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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. Manager Silicon Valley Clean Water Office Of The Manager $432,979 $59,035
2. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $415,051 $69,099
3. General Manager Ramona Municipal Water District General Manager Office $412,940 $12,682
4. Chief Engineer & General Mgr County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $395,853 $78,115
5. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Solid Waste Management $394,904 $41,615
6. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $382,456 $82,168
7. General Manager East Valley Water District General Administration $378,380 $93,853
8. General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $369,795 $46,392
9. General Manager Salton Community Services District Administration $369,271 $26,059
10. General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $365,206 $67,174
11. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District Legislative - Board Of Directors $364,810 $126,700
12. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $362,273 $73,422
13. Assistant Manager/Chief Financial Officer Silicon Valley Clean Water Finance $361,315 $54,659
14. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $360,433 $71,116
15. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $359,521 $75,313
16. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $350,920 $43,789
17. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $346,558 $51,360
18. Chief Operating Officer Silicon Valley Clean Water Operations $341,202 $63,423
19. Asst Chief Eng & Asst Gen Mgr County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $340,657 $48,842
20. General Manager Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) General Manager $340,535 $132,329
21. General Manager/District Engineer Union Sanitary District (Alameda) General Manager $334,790 $67,233
22. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $334,238 $105,396
23. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $333,713 $85,224
24. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $333,692 $40,218
25. General Manager Encina Wastewater Authority Office Of General Manager $333,374 $54,780
26. General Manager Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Management Administration $330,164 $90,358
27. General Manager Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary (Marin) Administration $326,136 $96,973
28. Authority Engineer Silicon Valley Clean Water Engineering $325,268 $73,605
29. General Manager Hi-Desert Water District Administration $323,540 $17,081
30. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $322,789 $76,873
31. General Manager West County Wastewater District (Contra Costa) Administrative Services $322,037 $40,459
32. General Manager-Chief Engineer Novato Sanitary District (Marin) Admin & Engineering $318,956 $83,841
33. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $317,350 $81,915
34. General Manager, Assistant Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $314,621 $139,438
35. District Manager Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District Administration $314,004 $55,384
36. General Manager Northstar Community Services District Administration $312,668 $100,071
37. General Manager Central Marin Sanitation Agency Administration $311,814 $81,139
38. General Manager Dublin San Ramon Services District Office Of General Manager $310,844 $55,659
39. General Manager/Ceo Cucamonga Valley Water District Office Of Gm $310,516 $124,165
40. General Manager Delta Diablo Administrative Services $306,526 $59,519
41. General Manager Ross Valley Sanitary District Administration $306,220 $65,702
42. General Manager Valley Center Municipal Water District General Administration $304,044 $46,782
43. General Manager Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Administration $301,194 $100,595
44. Assistant Gm/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $300,965 $64,027
45. General Manager Oro Loma Sanitary District (Alameda) Administration $300,280 $128,069
46. General Manager Jurupa Community Services District Board Services $300,188 $46,604
47. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $300,122 $69,931
48. General Manager Rainbow Municipal Water District Administration $299,978 $52,237
49. District Manager And Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $298,747 $64,487
50. Director Of Finance & Administration Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Director of Finance and Administration $297,497 $46,732
51. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $297,095 $59,013
52. Asst. General Manager, Ops Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $295,583 $119,263
53. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $295,072 $47,349
54. Ceo/Gm Padre Dam Municipal Water District Administration $294,797 $54,683
55. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $294,295 $41,352
56. Engineering Director/Environmental Services Director Silicon Valley Clean Water Engineering $293,576 $34,453
57. Chief Financial Officer East Valley Water District Finance $292,973 $59,530
58. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $291,478 $57,205
59. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering $290,873 $62,629
60. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $289,413 $83,134
61. Director Of Env Comp Encina Wastewater Authority Environmental Compliance Mgrs. $288,170 $57,443
62. Executive Director of Finance and Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $286,541 $44,180
63. General Manager Ironhouse Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Administration $285,329 $84,505
64. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $285,235 $60,740
65. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $284,965 $65,719
66. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Wastewater Management $284,385 $60,207
67. General Manager Olympic Valley Public Service District Administration $283,295 $39,473
68. General Manager El Dorado Irrigation District Office of the General Manager $282,870 $45,811
69. Operations Director Silicon Valley Clean Water Operations $282,206 $53,906
70. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Facilities Planning $282,074 $33,721
71. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $281,943 $54,886
72. General Manager Monterey One Water Admin $280,830 $118,448
73. General Manager San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Administration $280,525 $60,147
74. Deputy General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Technical Resources $278,453 $26,481
75. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $278,316 $28,369
76. Deputy General Manager/CFO Pebble Beach Community Services District Administration/General $278,210 $34,598
77. Assistant General Manager Of Ops & Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $277,980 $41,166
78. Director Of Engineering & Technical Services Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa) Director of Engineering and Technical Services $277,832 $45,301
79. Director Of Engineering & External Affairs Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Engineering And External Affairs $276,638 $95,995
80. Director of Human Resources Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $276,448 $48,328
81. Deputy General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Finance $276,321 $54,691
82. Manager, Technical Services Union Sanitary District (Alameda) Technical Services $276,034 $58,972
83. General Manager South Tahoe Public Utility District Administration $275,826 $42,828
84. Chief, Water Operations Otay Water District Operations Chief $275,340 $61,190
85. Assistant General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $274,965 $61,766
86. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Technical Services $274,651 $62,629
87. Director Of Finance & Administration Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $273,976 $91,676
88. Laboratory Director Silicon Valley Clean Water Laboratory $273,253 $51,269
89. General Manager Leucadia Wastewater District Administration $273,198 $72,945
90. General Manager Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District (Marin) Admin $272,958 $43,917
91. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $271,593 $50,803
92. Manager, Maintenance & Technology Services Union Sanitary District (Alameda) Fabrication, Maintenance, & Construction $270,619 $69,191
93. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Financial Management $266,395 $53,033
94. Resource Recovery Services Director Delta Diablo Operational Services $265,522 $66,009
95. General Manager Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura) Administration $265,502 $62,099
96. General Manager Vallecitos Water District General Manager $263,917 $69,687
97. Assistant General Manager Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Water Resources and Outreach Administration $263,213 $81,450
98. Executive Manager Of Finance & Admin/Agm Inland Empire Utilities Agency Finance And Admin $262,714 $40,257
99. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $262,314 $55,660
100. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $261,452 $53,970