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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 Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $321,191 $54,944
2. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $311,475 $51,711
3. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Chief's Office $285,813 $54,206
4. Director, Information Systems Coachella Valley Water District Business Technology - Information Services $282,669 $58,630
5. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $281,606 $45,679
6. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $262,862 $118,096
7. General Manager, Assistant Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $262,139 $60,556
8. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $258,935 $40,605
9. General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $255,340 $137,505
10. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Technical Support Division $243,319 $51,324
11. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $240,541 $50,549
12. Director Of Operations & Mtnc East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $238,846 $92,752
13. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $235,545 $51,606
14. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $235,391 $108,130
15. Director Of Wastewater East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $231,925 $104,949
16. Laboratory Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Laboratory Services $231,510 $39,144
17. General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Counsel $231,069 $101,036
18. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Pajaro and Llagas Watersheds Projects $230,593 $42,728
19. Director Of Administration East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration $228,051 $96,902
20. District Manager Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District Administration $227,870 $34,961
21. General Manager United Water Conservation District Administration $227,104 $73,815
22. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watershed Division $220,439 $47,294
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watersheds Division $217,878 $48,882
24. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $216,158 $30,298
25. Wastewater Shift Supervisor East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $216,139 $67,024
26. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Division $214,249 $49,568
27. Operations & Maint Dept Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $213,990 $92,517
28. Director Of Operations Coachella Valley Water District Operations - Administration $213,531 $66,075
29. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Project Delivery $212,182 $30,311
30. Director Of Engineering & Const East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $208,442 $95,095
31. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watersheds Capital Division $208,066 $50,203
32. Director Of Engineering Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $206,862 $65,527
33. Director Of Wtr/Natural Resources East Bay Municipal Utility District Water and Natural Resources $206,297 $99,183
34. Manager Of Ww Environmental Sv East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $203,689 $89,871
35. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Pajaro and Llagas Watersheds Projects $203,276 $47,212
36. Assistant General Counsel East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Counsel $203,231 $102,017
37. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $202,632 $42,159
38. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services Division $202,567 $35,861
39. Special Assistant IV East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Manager $202,122 $98,094
40. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $199,458 $38,575
41. Manager Of Ww Treatment East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $198,428 $90,817
42. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watersheds Projects I $198,079 $41,029
43. Manager Of Information Systems East Bay Municipal Utility District Information Systems $197,700 $89,138
44. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $195,164 $48,497
45. Utility Maintenance Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Field Operations And Pipeline Maintenance $194,364 $42,565
46. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Community Projects Review $194,175 $43,729
47. Manager Of Ww Engineering East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $193,390 $91,646
48. Associate Engineer (Civil) Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Operations Planning and Analysis $193,245 $36,435
49. Wastewater Shift Supervisor East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater $192,674 $82,981
50. Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Water Treatment Operations $192,480 $29,088
51. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Stewardship Division $191,011 $42,260
52. Government Relations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $190,097 $37,112
53. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay-Delta $189,927 $89,384
54. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $189,018 $43,089
55. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Program Support $189,004 $43,640
56. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $188,886 $90,568
57. Wastewater Shift Supervisor East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $188,227 $74,413
58. Senior Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $187,787 $37,593
59. Manager Of Water Quality East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $187,079 $67,494
60. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $185,369 $39,157
61. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Water and Natural Resources $184,853 $77,917
62. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $184,701 $89,040
63. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Water Treatment Operations $183,629 $34,232
64. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $183,010 $95,753
65. Manager Regulatory Compliance East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $181,214 $90,047
66. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $181,207 $87,011
67. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Operations and Maintenance $180,274 $88,181
68. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $179,748 $85,362
69. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Water Treatment Operations $179,114 $30,107
70. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $179,016 $33,519
71. Field Operations Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Field Operations $178,803 $36,138
72. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Maintenance Engineering $178,739 $34,859
73. Water Use Efficiency Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled Water $178,648 $43,640
74. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote Watershed Projects $178,623 $40,253
75. General Manager Solano County Water Agency Engineering $178,594 $48,820
76. Director Of Trades & Support Coachella Valley Water District Trades - Administration $178,412 $58,452
77. Manager, Planning & Special Programs Coachella Valley Water District Administration - General Manager $177,842 $59,363
78. Senior Systems Programmer East Bay Municipal Utility District Information Systems $177,493 $66,257
79. Chief Construction Inspector Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Services Unit $176,955 $29,374
80. Information System Div Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Information Systems $176,290 $83,290
81. General Manager Kings River Conservation District Administration $176,236 $28,510
82. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $176,229 $83,592
83. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of EEHSS Assistant Officer $175,079 $43,667
84. Associate Civil Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watersheds Projects I $174,880 $34,674
85. General Manager Monterey Peninsula Water Management District General Manager $174,370 $31,568
86. Environmental Services Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Environmental Services $174,069 $42,817
87. Attorney III East Bay Municipal Utility District Office Of The General Counsel $173,464 $90,066
88. Manager Of Real Estate Services East Bay Municipal Utility District Administration $173,313 $73,003
89. Controller East Bay Municipal Utility District Accounting $173,151 $80,902
90. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship $172,466 $31,213
91. Real Estate Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Real Estate Services $172,440 $29,672
92. Vegetation Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Vegetation Management $172,312 $40,571
93. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Land Surveying And Mapping $172,303 $29,512
94. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Services Unit $171,949 $43,640
95. Director Of Finance Coachella Valley Water District Finance - Administration $171,694 $51,148
96. Imported Water Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $171,400 $41,348
97. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watersheds Projects II $170,824 $40,251
98. Government Relations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $169,560 $37,663
99. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Procurement and Operational Services Division $169,540 $32,309
100. Engineering Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Engineering $169,470 $88,795