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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 Sanitation District General Management $382,456 $82,168
3. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $359,521 $75,313
4. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $346,558 $51,360
5. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $333,692 $40,218
6. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $322,789 $76,873
7. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $317,350 $81,915
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. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $281,943 $54,886
15. Director of Human Resources Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $276,448 $48,328
16. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $271,593 $50,803
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. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $256,246 $32,218
20. General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $253,440 $35,475
21. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $253,437 $53,970
22. AGM/Chief Financial Officer South Coast Water District Finance $253,203 $27,662
23. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $250,889 $56,173
24. General Manager South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $247,966 $64,832
25. Director of Environmental Svcs Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $247,320 $38,261
26. Director Of Strategic Programs South Coast Water District Water Operations $246,058 $47,939
27. General Manager East Orange County Water District Management $245,819 $43,116
28. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $244,041 $38,319
29. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $242,062 $41,220
30. AGM/Chief Engineer South Coast Water District Engineering $241,086 $47,930
31. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $240,649 $52,818
32. Director Of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $238,952 $16,243
33. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Human Resources $233,579 $46,103
34. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $229,433 $34,155
35. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $227,856 $65,544
36. Power Plant Operator II Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $227,318 $35,652
37. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $227,307 $52,266
38. Director of Operations South Orange County Wastewater Authority Operations $224,963 $46,019
39. Environ Protection Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $224,898 $58,148
40. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Fin - Information Technology $220,249 $35,895
41. Assistant General Manager Yorba Linda Water District Administration $219,414 $28,248
42. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $219,159 $40,598
43. Director Of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering & Operations Admin $217,879 $51,488
44. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Adm - External Affairs $217,562 $39,750
45. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $215,393 $44,409
46. Senior Regulatory Specialist Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $214,935 $43,941
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. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $212,335 $50,368
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. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $206,183 $49,179
56. Engineering Manager Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $205,033 $53,053
57. Assistant General Manager Trabuco Canyon Water District Administration $205,011 $70,845
58. Lead Power Plant Operator Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $204,114 $41,318
59. Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $203,427 $57,564
60. Finance Manager Yorba Linda Water District Finance $203,099 $40,076
61. HR and Risk Manager Yorba Linda Water District HR/Risk/Records $203,099 $44,985
62. Assistant Director Of Engineer Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $202,772 $38,528
63. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $202,665 $50,518
64. Maintenance Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $202,648 $42,854
65. Engineering Manager Yorba Linda Water District Engineering $200,888 $39,435
66. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $200,289 $48,780
67. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $199,815 $51,428
68. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $199,492 $48,780
69. IT Manager South Coast Water District Information Technology $199,052 $22,229
70. Operations Manager Yorba Linda Water District Operations $198,299 $49,954
71. Finance Controller South Orange County Wastewater Authority Administration $197,431 $19,458
72. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $197,370 $57,886
73. Environmental Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $196,910 $49,801
74. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $196,852 $46,032
75. General Manager Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $195,520 $39,288
76. Senior Construction Inspector South Coast Water District Engineering $195,368 $38,203
77. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $194,532 $46,547
78. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $194,408 $41,668
79. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Administration $194,167 $47,943
80. HR and Risk Manager Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $193,137 $55,979
81. Administration Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $192,433 $31,869
82. Information Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $192,278 $47,994
83. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $192,057 $41,871
84. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $192,024 $51,339
85. General Manager Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Administration $191,661 $49,901
86. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $191,579 $40,247
87. Environ Lab and OM Manager Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $190,815 $41,465
88. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $190,631 $54,929
89. Human Resources Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Human Resources $190,397 $49,023
90. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $190,124 $39,628
91. IT Syst & Operations Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $189,872 $53,519
92. Director of Environmental Compliance South Orange County Wastewater Authority Environmental Compliance $189,391 $30,789
93. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Environmental Services $189,114 $54,805
94. Director of Engineering South Orange County Wastewater Authority Engineering $189,079 $36,357
95. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $188,915 $41,866
96. Senior Engineer Orange County Sanitation District Operations & Maintenance $188,220 $43,197
97. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Human Resources $187,442 $39,441
98. Engineering Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $187,132 $56,753
99. Director Of Operations South Coast Water District Operations Administration $187,039 $33,571
100. Engineering Manager South Coast Water District Engineering $186,830 $33,112