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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. President & CEO Visit Greater Palm Springs Finance & Administration $755,333 $123,186
2. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $481,343 $40,149
3. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $468,808 $114,625
4. General Manager Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $447,133 $142,825
5. Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Visit Greater Palm Springs Marketing $437,249 $50,753
6. Executive Director Western Riverside Council of Governments Administration $427,853 $36,801
7. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $422,055 $95,618
8. Assistant General Manager O&M Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $389,814 $136,693
9. Executive Director Coachella Valley Association of Governments Administration $384,108 $77,515
10. Assistant General Manager Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $379,622 $149,507
11. General Manager Jurupa Community Services District Board Services $378,125 $54,130
12. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $352,992 $84,571
13. General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $352,715 $74,414
14. Assistant General Manager Of Planning, Engineering, And Construction Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $348,978 $62,693
15. Chief Executive Officer Riverside Transit Agency Executive Management $348,383 $65,864
16. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $343,530 $77,030
17. General Manager San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Administration $332,307 $94,089
18. Fire Chief Idyllwild Fire Protection District Fire $331,982 $67,643
19. Director Of Engineering Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $327,914 $140,681
20. General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Administration $323,453 $38,803
21. Deputy General Manager / Chief Financial Officer Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Finance $322,867 $63,777
22. General Manager Water Employee Services Authority General Manager $322,555 $26,113
23. Assistant Gm/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $319,148 $112,995
24. Deputy Executive Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Executive Management $317,329 $86,775
25. Assistant General Manager Of Operations And Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $309,771 $74,167
26. General Manager/Chief Engineer Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $308,223 $39,572
27. Executive Director March Inland Port Airport Authority MIPAA $303,696 $42,360
28. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $302,109 $73,215
29. Assistant General Manager Of Strategic Communications, Public Affairs, And Water Use Efficiency Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $301,569 $55,556
30. Ceo/Gm Sunline Transit Agency Executive $301,454 $107,267
31. Vice President, Finance & Administration Visit Greater Palm Springs Finance & Administration $299,475 $38,429
32. Assistant General Manager - Engineering and Operations Water Employee Services Authority Engineering & Operations Admin $297,886 $35,392
33. Senior Director Of Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $297,537 $47,826
34. General Manager Rancho California Water District Full Time $297,380 $60,400
35. Finance Director Desert Water Agency Management $294,552 $72,105
36. Director of Operations Water Employee Services Authority Operations Administration $293,179 $49,520
37. Executive Director Public Entity Risk Management Authority (PERMA) Administration $290,603 $57,554
38. Senior Director Of Information Systems Eastern Municipal Water District Information Systems $286,623 $64,452
39. Executive Manager Of Engineering And Operations Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Engineering And Operations $285,808 $60,972
40. Assistant General Manager - Business Services Water Employee Services Authority Business Services $282,860 $43,845
41. Executive Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $282,553 $103,482
42. Director Of Engineering Rubidoux Community Services District Water $280,655 $63,569
43. Assistant Gm/Communications And Customer Experience Western Municipal Water District Management $279,654 $57,191
44. Director Of Human Resources Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $278,964 $88,337
45. Chief Executive Officer Desert Healthcare District Administration $276,322 $39,209
46. General Manager Rubidoux Community Services District Administration $274,718 $50,810
47. Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $272,749 $100,484
48. Director Of Finance Western Municipal Water District Finance $271,807 $43,564
49. Director Of Human Resources Western Municipal Water District Human Resources $270,042 $62,147
50. Engineering Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $269,541 $94,220
51. Director of Water Resources Water Employee Services Authority Engineering & Water Resources $267,566 $25,516
52. Director Information Systems Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $267,455 $95,763
53. Director Of Finance & Admin Jurupa Community Services District Finance & Accounting $267,053 $53,599
54. Information Systems Manager Coachella Valley Water District Business & Technology - Information Services $266,909 $81,076
55. Vice President of Sales Visit Greater Palm Springs Convention Sales $266,490 $60,503
56. General Manager Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District Finance & Admin $265,666 $74,679
57. Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $261,319 $62,057
58. Director Public Affairs & Ce Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $261,139 $96,587
59. Director Of Water Operations Rancho California Water District Full Time $261,131 $57,977
60. Director Of Safety, Risk And Emergency Management Eastern Municipal Water District Safety, Risk And Emergency Management $260,979 $46,948
61. President GM Mt. San Jacinto Winter Park Authority President/Executive $260,195 $51,769
62. Deputy Executive Director Western Riverside Council of Governments Administration $260,061 $1,499
63. Director Of Maintenance Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $260,059 $58,848
64. Toll Project Delivery Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Capital Project Delivery $259,986 $71,122
65. General Manager & Chief Engineer Mission Springs Water District Administrative - Executive $259,614 $78,423
66. Senior Director Of Engineering And Planning Rancho California Water District Full Time $256,289 $51,963
67. Deputy Director Of Systems Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $255,611 $59,464
68. Senior Director Of Policy And Governmental Affairs Eastern Municipal Water District Public And Governmental Affairs $253,899 $36,885
69. Engineering Manager Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Administration $252,575 $113,086
70. Director Of Systems Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $252,459 $46,792
71. Toll Operations Director Riverside County Transportation Commission Capital Project Delivery $252,193 $35,865
72. Director Of Operations Jurupa Community Services District Water System Offsite Treatment $248,143 $61,701
73. Supervising Engineer Coachella Valley Water District Engineering - Electric Energy $247,502 $88,681
74. Senior Director Of Administrative Services Eastern Municipal Water District Purchasing & Contracts $243,759 $66,249
75. Assistant General Manager Desert Water Agency Management $243,666 $62,604
76. Director Of Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Maintenance Services $243,073 $60,283
77. Director Of Eng & Water Resource Jurupa Community Services District Engineering/Development $242,709 $59,554
78. Director Of Water Resources And Facilities Planning Eastern Municipal Water District Water Resources And Facilities Planning $241,582 $53,658
79. Water Operations Manager Water Employee Services Authority Water Operations Management $241,016 $62,772
80. Deputy Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $240,651 $31,065
81. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Full Time $240,578 $56,587
82. Director Of Development Services Eastern Municipal Water District Development Services $240,348 $60,497
83. Director Of Finance Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $236,816 $96,098
84. Engineering Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $236,252 $37,121
85. Director Of Field Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Field Engineering $234,480 $68,538
86. Engineering Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $233,614 $37,832
87. Director Of Engineering Support Services Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering Services $233,316 $64,310
88. Information Systems And Technology Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Information Technology $232,679 $49,735
89. Director Of Parks & Recreation Jurupa Community Services District Park Operations $232,508 $57,385
90. Chief Financial Officer Riverside Transit Agency Finance Department $231,929 $23,839
91. General Manager Desert Recreation District General Government $231,674 $40,864
92. Director Of Environmental Serv Coachella Valley Water District General Manager - Administration $230,724 $104,115
93. External Affairs Director Riverside County Transportation Commission External Affairs $230,135 $61,251
94. Director Of Maintenance Riverside Transit Agency Maintenance Supervision $228,921 $39,334
95. Customer Service Manager Coachella Valley Water District Customer Service - Administration $228,699 $61,346
96. Director of Information Technology Water Employee Services Authority Information Technology $228,615 $61,904
97. Director of Finance Water Employee Services Authority Finance & Accounting $228,092 $50,518
98. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Water Quality $227,753 $64,905
99. Chief Administrative Services Officer Riverside Transit Agency Human Resources $227,730 $42,424
100. Operations Field Manager Western Municipal Water District Construction/Collections $226,769 $71,767