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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. Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive Office $521,355 $64,518
2. Chief Executive Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $290,190 $78,412
3. General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Office Of General Counsel $280,106 $50,859
4. Chief Executive Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $265,093 $104,444
5. Chief Operations Officer San Diego Association of Governments Business Operations And Advisory Services $263,626 $26,968
6. Chief Data Analytics Officer San Diego Association of Governments Data Science And Analytics $260,141 $47,542
7. Chief Capital Program And Regional Services Officer San Diego Association of Governments Capital Programs And Regional Services $258,349 $50,070
8. Chief Planning And Innovation Officer San Diego Association of Governments Planning And Innovation $254,981 $43,463
9. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $247,700 $49,620
10. Chief Human Resources Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $246,926 $52,595
11. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Association of Governments Finance Services $240,495 $48,271
12. General Counsel San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Legal (A) $231,929 $49,158
13. Chief Op Officer-Transit Services San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Bus (A) $222,134 $35,248
14. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $217,484 $23,737
15. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Contracts And Grants $216,089 $43,950
16. Dir Marketing & Communications San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $215,850 $40,944
17. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $212,232 $38,279
18. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $211,337 $38,279
19. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $210,931 $38,279
20. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $209,994 $38,226
21. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Strategic Communications $209,416 $25,259
22. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Research And Program Management $208,321 $30,360
23. Deputy General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Office Of General Counsel $200,609 $36,542
24. Independent Performance Auditor San Diego Association of Governments Office Of The Independent Performance Auditor $197,057 $30,903
25. Director Of Capital Projects San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Capital Projects Management $190,687 $25,406
26. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $180,882 $19,485
27. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $179,571 $36,288
28. Dir Fin Planning & Analysis San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $178,991 $40,965
29. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $176,112 $41,995
30. Controller San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $175,361 $43,081
31. Executive Strategic Advisor San Diego Association of Governments Planning And Innovation $171,794 $30,504
32. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $171,370 $38,664
33. Manager Of Real Estate Assets San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $169,546 $37,351
34. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Government Relations $168,544 $40,163
35. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Mobility And Innovation $167,905 $33,673
36. Director Of Supply Chain & Ops San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Purchasing (A) $167,796 $31,800
37. Chief Information Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $163,539 $14,560
38. Director Of Human Resources San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $161,902 $42,982
39. Manager Of Regional Information Services San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $160,570 $33,842
40. Network Operations Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $160,441 $36,971
41. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $159,860 $39,635
42. Finance Manager San Diego Association of Governments Accounting And Finance $159,488 $26,440
43. Manager Of Business Administration And Operations San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $159,448 $33,769
44. Enterprise Bus Solutions Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $158,307 $19,397
45. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $158,013 $27,305
46. Datacenter Operations Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $157,000 $39,418
47. Manager Of Regional Models San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $155,845 $34,326
48. Info Sec & Intel Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $155,612 $43,224
49. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $155,414 $38,405
50. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $152,566 $39,885
51. Principal Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $152,253 $26,040
52. Information Systems Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $149,092 $37,658
53. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $148,974 $26,287
54. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $148,086 $39,272
55. Manager Of Regional Models San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $143,100 $31,583
56. Principal Management Internal Auditor San Diego Association of Governments Office Of The Independent Performance Auditor $143,086 $17,023
57. Operations Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Services $141,682 $38,619
58. Manager Of Regional Information Services San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $141,449 $38,199
59. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $140,958 $38,457
60. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $140,799 $38,168
61. Principal Technology Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $140,558 $24,771
62. Director Of Transportation San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Transportation Administration (A) $139,948 $23,680
63. Sap System Admin (Basis) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $139,256 $17,379
64. Project Development Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $138,963 $32,193
65. Principal Business Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $138,600 $23,472
66. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $138,497 $36,420
67. Manager Of Human Resources San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $138,281 $35,888
68. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $137,450 $31,326
69. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Research And Program Management $136,418 $35,233
70. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Services $136,144 $36,984
71. Business Systems Analyst (Sap) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $135,984 $15,255
72. Dir Of Planning And Scheduling San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Planning And Performance Monitoring $135,864 $22,568
73. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $135,361 $28,021
74. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $135,315 $37,873
75. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $134,912 $31,031
76. Manager Of Procurement San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Purchasing (A) $134,601 $25,813
77. Senior Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $134,197 $15,193
78. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $133,713 $35,587
79. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $133,026 $37,349
80. Manager Of Government Relations San Diego Association of Governments Government Relations $132,653 $23,159
81. Principal Technology Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $131,415 $35,146
82. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Mobility And Innovation $131,183 $14,698
83. Risk Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $130,934 $29,885
84. Director Of Transportation San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Transportation Administration (A) $130,548 $26,911
85. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $130,263 $22,631
86. Manager Of Financial Programming And Project Control San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $130,182 $35,550
87. Manager Of Contract Ops & Pass Fac San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $129,498 $39,752
88. Senior Systems Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $129,481 $35,416
89. Senior Information Systems Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $129,033 $35,471
90. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $128,654 $35,313
91. Senior Programmer Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $127,856 $36,841
92. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $127,310 $34,064
93. Manager Of Capital Projects (Bus) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Capital Projects Management $126,944 $24,540
94. It Enterprise Architect (Iot) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $126,483 $27,790
95. Senior Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $126,185 $32,406
96. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Mobility And Innovation $125,445 $17,519
97. Principal Business Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $125,146 $27,153
98. Internal Auditor San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board Of Directors Administration $124,074 $25,561
99. Capital Development Project Manager San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $123,911 $23,432
100. Senior Information Systems Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $123,908 $34,596