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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. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $354,837 $60,078
2. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $330,538 $177,599
3. Deputy Director Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $307,439 $85,480
4. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Coo-Water Utility $296,596 $60,521
5. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Stewardship And Planning Division $257,780 $26,318
6. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $243,913 $52,861
7. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Technical Support $240,619 $55,295
8. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $240,528 $56,917
9. Chief Cma Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $235,481 $81,887
10. Chief Congestion Management Administration Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $235,481 $54,928
11. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $234,783 $89,884
12. Chief Engineering & Construction Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $228,020 $85,930
13. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Design And Constructions Division $221,995 $56,206
14. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Project Delivery $220,902 $31,211
15. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager Office $219,354 $54,933
16. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $215,716 $87,865
17. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Operations And Maintenance Division $214,733 $52,701
18. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services $213,733 $42,584
19. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $211,409 $41,852
20. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of Chief Administrative Officer $210,352 $54,590
21. Chief Svrt Program Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program $209,169 $84,796
22. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $206,921 $53,194
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $206,635 $49,370
24. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $203,441 $78,724
25. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Coo-Watershed $197,525 $46,193
26. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #1 $196,551 $41,148
27. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Community Projects Review $195,985 $43,730
28. General Manager West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $195,211 $48,780
29. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Legal $190,165 $50,928
30. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $189,850 $40,808
31. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support $189,549 $44,353
32. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $189,157 $40,021
33. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Operations, Planning And Analysis $188,598 $30,138
34. Senior Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $188,049 $39,192
35. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $187,748 $46,084
36. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $186,638 $65,986
37. Chief Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Public Affairs $182,459 $53,759
38. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Procurement and Operational Services Division $181,779 $34,565
39. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Human Resources Division $176,679 $33,399
40. Deputy Director Of Accounting Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $176,396 $68,965
41. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $175,878 $42,286
42. Director Of Engineer/Operations West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering & Operations $175,425 $54,311
43. Director Of Admin/Information Service West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $175,308 $32,691
44. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $175,278 $51,675
45. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Construction $175,111 $70,502
46. Deputy Director, Svrt Program Office Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program $174,975 $70,503
47. Vegetation Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Vegetation Field Operations $174,789 $40,598
48. Deputy Dir., Marketing & Public Affairs Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Program $174,291 $73,097
49. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $173,580 $82,554
50. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #2 $172,729 $41,865
51. Utility Maintenance Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treatment Plant Maintenance $172,477 $35,416
52. Executive Policy Advisor Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $171,818 $68,879
53. Water Use Efficiency Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled Water $171,760 $43,730
54. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Water Resources Planning And Policy $171,089 $38,162
55. Deputy Director Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $170,476 $74,127
56. Imported Water Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $170,280 $43,019
57. Senior Engineer Santa Clara Valley Water District Safe Clean Water Implementation $169,816 $28,538
58. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $169,597 $36,998
59. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $169,543 $81,588
60. Deputy Director, Property Dev & Mgmt. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $168,315 $75,756
61. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology $167,627 $41,534
62. Program Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District Emergency And Security Services $165,736 $36,105
63. CEO/President South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium Management $165,190 $33,036
64. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #3 $164,202 $41,310
65. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $164,174 $41,310
66. Real Estate Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Real Estate Services $164,062 $29,978
67. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Water Treatment Operations $163,500 $36,201
68. Information Systems Unit Manager Pl5 Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Systems Solutions $163,201 $42,633
69. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $162,913 $38,452
70. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Water Resources Planning And Policy $162,670 $43,175
71. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services $162,443 $43,175
72. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Land Surveying And Mapping $162,204 $32,113
73. Deputy Director - Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $162,144 $44,603
74. Deputy Director, Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $162,144 $66,780
75. Deputy Director Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $162,024 $71,870
76. Groundwater Management Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Monitoring and Analysis $161,872 $43,730
77. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #3 $161,752 $43,730
78. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Services Unit $161,704 $43,730
79. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Division $161,395 $37,088
80. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Safe Clean Water Implementation $161,018 $41,865
81. Deputy Dir., Project Development Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $160,907 $71,870
82. Deputy Director - Project Development Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $160,907 $49,693
83. Water Quality Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Quality $160,511 $43,829
84. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Water Treatment Operations $160,478 $31,347
85. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $160,420 $41,865
86. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #5 $160,016 $43,730
87. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Project Delivery $159,923 $30,656
88. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #4 $159,614 $41,865
89. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District District-wide Asset Management $159,363 $43,395
90. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $159,153 $36,478
91. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District District-wide Asset Management $158,695 $43,576
92. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Water Treatment Operations $158,376 $37,827
93. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Water Resources Planning And Policy $157,930 $37,745
94. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Dams And Pipelines Projects Delivery $157,904 $41,310
95. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled Water $157,602 $41,342
96. Water Plant Supervisor Grade V Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Water Treatment Operations $157,353 $27,175
97. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Water Treatment Operations $157,284 $35,539
98. Laboratory Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Laboratory Services $157,216 $40,768
99. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Water Treatment Operations $157,147 $30,882
100. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Management Services Division $157,114 $38,073