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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. Chief Executive Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $359,327 $141,003
2. Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $322,412 $88,469
3. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $266,812 $51,138
4. Chief Deputy Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $263,101 $68,662
5. Dir of HR & Labor Relations San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $189,858 $69,889
6. General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $181,768 $59,061
7. Chief Economist San Diego Association of Governments Executive $171,751 $53,019
8. General Counsel San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Legal (A) $171,246 $60,237
9. Dept. Dir. Mobility Mgmt. Proj Imp San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $170,037 $56,906
10. Special Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $165,596 $56,308
11. Dept. Dir. Land Use Transport Pl San Diego Association of Governments Planning $162,793 $55,237
12. Department Director Admin San Diego Association of Governments Administration $160,718 $49,609
13. Director of Transit Operations San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Transportation Administration (A) $160,550 $49,511
14. Chief Deputy Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $160,074 $45,075
15. Department Director, Finance San Diego Association of Governments Finance $159,737 $44,199
16. Goods Movement Policy Manager San Diego Association of Governments Planning $156,308 $44,264
17. Dept. Director Technical Svcs San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $155,743 $50,460
18. Chief Op Officer-Transit Servs San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Bus (A) $153,580 $37,699
19. Director of Rail Operations San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $150,317 $51,448
20. Chief of Staff San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $148,100 $42,344
21. Dir Marketing & Communications San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $142,625 $59,432
22. Dir. Criminal Justice Research San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $139,653 $40,360
23. Department Director of Operations San Diego Association of Governments Operations $138,765 $51,658
24. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $134,812 $45,610
25. SR8 Chief Technology Officer San Diego Association of Governments Operations $133,516 $40,634
26. Mgr. Fin Programming Proj Control San Diego Association of Governments Finance $131,388 $37,946
27. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $129,897 $36,928
28. Manager of Real Estate Assets San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $128,503 $50,325
29. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $127,131 $36,928
30. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $126,942 $47,876
31. Manager of Support Services San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $126,682 $45,031
32. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $124,447 $47,511
33. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $124,196 $48,013
34. Prin. Technology Program Mgr. San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $123,441 $42,651
35. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $123,023 $36,530
36. Manager of Marketing San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $122,767 $33,813
37. Mgr. Small Bus. Development San Diego Association of Governments Administration $122,096 $46,585
38. Chief Op Officer-Transit Servs San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Bus (A) $122,065 $10,257
39. Manager of Procurement San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Purchasing (A) $121,899 $40,132
40. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $121,297 $23,791
41. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $120,615 $41,348
42. Controller San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $119,658 $34,823
43. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $119,049 $46,900
44. Project Development Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $118,245 $35,938
45. Manager of Human Resources San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $118,162 $39,128
46. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $117,664 $45,059
47. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $116,803 $34,127
48. Mgr of Capital Projects (Bus) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Capital Projects $116,613 $51,591
49. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $115,879 $44,753
50. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $115,762 $45,666
51. Chief Technology Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $115,627 $41,788
52. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Executive $115,596 $35,709
53. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $114,920 $45,446
54. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $113,125 $44,024
55. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $112,130 $33,440
56. Finance Manager San Diego Association of Governments Operations $112,128 $29,717
57. Division Director, Communication San Diego Association of Governments Executive $111,147 $42,453
58. Mgr of South Bay Operations San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $110,516 $54,466
59. Mgr. of Contracts Procurement San Diego Association of Governments Administration $110,095 $39,549
60. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $109,285 $45,033
61. Finance Manager San Diego Association of Governments Finance $108,413 $27,853
62. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $108,157 $33,378
63. Asst Chief Technology Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $107,818 $45,564
64. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $105,780 $42,559
65. Capital Dev. Project Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $104,927 $31,551
66. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $104,586 $44,232
67. Budget Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Finance $104,013 $42,752
68. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $103,613 $41,971
69. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $103,303 $25,988
70. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $103,135 $42,945
71. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $103,054 $41,703
72. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $103,021 $27,431
73. Senior Transportation Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $102,877 $32,344
74. Manager of Human Resources San Diego Association of Governments Administration $102,323 $37,283
75. Communications Design Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $102,232 $42,534
76. Taxicab Administration Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Taxicab (A) $102,027 $22,646
77. Information Systems Manager San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $100,812 $42,457
78. Materials Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Stores Admin (A) $100,605 $38,265
79. Applications Development Mgr San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $100,328 $48,375
80. Senior Public Information Offi San Diego Association of Governments Executive $100,315 $24,718
81. Borders Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Planning $99,835 $42,745
82. Prin. Technology Program Mgr. San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $98,970 $24,611
83. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $98,386 $40,443
84. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $98,093 $38,262
85. Senior Technology Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $97,674 $42,673
86. Project Control Manager San Diego Association of Governments Finance $97,246 $42,752
87. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $96,634 $29,417
88. Dir Fin Planning & Analysis San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $96,124 $42,837
89. Senior Legal Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $96,100 $25,723
90. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $96,089 $27,035
91. Senior Transportation Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $95,867 $29,445
92. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Administration $95,585 $32,792
93. Right of Way Engineer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $94,700 $29,220
94. Senior Public Information Offi San Diego Association of Governments Executive $94,606 $41,319
95. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $94,452 $37,137
96. Financial Programming Mgr. San Diego Association of Governments Finance $91,781 $35,858
97. Manager of Planning San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Planning And Perf. Monitoring (A) $91,597 $27,778
98. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $91,187 $32,355
99. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $91,152 $31,533
100. Capital Dev. Project Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $90,916 $34,942