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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 in County

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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $268,795 $97,272
2. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $254,925 $110,930
3. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $229,577 $102,203
4. Project Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $222,422 $98,572
5. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $212,563 $41,175
6. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $209,394 $15,310
7. General Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $201,447 $61,415
8. Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $199,822 $21,096
9. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $197,761 $44,871
10. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Mgrs./Supervisors/Staff $194,886 $26,501
11. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $191,493 $38,344
12. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay-Delta $186,090 $85,059
13. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $186,090 $86,447
14. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $183,717 $24,260
15. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $181,105 $38,209
16. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $178,656 $83,788
17. Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $178,344 $48,350
18. General Manager Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Management $178,302 $70,894
19. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $176,853 $48,992
20. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $176,522 $29,503
21. Deputy General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $176,415 $37,850
22. Chief Executive Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $175,744 $0
23. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $174,561 $80,577
24. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $173,762 $25,583
25. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $166,920 $18,233
26. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $166,090 $10,995
27. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $164,004 $32,893
28. Chief Financial Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Accounting $162,880 $37
29. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $161,331 $32,577
30. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $160,549 $77,045
31. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $158,033 $55,691
32. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $153,733 $43,938
33. Full-time Employee Kern Water Bank Authority Administration $152,198 $21,305
34. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $151,954 $23,094
35. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $149,083 $14,089
36. Water Resources Senior Engineer Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $148,266 $70,533
37. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $145,174 $29,851
38. Water Production Facility Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $143,325 $70,476
39. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $141,812 $29,769
40. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $138,947 $8,992
41. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $138,032 $14,549
42. Asst. General Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $137,724 $57,674
43. Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $137,619 $68,571
44. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Management $137,032 $57,569
45. Operations Superintendent Indian Wells Valley Water District Operations $136,532 $18,050
46. Assistant Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $136,139 $66,699
47. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $135,735 $59,850
48. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $134,777 $24,524
49. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $133,848 $15,871
50. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $131,406 $29,935
51. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $131,146 $67,098
52. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $128,470 $28,905
53. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $127,958 $4,607
54. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $127,262 $20,615
55. Hydro Geologist IV Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $125,885 $64,141
56. District Engineer Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $125,257 $35,293
57. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $124,000 $50,135
58. General Mgr-Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $123,375 $33,939
59. P.A. - Clinic-Calif City Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Clinic-Calif City $123,301 $0
60. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $121,824 $14,023
61. Water Production Facility Assistant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $121,805 $52,235
62. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $120,481 $61,066
63. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Mgrs./Supervisors/Staff $120,274 $18,497
64. Resource Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $120,202 $32,127
65. Clinic Coordinator Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $119,851 $21,648
66. Pharmacy Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $119,779 $491
67. General Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Public Works $117,891 $45,239
68. Director of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $117,775 $35,894
69. Registered Nurse Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Room $117,677 $8,273
70. Director of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $116,106 $32,799
71. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $114,141 $12,032
72. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $113,146 $59,687
73. Engineer North Kern Water Storage District Administration $112,875 $22,832
74. Chief Financial Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $112,847 $42,399
75. Water Resources Planner IV Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $112,750 $58,556
76. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $112,326 $63,002
77. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $112,280 $30,979
78. Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Laboratory $108,971 $37
79. Chief Of Police Bear Valley Community Services District Police $108,291 $23,105
80. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $106,841 $0
81. Director of Business Administration West Kern Water District Administration $106,803 $34,068
82. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $106,229 $31,396
83. District Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $105,838 $27,148
84. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $105,829 $26,072
85. Air Quality Officer/Control Systems West Kern Water District Production $105,806 $19,504
86. Office Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $105,632 $59,752
87. District Manager Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Mosquito Control $105,074 $49,029
88. Electrical and Control Technician II Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $104,800 $51,144
89. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $104,641 $45,433
90. Air Quality Engineer III-C Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Engineering/Technical $104,442 $50,507
91. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $104,406 $7,575
92. Water Resource Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $104,066 $45,433
93. Registered Nurse Kern Valley Hospital District Emergency Room $104,029 $28,376
94. General Manager Greenfield County Water District Water $104,015 $21,321
95. Production Supervisor West Kern Water District Production $103,446 $19,405
96. Superintendent Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pipeline $102,858 $56,548
97. Medical Technician Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Laboratory $102,378 $5,348
98. Supervisor Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Laboratory $102,286 $8,273
99. Quality/PI Director Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $102,158 $0
100. T & D Supervisor West Kern Water District Transmission & Distribution $101,650 $19,378