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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. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Office of the Chief Executive Officer $459,754 $41,068
2. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $420,270 $116,159
3. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Finance $317,248 $56,479
4. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Information Technology $310,336 $46,857
5. Chief Medical Officer Santa Clara Community Health Authority Medical Management $300,134 $41,568
6. Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $292,077 $91,863
7. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $282,827 $84,386
8. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $267,958 $81,049
9. District Manager And Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $261,133 $41,677
10. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Operating Officer - Administration $258,613 $67,268
11. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $254,147 $55,026
12. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $251,574 $53,090
13. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $247,601 $44,287
14. Chief Engr & Program Delivery Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Program Delivery $246,685 $59,427
15. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watersheds Design And Construction Division Deputy's Office $240,922 $85,457
16. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $237,574 $58,013
17. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $236,844 $67,065
18. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Executive Officer And Board Support Deputy's Office $236,820 $25,192
19. Director, Health Care Economics Santa Clara Community Health Authority Finance $236,305 $47,803
20. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division Deputy's Office $234,795 $68,240
21. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Legal $231,328 $41,417
22. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Operating Officer - Administration $230,073 $79,360
23. Director Of Business Services Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $229,824 $50,206
24. Deputy Director Of Business Services Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $226,851 $53,964
25. Chief Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Of External Affairs $226,673 $70,321
26. Deputy Director, Svrt/Bart Capital Prog Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Program Delivery $225,253 $56,824
27. Controller Santa Clara Community Health Authority Finance $223,111 $55,003
28. Medical Director Santa Clara Community Health Authority Medical Management $222,927 $46,756
29. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $222,236 $69,528
30. CEO Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Administration $222,036 $19,271
31. Director Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Administration $221,095 $29,147
32. Director Of Administration & Information Services West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $217,583 $20,971
33. Chief Compliance And Regulatory Affairs Office Santa Clara Community Health Authority Compliance $216,798 $26,035
34. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $216,161 $67,299
35. Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency SCVHA $215,873 $0
36. Director Of Engineer And Operations West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering $215,772 $46,087
37. Director, Quality And Pharmacy Santa Clara Community Health Authority Medical Services - Quality Improvement $214,351 $24,335
38. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer - Water Utility $211,472 $50,796
39. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $208,660 $71,006
40. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Services Division $207,648 $72,210
41. Deputy Director, Planning
Other Positions Held: Director Of Planning & Programming
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Programming $206,932 $42,310
42. Dep Dir Transit Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $201,997 $52,973
43. Substation Maintainer
Other Positions Held: Electro - Mechanic
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $201,492 $69,404
44. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watersheds Design And Construction Division Deputy's Office $200,455 $75,277
45. Dir Of Gov Affairs/Exec Policy Advisor Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Government Affairs $199,339 $53,772
46. Deputy Director Of Accounting Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $199,193 $54,886
47. Deputy General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $198,950 $52,863
48. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Program Delivery $198,872 $30,798
49. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Resources Planning And Policy Unit $196,984 $66,325
50. Director Of Marketing & Customer Service Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The Chief Of Staff $196,456 $53,463
51. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division Deputy's Office $195,909 $71,110
52. Director, Marketing, Outreach And Enrollment Santa Clara Community Health Authority Business Development $195,577 $48,787
53. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $195,382 $67,988
54. Senior Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $195,267 $38,715
55. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division Deputy's Office $195,207 $74,157
56. Executive Director Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Administration $194,806 $30,852
57. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Operations And Maintenance Division Deputy's Office $194,764 $52,148
58. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $194,163 $18,987
59. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watershed Stewardship And Planning Division Deputy's Office $193,032 $73,631
60. Executive Director Santa Clara County Schools Insurance Group General $192,973 $30,756
61. Foreperson - Lrt
Other Positions Held: Electro - Mechanic
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $192,755 $67,502
62. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Program Delivery $192,675 $53,642
63. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Watersheds Operations And Maintenance Division Deputy's Office $192,388 $75,576
64. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 1 $192,050 $62,551
65. Deputy Director, Transit Plng & Cap Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Programming $191,842 $52,657
66. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 3 $191,674 $63,879
67. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $191,587 $61,902
68. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Project Delivery Unit $191,383 $50,171
69. Water Resources Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recycled And Purified Water Unit $191,351 $65,781
70. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $191,313 $49,711
71. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $190,347 $61,947
72. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics and Geomorphology Unit $189,721 $62,256
73. Imported Water Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water Unit $189,546 $65,504
74. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 5 $189,311 $65,781
75. Paint & Body Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $189,069 $61,111
76. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $188,194 $74,296
77. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $188,152 $66,427
78. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Pipelines Project Delivery Unit $187,990 $62,086
79. Transit Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $187,972 $52,060
80. Chief Financial Officer/Director Of Administrative Services Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $187,785 $32,415
81. Senior Network Analyst Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $187,525 $41,427
82. Dep Dir Transit Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $187,448 $52,752
83. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support Unit $187,339 $63,504
84. Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Emergency Services And Security $187,093 $54,356
85. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $186,917 $66,324
86. Chief Of Staff To The General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The Chief Of Staff $186,013 $45,510
87. Foreperson - Lrt Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $185,847 $65,776
88. Svrt Project Controls Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Program Delivery $185,777 $50,514
89. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Planning And Conservation Unit $185,460 $62,867
90. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District District-wide Asset Management Unit $185,238 $41,718
91. Vice President, Human Resources Santa Clara Community Health Authority Human Resources $185,198 $46,563
92. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $184,603 $60,147
93. Sr Assistant Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $183,530 $25,569
94. Electro - Mechanic
Other Positions Held: Substation Maintainer
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $183,454 $65,344
95. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District East Side Project Delivery Unit $182,704 $49,402
96. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $182,607 $50,656
97. Director, Integrated Business Solutions Santa Clara Community Health Authority Information Technology $182,588 $37,821
98. Water Resources Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Management Unit $182,270 $42,306
99. Electronic Technician Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $181,618 $66,481
100. Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Electrical and Control Systems Unit $181,422 $66,536