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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. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $334,652 $114,799
2. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Office of the Chief Executive Officer $325,846 $37,161
3. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $315,400 $67,663
4. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $284,954 $49,735
5. Chief Medical Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Medical Management $271,508 $44,605
6. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Finance $263,895 $44,364
7. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $250,154 $59,135
8. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Coo-Water Utility $248,443 $66,364
9. Director Of Planning & Program Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $241,537 $46,111
10. Director Of Planning & Program Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $241,537 $76,360
11. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Information Technology $231,854 $17,634
12. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office of Chief Administrative Officer $229,352 $62,265
13. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $227,087 $79,067
14. Director Of Engr & Transp Infra Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastruct Dev $226,767 $77,528
15. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Technical Support $223,370 $61,191
16. District Manager & Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $222,914 $47,891
17. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $222,031 $49,689
18. Chief Financial Officer
Other Positions Held: Deputy Director Of Accounting, Deputy Director Of Accounting
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $220,878 $68,030
19. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Coo-Watershed $219,006 $40,052
20. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services $218,682 $47,987
21. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Design And Constructions Division $217,415 $61,511
22. Fiscal Resources Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $216,847 $64,565
23. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $216,332 $72,939
24. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager Office $215,920 $35,722
25. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Coo-Watershed $212,933 $53,082
26. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Stewardship And Planning Division $211,625 $56,696
27. Director Of Engr & Transp Infra Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastruct Dev $210,891 $68,346
28. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $210,248 $50,999
29. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Operations And Maintenance Division $202,173 $58,111
30. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $201,208 $52,354
31. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $199,159 $51,605
32. Director Of Business Services Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $198,960 $69,134
33. Director Of Admin/Information Service West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $196,205 $27,139
34. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District General Services Division $195,133 $39,037
35. Sr Assistant Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $194,130 $49,896
36. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Legal $194,098 $46,705
37. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $190,941 $50,486
38. Vice President Member & Medical Operations Santa Clara Community Health Authority Member Services $190,488 $34,981
39. Director Of Engineer/Operations West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering $190,384 $51,640
40. Deputy Director, Service & Ops Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $186,798 $66,821
41. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $185,987 $53,610
42. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $185,489 $86,029
43. Senior Advisor, Business Development Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $185,111 $46,056
44. Director Of Public Affairs & Marketing Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The Chief Of Staff $184,324 $67,383
45. Transportation Superintendent, Svc Mgmt. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Transportation $183,406 $43,155
46. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Human Resources Division $181,412 $35,798
47. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $181,335 $47,969
48. Deputy Director, Svrt Program Office Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastruct Dev $179,792 $66,047
49. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastruct Dev $178,720 $44,550
50. Executive Director Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Administration $178,326 $32,510
51. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $178,023 $83,791
52. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastruct Dev $177,215 $65,576
53. Senior Communications Systems Analyst Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $176,682 $55,203
54. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $176,559 $83,316
55. Dep Dir Transit Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $175,358 $67,484
56. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Government Relations $175,301 $43,747
57. Systems Control Supervisor Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Operations, Planning And Analysis $175,068 $29,492
58. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Land Surveying And Mapping $174,905 $35,786
59. Deputy Director Of Real Estate Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $174,648 $68,780
60. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Operations and Maintenance Division $174,602 $37,557
61. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #1 $174,058 $45,553
62. Imported Water Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $173,629 $47,815
63. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $173,185 $41,682
64. Dir Of Gov Affairs & Exec Policy Advisor Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Government & Public Relations $173,163 $64,717
65. Water Use Efficiency Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled And Purified Water $172,627 $48,343
66. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $171,110 $78,684
67. Senior Network Analyst Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $170,727 $52,372
68. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #5 $170,306 $48,343
69. Deputy Director, Hr & Diversity Programs
Other Positions Held: Human Resources Manager
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $169,653 $63,281
70. Vice President Of Information Technology Santa Clara Community Health Authority Information Technology $169,379 $27,601
71. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Planning And Conservation $169,332 $45,912
72. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support $169,328 $48,343
73. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology $169,260 $45,087
74. Groundwater Management Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Monitoring and Analysis $168,820 $38,332
75. Director Of Ethics And Corporate Governance Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Ethics And Corporate Governance $168,796 $50,406
76. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #3 $167,548 $48,343
77. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $167,502 $54,624
78. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $167,449 $80,333
79. Deputy Director Of Labr Rel, Proc & Cont Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $166,890 $50,402
80. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Assistant Side Project Delivery $166,672 $34,877
81. Deputy Director, Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $166,576 $37,839
82. Deputy Director, Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $166,576 $62,892
83. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Dams And Pipelines Projects Delivery $166,375 $43,414
84. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled And Purified Water $166,031 $45,982
85. Executive Director Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation Administration $165,847 $16,367
86. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services $165,758 $47,753
87. Sr Assistant Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $165,604 $61,995
88. Water Quality Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Quality $165,502 $48,343
89. Deputy Dir, Project Development Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $165,360 $65,487
90. Deputy Dir, Project Development Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Planning & Program Development $165,360 $40,434
91. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Maintenance Engineering $165,305 $35,786
92. Engineering Systems Analyst Santa Clara Valley Water District Infrastructure Services $164,989 $40,353
93. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $164,931 $79,713
94. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit #2 $164,483 $46,502
95. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District Assistant Side Water Treatment Operations $164,409 $40,566
96. Laboratory Services Unit Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Laboratory Services $164,366 $45,252
97. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District District-wide Asset Management $164,333 $27,771
98. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Electrical And Control Systems $163,701 $48,343
99. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District West Side Project Delivery $163,670 $46,502
100. Engineering Unit Manager Pl6 Santa Clara Valley Water District Community Projects Review $163,320 $48,343