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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. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Operations Planning and Analysis Unit $336,196 $30,384
2. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of Chief Operating Officer-Watershed $334,877 $26,131
3. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $308,877 $169,112
4. Special Programs Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $265,161 $39,681
5. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $257,448 $52,898
6. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of the Chief Administrative Officer $240,643 $39,267
7. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Water Utility $227,357 $53,660
8. Supervising Surveyor Santa Clara Valley Water District Land Surveying and Mapping Unit $223,771 $35,246
9. General Manager West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $222,763 $58,321
10. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $222,606 $50,975
11. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Technical Support Unit $216,176 $50,973
12. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $213,391 $85,721
13. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Fiscal Resources $211,631 $82,103
14. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $205,181 $48,042
15. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Administration $202,762 $56,119
16. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $201,919 $60,547
17. Chief Engineering & Construction Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $201,825 $82,400
18. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Capital Projects Division $201,528 $49,853
19. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Employee Recruitment and Benefits Unit $197,684 $35,360
20. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $195,121 $40,354
21. Dep Dir. Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $192,178 $75,464
22. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Division $191,360 $48,933
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $188,794 $48,461
24. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of EEHSS Assistant Officer $187,517 $44,720
25. Chief CMA Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Mgmt. Agency $186,666 $72,866
26. Chief CMA Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Congestion Mgmt. Agency $186,666 $50,033
27. Utility Maintenance Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Field Operations and Pipeline Maintenance Unit $186,248 $46,000
28. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water and Facilities Project Delivery Unit $184,988 $17,421
29. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Treatment Operations Unit $183,832 $38,640
30. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watershed Division $183,567 $45,158
31. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Administrative Services $183,464 $76,784
32. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Human Resources Division $182,918 $35,502
33. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $182,418 $38,938
34. Chief SVRT Program Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program $181,945 $76,133
35. Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Treatment Operations Unit $181,564 $29,503
36. General Council Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Administration $181,382 $49,974
37. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watershed Division $180,781 $44,049
38. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $177,965 $32,467
39. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Stewardship Division $177,833 $40,149
40. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Program Support Unit $176,593 $36,438
41. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Program Support Unit $176,438 $43,506
42. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Procurement and Operational Services Division $176,352 $39,010
43. Information Management Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $176,235 $44,378
44. Water Use Efficiency Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Planning Unit $175,379 $43,350
45. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Program Support Unit $173,975 $43,451
46. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Administrative Services $173,858 $52,488
47. Groundwater Management Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Monitoring and Analysis Unit $172,585 $43,419
48. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of Chief Operating Officer-Watershed $170,340 $39,930
49. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Project Delivery Unit $169,495 $42,812
50. Government Relations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations Unit $169,456 $36,995
51. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watershed Projects Unit $169,280 $40,050
52. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watershed Projects Unit $169,131 $43,350
53. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watershed Projects Unit $168,457 $31,202
54. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Employee Recruitment and Benefits Unit $167,660 $42,812
55. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Project Delivery Unit $167,564 $29,514
56. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water Unit $166,923 $40,294
57. Imported Water Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water Unit $166,899 $40,933
58. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics and Geomorphology Unit $166,628 $35,508
59. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Community Projects Review Unit $166,589 $43,397
60. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship Unit $166,038 $40,391
61. Chief of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority External Affairs Office $165,778 $49,672
62. Deputy Director, Property Dev & Mgmt. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Congestion Mgmt. Agency $165,676 $50,054
63. Laboratory Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Laboratory Services Unit $165,235 $39,313
64. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Planning Unit $164,650 $39,540
65. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Services Unit $164,085 $43,350
66. Water Quality Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Quality Unit $163,381 $40,310
67. Real Estate Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Real Estate Services Unit $161,738 $28,855
68. Engineering Unit Manager PL6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Dam Safety Program Unit $161,681 $40,349
69. Risk Management Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District Risk Management Program Unit $161,438 $41,850
70. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Project Delivery Unit $161,355 $28,976
71. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of CEO Support $160,964 $32,415
72. Government Relations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations Unit $160,902 $37,480
73. Employment Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Employee Recruitment and Benefits Unit $160,803 $39,636
74. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $160,748 $63,686
75. Deputy Director of Accounting Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Fiscal Resources $160,298 $66,854
76. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $160,203 $48,452
77. Dir. Of Eng/Oper. West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering & Operations $160,027 $60,857
78. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Planning Unit $159,658 $34,876
79. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Program Support Unit $159,578 $42,812
80. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Community Projects Review Unit $159,352 $42,812
81. Deputy Director, SVRT Program Office Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program $159,160 $68,938
82. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $158,896 $37,936
83. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $158,681 $39,772
84. Government Affairs Mgr./State & Federal Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority External Affairs Office $158,482 $51,923
85. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations Unit $158,423 $30,296
86. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Planning Unit $158,423 $40,031
87. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Treatment Operations Unit $158,322 $35,587
88. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watershed Projects Unit $158,285 $39,772
89. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship Unit $157,844 $39,772
90. Engineering Systems Analyst Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Systems Solutions Unit $157,592 $28,334
91. Senior Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watershed Projects Unit $157,295 $40,850
92. Water Plant Supervisor Grade V Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Treatment Operations Unit $156,910 $19,127
93. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship Unit $156,618 $30,092
94. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Coyote and Pajaro Watershed Projects Unit $156,375 $39,772
95. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District District-wide Asset Management Unit $155,775 $42,812
96. Associate Engineer (Control Systems) Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Electrical and Control Systems Unit $155,085 $31,140
97. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District West and Guadalupe Watershed Projects Unit $155,028 $39,347
98. Senior Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Stewardship Unit $154,347 $27,014
99. Watershed Planning Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Planning Unit $153,665 $33,453
100. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Planning Unit $153,024 $29,621