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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. President & CEO Visit Greater Palm Springs Finance & Administration $700,738 $123,247
2. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $466,582 $37,855
3. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $428,375 $107,065
4. Chief Executive Officer Desert Healthcare District Administration $421,823 $52,700
5. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District Legislative - Board Of Directors $411,850 $140,961
6. Executive Director Western Riverside Council of Governments Administration $398,900 $99,917
7. Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Visit Greater Palm Springs Marketing $390,025 $37,099
8. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $374,843 $87,131
9. General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $373,814 $71,441
10. Assistant General Manager, Ops Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $370,295 $137,358
11. General Manager, Assistant Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $365,808 $152,209
12. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $357,829 $70,679
13. General Manager Jurupa Community Services District Board Services $351,799 $50,864
14. Director Water Employee Services Authority Strategic Programs $349,991 $20,659
15. Fire Chief Idyllwild Fire Protection District Fire $348,817 $58,411
16. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $347,458 $85,157
17. Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Executive Management $347,275 $109,828
18. Assistant General Manager Of Planning, Engineering & Construction Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $322,690 $49,320
19. Executive Director Coachella Valley Association of Governments Administration $320,976 $110,580
20. General Manager & Chief Engineer Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $320,251 $49,618
21. General Management Water Employee Services Authority General Manager $318,024 $23,746
22. Chief Executive Officer Riverside Transit Agency Executive Management $313,107 $48,850
23. Director Of Engineering Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $312,868 $143,452
24. Executive Director March Inland Port Airport Authority March Inland Port Airport Authority $307,632 $39,748
25. General Manager San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Administration $305,539 $88,030
26. Office Supervisor Water Employee Services Authority Administrative Services $303,837 $47,835
27. Deputy General Manager/ Chief Financial Officer Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Finance $303,276 $58,117
28. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $299,545 $32,901
29. General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Administration $298,863 $36,076
30. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $294,173 $78,257
31. Assistant General Manager Rancho California Water District Assistant General Manager $289,883 $39,510
32. General Manager/Chief Engineer Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $287,014 $33,753
33. Assistant General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $286,053 $63,163
34. Senior Director Of Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $282,298 $42,509
35. Assistant General Manager Of Ops & Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $280,734 $65,626
36. General Management Water Employee Services Authority Eng. & Ops Administration $278,496 $32,334
37. Senior Director Of Administrative Services Eastern Municipal Water District Purchasing & Contracts $274,269 $65,962
38. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering Irrig/Storm Water/Elec - Administration $273,907 $95,559
39. Finance Director Desert Water Agency Management $267,498 $62,091
40. General Management Water Employee Services Authority Business Services $267,224 $39,609
41. General Manager Beaumont Cherry Valley Recreation and Park District Administration $266,111 $30,181
42. Director, Information Systems Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $265,286 $95,524
43. Senior Director Of Information Systems Eastern Municipal Water District Information Systems $265,276 $58,773
44. Executive Director Public Entity Risk Management Authority (PERMA) Administration $265,222 $55,123
45. Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $264,929 $70,105
46. Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $262,800 $67,800
47. Deputy Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Executive Management $262,620 $88,428
48. Chief Financial Officer Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $260,525 $63,956
49. President Gm Mt. San Jacinto Winter Park Authority President/Executive $259,659 $56,156
50. Director Of Finance Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $258,995 $115,896
51. Executing Manager Of Engineering And Operations Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Engineering And Operations $258,455 $54,705
52. Human Resources Director Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $258,122 $88,788
53. Assistant General Manager Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $253,130 $61,181
54. Vice President Finance And Administration Visit Greater Palm Springs Finance & Administration $252,884 $41,055
55. General Manager Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District Finance & Admin $252,328 $69,791
56. Director Of Finance Western Municipal Water District Finance $252,018 $40,594
57. Engineer Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $250,045 $92,772
58. Director Of Finance & Admin Jurupa Community Services District Finance & Accounting $249,821 $51,313
59. Director Of Human Resources Western Municipal Water District Human Resources $247,031 $36,003
60. Deputy Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $246,427 $55,794
61. Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $246,411 $57,716
62. Assistant General Manager/Communications And Customer Experience Western Municipal Water District Management $246,164 $51,148
63. Deputy Executive Director Western Riverside Council of Governments Administration $245,313 $30,609
64. Director Of Strategic Communications And Public Affairs Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $245,221 $35,496
65. Interim Chief Executive Officer/GM Sunline Transit Agency Executive $243,625 $0
66. Chief Administrative Services Officer Riverside Transit Agency Human Resources $243,439 $40,044
67. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $242,093 $53,939
68. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $241,965 $46,456
69. Director Water Employee Services Authority Operations Administration $241,217 $44,195
70. Toll Project Delivery Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Capital Project Delivery $240,578 $84,183
71. Director Of Operations Jurupa Community Services District Water System Offsite Treatment $240,553 $56,018
72. Director Of Service Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $239,941 $97,114
73. Director Water Employee Services Authority Engineering & Water Resources $238,527 $24,224
74. Director Of Safety, Risk And Emergency Management Eastern Municipal Water District Safety, Risk And Emergency Management $236,424 $42,623
75. Assistant Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $235,630 $55,447
76. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $234,842 $39,419
77. Director Of Operations Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $234,286 $77,059
78. Director Of Water Operations Rancho California Water District System Operations $233,143 $59,135
79. Director Of Administration Rancho California Water District Administration $232,904 $50,609
80. Director Of Policy And Governmental Affairs Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $230,461 $32,440
81. Interim Chief Executive Officer
Other Positions Held: Chief Administration Officer
Desert Healthcare District Administration $229,271 $36,773
82. Toll Operations Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Capital Project Delivery $229,268 $35,489
83. Special Project Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Planning $228,961 $21,082
84. Engineer, Senior Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Electric Energy $228,676 $87,349
85. Senior Operations Technician I Western Municipal Water District Wastewater Treatment $227,810 $34,033
86. Supervisor, Water Management Coachella Valley Water District Comm & Conserv - Water Management $226,487 $63,404
87. Director Of Development Services Eastern Municipal Water District Development Services $226,017 $43,691
88. Director Of Parks & Recreation Jurupa Community Services District Park Operations $225,155 $51,626
89. Engineer Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $224,209 $114,667
90. Chief Financial Officer San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Administration $223,993 $66,941
91. Director Of Water Resources And Facilities Planning Eastern Municipal Water District Water Resources And Facilities Planning $223,698 $33,635
92. Deputy Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $223,072 $29,296
93. Engineering Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $222,786 $33,554
94. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Engineering $222,764 $50,656
95. Operations And Engineering Manager Desert Water Agency Engineering $222,102 $54,264
96. Information Systems And Technology Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Information Technology $221,944 $44,616
97. Director Of Field Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Field Engineering $221,815 $64,961
98. Director Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance Eastern Municipal Water District Environmental And Regulatory Compliance $221,627 $55,415
99. General Manager Desert Recreation District Administration $221,159 $40,067
100. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Construction/Collections $220,803 $68,661