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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. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $275,562 $112,885
2. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $262,862 $118,096
3. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $251,473 $38,538
4. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $235,391 $108,130
5. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $223,934 $13,586
6. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $220,676 $73,434
7. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $217,120 $43,287
8. Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $206,273 $24,210
9. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $204,819 $47,998
10. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Mgrs/Supervisors/Staff $203,552 $38,014
11. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $196,694 $45,349
12. Deputy General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $192,774 $35,910
13. Board Member
Other Positions Held: General Manager
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Board Of Directors $191,412 $78,155
14. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay-Delta $189,927 $89,384
15. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $188,886 $90,568
16. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $187,712 $50,760
17. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $187,549 $34,726
18. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $185,367 $35,098
19. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $184,701 $89,040
20. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $183,520 $23,655
21. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $179,748 $85,362
22. Ceo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $177,626 $0
23. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $175,882 $19,521
24. Technician Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $170,912 $33,195
25. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $169,007 $33,808
26. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $166,235 $28,128
27. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $165,759 $51,011
28. Agency Engineer Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $165,600 $31,704
29. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $162,845 $44,217
30. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $162,184 $22,549
31. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $160,248 $47,135
32. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $155,799 $14,089
33. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $154,334 $77,409
34. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $152,924 $31,280
35. Pharmacist-In-Charge Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Pharmacy $151,002 $12,299
36. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $149,453 $17,992
37. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $148,920 $613
38. Senior Engineer Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $148,475 $72,817
39. General Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $146,694 $67,476
40. Full-Time Employee Kern Water Bank Authority Administration $145,236 $23,425
41. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $144,019 $73,178
42. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $142,615 $26,197
43. Operations & Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $140,731 $72,053
44. General Mgr.-Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $140,154 $32,902
45. Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control $140,010 $12,908
46. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $139,038 $49,491
47. Hydrogeologist IV Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $138,729 $60,772
48. Assistant Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $138,722 $69,794
49. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $138,173 $7,496
50. Cfo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Finance $137,992 $6,503
51. District Engineer Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $136,240 $34,221
52. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $132,008 $12,834
53. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $130,961 $69,323
54. Assistant General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $130,329 $38,278
55. Case Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Case Management $130,080 $867
56. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $129,741 $66,401
57. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $129,359 $28,285
58. General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Admin $128,737 $54,767
59. Physician Assistant Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $127,170 $28,006
60. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $126,667 $45,434
61. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $125,682 $13,995
62. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Mgrs/Supervisors/Staff $124,618 $18,522
63. Resource Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $123,377 $31,219
64. Director Of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $122,009 $39,179
65. Director Of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $121,831 $39,994
66. Water Purification Plant Assistant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $120,908 $53,860
67. Clinical Lab Tech Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Lab-Clinical $120,707 $12,834
68. Physicians Assist Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Clinic-Cal City $120,439 $0
69. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $120,230 $29,661
70. General Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Public Works $119,791 $58,188
71. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $118,854 $34,289
72. Engineer III-Facilities Engineer Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $118,818 $55,697
73. Chief Stallion Springs Community Services District Police $118,077 $42,494
74. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $118,075 $69,007
75. Engineer North Kern Water Storage District Administration $116,770 $19,539
76. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $116,699 $30,130
77. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $115,690 $27,987
78. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $115,431 $62,802
79. Superintendent Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pipeline $115,020 $50,105
80. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $114,559 $10,312
81. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $114,059 $22,729
82. Director Of Nursing Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nursing Admin $112,872 $0
83. Chief Financial Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $111,927 $45,202
84. Water Resource Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $111,348 $31,205
85. Pi Director Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $111,133 $99
86. Water Resources Planner IV Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $110,988 $57,986
87. Compliance Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $110,598 $439
88. Lab Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Lab-Clinical $110,359 $18,308
89. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $109,997 $12,249
90. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $109,966 $209
91. Asst. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $109,614 $15,237
92. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $109,587 $10,344
93. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $109,432 $42,405
94. Office Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $109,358 $52,010
95. Infection Control Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nursing Admin $108,845 $14,820
96. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $108,602 $0
97. Crew Supervisor -Production West Kern Water District Production $108,556 $20,531
98. Crew Supervisor West Kern Water District Transmission & Distribution $108,213 $20,910
99. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $107,392 $25,985
100. Engineer III-C Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control $107,189 $18,979