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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) $361,926 $163,070
2. Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $337,596 $66,634
3. Chief Deputy Executive Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $206,561 $35,903
4. Dir Of Hr & Labor Relations San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $203,850 $64,056
5. Chief Op Officer-Transit Services San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Bus (A) $196,435 $21,674
6. General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $192,874 $52,507
7. General Counsel San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Legal (A) $188,228 $62,879
8. Dept. Dir Mobility Mgmt. Proj Imp San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $184,449 $50,947
9. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $182,675 $59,237
10. Department Director, Finance San Diego Association of Governments Finance $179,282 $50,608
11. Dept. Dir Land Use Transport Pl San Diego Association of Governments Planning $176,081 $49,125
12. Special Projects Director San Diego Association of Governments Executive $174,090 $50,870
13. Dept. Director Technical Svcs San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $173,349 $44,307
14. Manager Of S Bay & Paratransit Ops San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $171,028 $44,023
15. Special Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $169,915 $49,229
16. Director of Rail Operations San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $165,376 $48,476
17. Chief Of Staff San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $162,623 $43,070
18. Department Director Admin San Diego Association of Governments Administration $162,314 $48,855
19. Dir Marketing & Communications San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $159,860 $53,535
20. TransNet Department Director San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $153,880 $27,892
21. Dir. Criminal Justice Research San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $150,037 $39,616
22. Goods Movement Policy Manager San Diego Association of Governments Planning $148,088 $39,835
23. Division Director Public Safet San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $146,666 $25,106
24. Manager Of Real Estate Assets San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $143,698 $52,602
25. Chief Information Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $142,961 $46,210
26. Department Director of Operations San Diego Association of Governments Operations $139,841 $39,362
27. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $139,151 $44,182
28. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $138,427 $43,897
29. Manager Of Procurement San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Purchasing (A) $137,833 $28,219
30. Division Director, Communicati San Diego Association of Governments Executive $136,676 $44,792
31. Mgr. Small Bus. Development San Diego Association of Governments Administration $133,125 $42,566
32. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $132,786 $24,132
33. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $132,452 $47,597
34. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $132,341 $27,516
35. Director Of Transportation San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Transportation Administration (A) $132,308 $51,617
36. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $130,409 $31,104
37. Finance Manager San Diego Association of Governments Finance $128,580 $29,289
38. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $128,090 $45,493
39. Dir Fin Planning & Analysis San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $126,983 $48,499
40. Manager Of Human Resources San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $125,798 $49,597
41. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $124,933 $41,900
42. Prin. Internal Mgmt. Auditor San Diego Association of Governments Executive $124,692 $46,553
43. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $124,346 $34,483
44. Manager Of Marketing San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $124,012 $33,347
45. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $123,305 $41,908
46. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $123,286 $33,073
47. Project Development Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $122,702 $34,321
48. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $121,577 $29,356
49. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $121,520 $36,961
50. Prin. Technology Program Mgr. San Diego Association of Governments Operations $120,922 $39,964
51. Principal Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $120,508 $41,407
52. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $118,497 $40,904
53. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $117,235 $45,135
54. Manager of Human Resources San Diego Association of Governments Administration $116,750 $38,576
55. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $116,635 $37,787
56. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $116,229 $40,277
57. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $115,454 $39,463
58. Mgr. of Contracts Procurement San Diego Association of Governments Administration $115,252 $35,935
59. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $114,648 $40,596
60. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $113,812 $33,681
61. Enterprise Bus Solutions Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $112,722 $15,772
62. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $112,055 $34,492
63. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $111,890 $27,840
64. Taxicab Administration Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Taxicab (A) $111,847 $22,151
65. Senior Transportation Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $111,706 $28,448
66. Capital Dev. Project Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $111,318 $28,391
67. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $110,569 $41,566
68. Information Systems Manager San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $109,737 $39,463
69. Controller San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $109,297 $43,817
70. Application Dev & Support Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $108,929 $40,727
71. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $107,514 $41,158
72. Senior Legal Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $106,634 $36,324
73. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Operations $106,594 $20,709
74. Senior Technology Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Operations $106,301 $38,371
75. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $106,134 $37,181
76. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $105,672 $39,049
77. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $105,259 $39,344
78. Business Systems Analyst (Sap) San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $104,930 $17,732
79. Communications Manager San Diego Association of Governments Executive $104,881 $39,105
80. Materials Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Stores Admin (A) $104,516 $39,528
81. SR8 Roadway Operations Manager San Diego Association of Governments Operations $104,458 $35,124
82. Senior Legal Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Executive $103,294 $27,249
83. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Planning $103,040 $33,851
84. Senior Programmer Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $102,917 $36,334
85. Senior Transportation Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $102,612 $36,870
86. Senior Transportation Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $102,386 $21,558
87. Internal Auditor San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Board Of Directors Admin. (A) $102,171 $23,873
88. Right Of Way Engineer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $102,169 $29,539
89. Project Control Manager San Diego Association of Governments Finance $101,807 $21,306
90. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $101,214 $32,334
91. Financial Programming Mgr. San Diego Association of Governments Transnet $101,045 $33,151
92. Manager Of Planning San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Planning And Perf. Monitoring (A) $100,962 $27,165
93. Manager Of Brt & East County Ops San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $100,563 $43,864
94. Report Development Analyst San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $100,534 $29,002
95. Marketing Communications Manager San Diego Association of Governments Executive $100,527 $27,185
96. Datacenter Operations Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $100,508 $44,739
97. Manager Of Risk And Claims San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Liability Claims (A) $100,457 $43,735
98. Senior Regional Planner San Diego Association of Governments Mmpi $100,183 $40,600
99. Senior Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Technical Services $100,072 $19,358
100. Communications Design Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $99,078 $44,072