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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 Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $375,339 $104,821
2. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $302,335 $191,012
3. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $271,951 $66,049
4. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $252,451 $29,263
5. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $247,625 $131,531
6. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $245,550 $40,361
7. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $230,102 $18,204
8. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $224,139 $38,992
9. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $222,433 $110,256
10. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $219,429 $51,863
11. General Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $217,839 $36,956
12. Director - Secretary
Other Positions Held: General Manager
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Board Of Directors $214,693 $87,026
13. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $214,328 $36,886
14. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $209,311 $41,284
15. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $209,197 $36,598
16. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay Delta $203,162 $101,119
17. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $192,888 $9,675
18. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $192,773 $96,527
19. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin. $190,743 $50,629
20. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $189,788 $96,944
21. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $188,854 $44,508
22. Water Resources Senior Engineer Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $188,425 $84,206
23. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $182,031 $12,353
24. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $181,201 $28,966
25. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $180,202 $20,933
26. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $177,841 $26,230
27. Agency Engineer Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $176,670 $37,356
28. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $175,836 $35,823
29. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $172,379 $54,918
30. General Manager Rosamond Community Services District Administration $171,648 $62,302
31. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $169,707 $51,444
32. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $166,902 $31,218
33. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $165,454 $87,135
34. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $165,452 $39,055
35. Assist. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $164,654 $26,309
36. Operations And Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $163,748 $86,337
37. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $163,746 $85,480
38. Full-Time Employee Kern Water Bank Authority Administration $160,772 $29,995
39. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $159,476 $285
40. General Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $156,064 $21,264
41. Physician Assistant Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $154,266 $13,058
42. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $154,206 $32,404
43. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $151,594 $82,657
44. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $150,233 $38,485
45. Maintenance Lead Person Mojave Air and Space Port Maintenance $148,959 $44,755
46. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $146,540 $23,552
47. District Engineer Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $145,538 $23,504
48. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $145,331 $36,251
49. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $143,634 $86,263
50. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $142,750 $38,994
51. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $141,181 $4,288
52. Office Personnel Lamont Public Utility District General Manager $140,681 $9,319
53. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $139,374 $64,887
54. Engineer Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $138,747 $19,237
55. Physical Therapist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Physical Therapy $137,550 $9,415
56. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $136,380 $36,132
57. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control District $135,851 $147,304
58. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $135,718 $39,949
59. Chief Nursing Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nurse Administration $135,631 $0
60. Director Of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $134,985 $56,516
61. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $134,249 $74,985
62. Registered Nurse House Supervisor Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $132,779 $14,704
63. Resource Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $131,085 $37,106
64. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $131,008 $3,389
65. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $130,252 $38,696
66. Controller Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Accounting $129,632 $50,536
67. General Manager Minter Field Airport District Administrative $129,423 $23,223
68. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $129,168 $0
69. Director Of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $129,074 $51,408
70. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $128,833 $9,950
71. Assistant Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $128,789 $50,367
72. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $128,250 $31,739
73. General Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Public Works $127,590 $24,917
74. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $127,310 $6,858
75. Assistant General Manager/Public Works Superintendent Rosamond Community Services District Public Works $126,690 $49,373
76. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $125,283 $0
77. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $124,074 $5,133
78. Manager Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Diagnostic Radiology $124,047 $1,424
79. Pa Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Clinic - Cal City $121,729 $0
80. Engineer Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $121,199 $27,532
81. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $120,962 $5,905
82. Staff Pharmacist Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Pharmacy $119,374 $0
83. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $119,032 $13,120
84. Accounting Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $118,768 $28,953
85. Finance Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $118,499 $30,220
86. Maintenance Manager Golden Empire Transit District Maintenance Manager/Supervisors/Tech $118,477 $24,551
87. Laboratory Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Laboratory $118,426 $35,849
88. Director Of Administration/Board Secretary Rosamond Community Services District Administration $118,195 $38,105
89. Superintendent Of Plant Operations Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $116,082 $28,640
90. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $115,851 $51,039
91. General Manager-Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $115,833 $32,840
92. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $115,756 $47,547
93. Superintendent Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Pipeline $115,735 $41,418
94. Chief Of Police Bear Valley Community Services District Police $115,478 $38,086
95. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $115,280 $0
96. Assistant General Manager Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Operations $115,140 $57,471
97. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $114,450 $0
98. Superintendent Of Plant Operations Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Water $114,290 $28,640
99. Well Driller Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $113,841 $22,550
100. Engineer III-Facilities Engineer Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $113,780 $66,509