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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. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $451,010 $75,162
2. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $444,110 $78,062
3. Chief Executive Officer Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Executive Administration $437,555 $61,511
4. Chief Executive Officer Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $437,282 $171,157
5. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $430,863 $99,076
6. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $414,949 $63,646
7. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $403,272 $75,043
8. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $387,025 $88,287
9. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $384,080 $90,731
10. General Manager El Toro Water District Administration $383,071 $86,184
11. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $382,017 $82,800
12. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $381,825 $88,907
13. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $378,582 $87,909
14. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $378,416 $86,787
15. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $377,205 $79,490
16. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $377,022 $83,149
17. General Manager Orange County Sanitation District General Management $376,237 $123,516
18. General Manager Orange County Water District General Manager’s Office $371,894 $66,737
19. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $367,813 $144,351
20. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Support Services Department $366,936 $95,995
21. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $366,776 $104,110
22. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $365,410 $88,114
23. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $363,820 $90,793
24. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $362,294 $78,856
25. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $361,512 $83,451
26. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $360,099 $84,231
27. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $358,242 $99,732
28. General Manager Mesa Water District (Orange) Office of the General Manager $357,695 $69,236
29. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $354,225 $84,259
30. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $353,926 $89,197
31. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $351,742 $53,372
32. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $350,868 $91,934
33. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $347,529 $51,845
34. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $345,798 $80,995
35. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $344,875 $79,018
36. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $343,643 $82,753
37. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $342,574 $95,662
38. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $342,569 $71,323
39. Deputy Fire Chief Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $341,289 $129,005
40. Executive Director Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $340,836 $129,509
41. Fire Apparatus Engineer Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $338,909 $65,582
42. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $338,479 $79,513
43. Executive Director Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $336,627 $139,724
44. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Support Services Department $336,046 $89,418
45. Assistant General Manager Orange County Sanitation District Administrative Services $334,740 $85,092
46. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $333,327 $76,425
47. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $331,401 $59,298
48. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $331,395 $78,074
49. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $330,381 $80,740
50. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $330,139 $82,147
51. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $330,130 $87,399
52. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $329,562 $82,593
53. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $328,821 $40,663
54. General Manager Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $328,383 $138,063
55. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $327,974 $78,233
56. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $325,341 $96,273
57. Fire Chief Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $324,643 $68,584
58. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $324,451 $82,364
59. Deputy Fire Chief Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $323,842 $88,778
60. Director of Engineering Orange County Sanitation District Engineering $323,560 $57,627
61. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $321,689 $82,227
62. Chief Financial Officer Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $319,435 $136,302
63. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $318,643 $67,725
64. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $318,045 $81,726
65. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $317,321 $81,601
66. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $316,992 $76,136
67. Assistant Chief Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $316,946 $76,400
68. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $316,707 $83,093
69. Executive Director Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $316,687 $64,684
70. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $316,253 $81,236
71. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $315,929 $78,085
72. Fire Division Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $315,699 $90,835
73. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $315,535 $47,188
74. Director Orange County Transportation Authority Planning $315,151 $71,551
75. Fire Apparatus Engineer Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $310,916 $69,610
76. Director Of Strategic Programs South Coast Water District Engineering $310,498 $13,711
77. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $310,022 $89,673
78. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $307,885 $79,482
79. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $307,582 $74,748
80. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $307,232 $61,714
81. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $304,650 $84,776
82. Executive Director Orange County Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $303,286 $120,119
83. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $301,867 $82,106
84. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $301,376 $79,173
85. Director Orange County Transportation Authority Finance & Administration $301,072 $98,099
86. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $298,268 $76,563
87. General Manger Trabuco Canyon Water District Admin $297,990 $55,366
88. Director Orange County Transportation Authority Finance & Administration $297,906 $114,880
89. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $297,895 $80,170
90. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $296,208 $61,802
91. General Manager South Coast Water District Executive $295,932 $52,312
92. Assistant Chief Orange County Fire Authority Executive Management $295,572 $130,163
93. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $295,402 $79,283
94. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $295,209 $80,313
95. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $295,117 $82,256
96. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $294,947 $76,839
97. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $294,395 $76,064
98. Fire Captain Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $294,236 $81,765
99. General Manager Laguna Beach County Water District Gen Manager $293,283 $54,402
100. Fire Battalion Chief Orange County Fire Authority Operations Department $293,219 $88,828