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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 $522,134 $79,836
2. Chief Capital Program And Regional Services Officer San Diego Association of Governments Capital Programs And Regional Services $351,218 $54,121
3. Chief Executive Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Mts (A) $329,784 $111,215
4. Chief Planning And Innovation Officer San Diego Association of Governments Planning And Innovation $315,368 $46,866
5. General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Office Of General Counsel $293,615 $53,286
6. Chief Analytics Officer And Chief Economist San Diego Association of Governments Data Science And Analytics $272,541 $51,780
7. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Association of Governments Finance Services $271,257 $50,570
8. Chief Human Resources Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $250,248 $55,209
9. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Strategic Communications $249,236 $25,576
10. Chief Financial Officer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $247,103 $56,273
11. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Contracts And Grants $234,728 $46,060
12. General Counsel San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Legal (A) $232,529 $51,579
13. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $231,297 $40,131
14. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $230,482 $45,423
15. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $228,754 $40,044
16. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Research And Program Management $223,660 $31,398
17. Chief Op Officer-Transit Services San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Executive Bus (A) $222,469 $36,755
18. Independent Performance Auditor San Diego Association of Governments Office Of The Independent Performance Auditor $214,515 $33,866
19. Dir Marketing & Communications San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Marketing And Communications (A) $213,656 $42,422
20. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Accounting And Finance $207,025 $30,267
21. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Planning And Innovation $206,035 $37,902
22. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Services $203,806 $42,846
23. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $196,129 $40,257
24. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $194,470 $44,312
25. Director Of Capital Projects San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Capital Projects Management $193,931 $27,020
26. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $193,753 $38,028
27. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $191,618 $28,472
28. Manager Of Business Administration And Operations San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $189,008 $36,216
29. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Mobility And Innovation $180,796 $35,255
30. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Financial Planning And Budgeting $179,359 $41,289
31. Manager Of Regional Models San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $179,299 $34,373
32. Dir Fin Planning & Analysis San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $178,885 $42,971
33. Controller San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Finance (A) $178,281 $46,403
34. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $178,161 $41,962
35. Director I San Diego Association of Governments Government Relations $176,921 $42,370
36. Executive Strategic Advisor San Diego Association of Governments Planning And Innovation $176,629 $44,669
37. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $176,530 $28,657
38. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $175,026 $40,379
39. Manager Of Regional Models San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $171,987 $27,585
40. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $170,429 $27,829
41. Manager Of Real Estate Assets San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Land Management General (A) $169,524 $39,497
42. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Research And Program Management $167,298 $38,149
43. Datacenter Operations Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $166,702 $34,143
44. Principal Business Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $163,107 $24,822
45. Manager Of Regional Information Services San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $162,931 $40,069
46. Principal Mgmt. Internal Auditor San Diego Association of Governments Office Of The Independent Performance Auditor $162,638 $17,479
47. Information Systems Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $162,606 $39,435
48. Director Of Transportation San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Transportation Administration (A) $161,279 $27,453
49. Deputy General Counsel San Diego Association of Governments Office Of General Counsel $160,744 $33,443
50. Network Operations Manager San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $160,625 $38,641
51. Director Of Supply Chain & Ops San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Purchasing (A) $159,922 $33,287
52. Manager Of Regional Models San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $158,624 $54,109
53. Enterprise Bus Solutions Mgr. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $158,190 $20,333
54. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $156,937 $41,315
55. Manager Of Human Resources San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $155,261 $39,130
56. Manager Of Business Administration And Operations San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Services $154,850 $40,273
57. Info Sec & Intel Mgr. San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $154,769 $45,389
58. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $154,382 $39,829
59. Manager Of Government Relations San Diego Association of Governments Government Relations $154,145 $25,648
60. Principal Technology Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $153,293 $26,137
61. Director Of Human Resources San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Human Resources (A) $151,895 $45,004
62. Principal Technology Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $150,917 $37,590
63. Project Development Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $150,248 $34,523
64. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $149,784 $37,360
65. Manager Of Contracts And Procurement San Diego Association of Governments Contracts And Grants $149,717 $37,764
66. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $149,214 $32,745
67. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Mobility And Innovation $148,809 $17,686
68. Senior Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $148,516 $17,535
69. Director II San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $148,427 $26,797
70. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $147,388 $38,416
71. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $146,781 $25,823
72. Manager Of Financial Programming And Project Control San Diego Association of Governments Financial Planning And Budgeting $146,590 $16,197
73. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $144,590 $37,378
74. Communications Manager San Diego Association of Governments Strategic Communications $142,975 $32,352
75. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $142,825 $38,769
76. Senior Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $142,466 $34,320
77. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $142,243 $32,481
78. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $141,805 $39,821
79. Regional Planning Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Regional Planning $141,709 $39,108
80. Dir Of Planning & Scheduling San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Planning And Performance Monitoring $141,151 $24,501
81. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $140,960 $37,672
82. Risk Program Manager San Diego Association of Governments Organization Effectiveness $139,934 $35,427
83. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $139,869 $37,513
84. Principal Research Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $139,536 $30,663
85. Senior Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $137,902 $23,642
86. Capital Development Project Manager San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $137,782 $37,110
87. Manager Of Financial Programming And Project Control San Diego Association of Governments Revenue And Project Control $137,781 $38,596
88. Senior Sap Architect San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Information Technology (A) $137,061 $18,168
89. Principal Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $136,383 $36,934
90. Senior Systems Engineer San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $135,974 $37,128
91. Senior Technology Program Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $135,127 $22,201
92. Director Of Contract Services San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Contract Services $134,912 $41,722
93. Senior Information Systems Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $134,609 $36,994
94. Senior Programmer Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $134,207 $38,366
95. Senior Technology Program Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Engineering And Construction $133,367 $36,147
96. Senior Information Systems Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Business Information And Technology Services $133,078 $36,081
97. Principal Business Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $131,854 $28,453
98. Senior Programmer Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $130,374 $30,692
99. Senior Programmer Analyst San Diego Association of Governments Arjis $129,836 $30,265
100. Associate Researcher And Modeler San Diego Association of Governments Data And Modeling $128,569 $15,323