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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. General Manager Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $248,125 $40,917
2. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $245,665 $18,965
3. General Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Public Works $238,659 $58,175
4. Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $219,162 $25,511
5. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $217,143 $18,965
6. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $212,319 $57,395
7. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $208,132 $10,303
8. Hydrogeologist Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Operations $207,806 $34,859
9. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $198,078 $14,039
10. General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Administration $198,024 $6,795
11. Ceo Golden Empire Transit District Administration $186,770 $29,285
12. Ceo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Admin $183,472 $420
13. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay-Delta $181,651 $17,854
14. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $181,596 $38,543
15. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $177,747 $18,965
16. Cfo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Acct $175,280 $180
17. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $169,105 $18,965
18. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Goundwater Services $168,819 $17,854
19. Deputy General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $166,790 $14,631
20. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $166,773 $26,104
21. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $166,082 $0
22. General Manager Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Management $163,740 $29,634
23. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $155,701 $30,781
24. Manager Lost Hills Water District Administration $154,512 $30,262
25. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $153,466 $16,147
26. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $153,105 $19,363
27. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Adminstrative $151,579 $16,211
28. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $149,700 $29,342
29. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $149,173 $18,965
30. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $147,550 $19,952
31. Administrator (inc Asst Administrator) North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $142,721 $21,037
32. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $142,351 $11,550
33. General Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $141,314 $23,823
34. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $140,951 $24,525
35. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $140,924 $17,436
36. Water Production Facilities Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $140,315 $18,315
37. Cno Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nursead $135,000 $14,672
38. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $134,734 $21,955
39. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $134,598 $15,256
40. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $134,578 $22,013
41. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Management $134,304 $11,024
42. Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $134,091 $17,204
43. Assistant Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $133,317 $13,150
44. General Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administration $132,837 $20,498
45. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $132,827 $21,975
46. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $132,609 $23,364
47. Assistant Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $128,765 $17,204
48. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $125,149 $18,965
49. Water Resources Senior Engineer Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $125,131 $17,854
50. General Manager Stallion Springs Community Services District Administration $124,659 $13,990
51. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $124,558 $26,927
52. Assistant Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $124,346 $18,315
53. Clinic Coordinator Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $123,942 $9,464
54. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $123,246 $22,568
55. Registered Nurse Kern Valley Hospital District Emergency Room $123,211 $14,048
56. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $122,504 $13,200
57. Hydrogeologist IV Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Goundwater Services $120,773 $18,315
58. Controller Semitropic Water Storage District Accounting $120,631 $21,971
59. General-Manager/Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $120,476 $17,230
60. Water Production Facilities Assistant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $120,395 $8,423
61. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $120,236 $28,810
62. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $119,868 $10,092
63. District Engineer Semitropic Water Storage District Engineering $119,031 $25,916
64. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $118,816 $0
65. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $118,691 $16,794
66. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $118,084 $2,130
67. Resource Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $117,508 $29,848
68. Engineer North Kern Water Storage District Administration $117,209 $23,973
69. Trhc-Pa/Np Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Fhc $116,217 $180
70. Deputy Ceo Golden Empire Transit District Administration $115,848 $19,561
71. Director of Nursing North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $115,496 $17,024
72. Director of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $114,217 $34,514
73. Project Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Goundwater Services $113,959 $16,439
74. Lab Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Lab $111,896 $0
75. Administration Assistant Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Admin $111,539 $7,528
76. Director of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $109,728 $35,130
77. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $107,039 $23,641
78. Director of Finance Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $107,000 $6,470
79. Water Resources Planner IV Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $106,922 $16,794
80. General Manager Greenfield County Water District Water $106,834 $20,224
81. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $106,134 $14,039
82. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $105,972 $28,312
83. Registered Nurse House Supervisor Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $105,920 $6,528
84. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $105,385 $27,530
85. Superintendent Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pipeline $105,308 $25,286
86. District Manager Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Mosquito Control $105,074 $46,957
87. Manager West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Administration $104,511 $12,142
88. Chief Of Police Bear Valley Community Services District Police $103,946 $13,477
89. Director of Airfield Operations Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $103,895 $33,899
90. Registered Nurse House Supervisor Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $103,728 $30,520
91. Night Supervisor-Er Rn Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District ER $103,630 $180
92. Human Resource Director Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Hr $103,593 $396
93. Director of Business Administration West Kern Water District Administration $103,565 $31,702
94. Office Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $103,216 $25,595
95. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $103,160 $19,363
96. Administration Assistant Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Admin $103,056 $180
97. District Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $102,852 $21,254
98. Asst Director of Nursing North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $101,969 $15,030
99. Sr. Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager Rosamond Community Services District Public Works $101,919 $15,740
100. General Manager Golden Hills Community Service District Administration $101,173 $23,650