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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. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $325,405 $38,883
2. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $317,602 $50,021
3. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $281,392 $31,929
4. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $262,846 $143,716
5. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $256,447 $3,961
6. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $253,750 $34,276
7. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $248,537 $42,531
8. General Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $247,396 $50,345
9. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $246,646 $134,259
10. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $234,498 $55,713
11. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $232,482 $19,557
12. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $228,448 $40,290
13. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $228,317 $51,463
14. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $217,792 $31,380
15. Contract Certna Executive Director California Electronic Recording Transaction Network Authority (CERTNA) CERTNA $214,615 $115,437
16. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay Delta $206,518 $113,746
17. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $204,357 $46,861
18. Ceo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $203,467 $0
19. Nurse Practitioner West Side Health Care District Urgent Care $203,218 $9,463
20. Assistant General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $202,707 $28,455
21. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $202,313 $115,156
22. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $200,966 $111,737
23. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $200,004 $38,915
24. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $197,118 $15,506
25. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $195,723 $445
26. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $195,239 $45,690
27. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $192,919 $31,298
28. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $186,100 $27,512
29. General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $185,196 $45,140
30. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $183,694 $57,580
31. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $181,080 $56,717
32. General Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administrative $178,832 $27,622
33. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $176,264 $103,876
34. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $175,658 $59,722
35. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $174,047 $37,534
36. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $171,502 $13,737
37. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $168,350 $39,614
38. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $166,365 $96,268
39. Executive Director West Side Health Care District District Office $166,000 $8,400
40. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $164,790 $98,991
41. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $164,420 $29,654
42. Well Driller Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $162,762 $24,355
43. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $162,578 $15,629
44. Well Driller Assistant Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $161,468 $15,856
45. Engineer Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $160,711 $21,560
46. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $160,179 $39,581
47. Physician Assistant Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $159,425 $18,886
48. Operations And Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $158,855 $95,454
49. General Manager Minter Field Airport District Administrative $158,660 $29,058
50. General Manager/Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $156,596 $42,380
51. Physical Therapist Kern Valley Hospital District Physical Therapy $153,990 $13,449
52. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $153,603 $21,589
53. Administrative Manager / Controller North Kern Water Storage District Administration $150,840 $25,113
54. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $149,897 $40,322
55. District Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $147,765 $74,335
56. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $147,623 $44,834
57. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $147,509 $10,361
58. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $147,239 $37,209
59. Assistant Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $146,037 $56,392
60. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $144,648 $5,754
61. Director Of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $143,053 $61,418
62. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control District $142,544 $164,872
63. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $142,499 $9,778
64. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $140,491 $87,465
65. Accounting Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $139,939 $32,194
66. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $139,872 $95,907
67. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $139,857 $83,598
68. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $139,749 $24,843
69. Technician Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $139,542 $12,600
70. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $136,821 $25,621
71. Police Chief Bear Valley Community Services District Police $136,814 $8,573
72. Director Of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $136,211 $52,773
73. Registered Nurse House Supervisor Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $136,147 $13,103
74. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $135,736 $38,560
75. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $132,941 $34,645
76. Resources Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $132,834 $38,736
77. Maintenance Manager Golden Empire Transit District Maintenance Manager/Supervisors/Tech $130,973 $18,194
78. Police Chief
Other Positions Held: Assistant General Manager
Stallion Springs Community Services District Police $130,971 $40,719
79. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $130,643 $2,244
80. Controller Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $130,056 $30,383
81. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $130,013 $0
82. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $129,865 $29,505
83. Finance Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $129,554 $30,881
84. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $127,461 $40,178
85. Mid-Level Practitioner North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $127,080 $18,090
86. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $126,413 $4,651
87. Foreman Well & Pump Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $126,012 $22,324
88. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $125,804 $6,532
89. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $125,469 $51,979
90. Chief Nursing Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nurse Administration $125,464 $294
91. Contract Certna Technical Director California Electronic Recording Transaction Network Authority (CERTNA) CERTNA $124,486 $50,983
92. Laboratory Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Laboratory $124,265 $37,756
93. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $124,089 $61,931
94. Assistant General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $123,335 $34,576
95. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $123,107 $76,304
96. Engineer-Planner North Kern Water Storage District Administration $122,962 $34,086
97. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $122,880 $0
98. Director Of Maintenance Mojave Air and Space Port Maintenance $122,735 $40,486
99. Board Secretary
Other Positions Held: Manager
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Board Of Directors $122,330 $47,838
100. Operations Supervisor Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Operations $120,747 $25,463