Of Human Resources Moulton-Niguel Water District Director Of Human Resources $217,533 $43,178
40. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $213,539 $54,590
41. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $213,051 $40,205
42. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $211,828 $33,204
43. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $208,005 $43,568
44. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $207,720 $39,269
45. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $207,436 $22,178
46. IT Manager South Coast Water District Office Of GM $207,270 $29,756
47. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $206,762 $36,331
48. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Administration $206,293 $38,861
49. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $203,042 $49,756
50. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $202,749 $48,610
51. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $202,556 $57,432
52. Environ Lab and OM Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $202,204 $54,967
53. Lead Power Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $201,999 $41,451
54. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $200,858 $41,558
55. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $200,630 $57,366
56. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $200,189 $37,882
57. Lead Power Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $199,354 $41,172
58. Finance Controller South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $198,826 $18,988
59. HR and Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $198,353 $41,954
60. Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $197,462 $56,945
61. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $196,053 $46,802
62. General Manager Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $195,906 $38,199
63. Utilities Manager Santa Margarita Water District Operations $195,289 $39,572
64. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $195,252 $65,550
65. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $194,506 $50,866
66. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $193,326 $38,539
67. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $192,620 $45,353
68. Sr Instru Sys Programmer Santa Margarita Water District Operations $192,466 $24,834
69. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $191,981 $52,000
70. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Administration $191,615 $45,993
71. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $191,315 $45,353
72. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations $191,262 $32,436
73. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $191,193 $43,116
74. Director, HR & Risk South Coast Water District Office Of GM $189,170 $29,394
75. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $189,083 $41,405
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. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $188,112 $49,302
80. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $187,984 $38,766
81. Director Of Engineering South Orange County Wastewater Authority Engineering $187,885 $34,794
82. Director of Maintenance Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $187,506 $36,670
83. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $186,818 $49,937
84. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $186,505 $46,057
85. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $185,213 $50,797
86. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $183,191 $42,812
87. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $182,949 $54,551
88. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $182,174 $45,353
89. Superintendent Customer Services Moulton-Niguel Water District Super Customer Service $181,738 $40,364
90. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $181,510 $38,542
91. General Manager Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $180,967 $46,625
92. Director Of Environmental Compliance South Orange County Wastewater Authority Environmental Compliance $180,410 $28,866
93. Principal Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $179,913 $35,971
94. Superintendent Facilities Ops Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities Maintenance Super $179,689 $45,815
95. Principal Info Tech Analyst Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $178,955 $28,159
96. HR and Risk Manager Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $178,758 $53,936
97. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $178,647 $41,302
98. Finance Mgr / Controller El Toro Water District Administration $177,570 $43,948
99. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $177,555 $49,229
100. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $176,859 $36,193