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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 Valley Water District Office Of The Chief Executive Officer $463,065 $65,969
2. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive Administration $409,162 $30,500
3. Assistant Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Integrated Water Management $394,872 $75,751
4. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer Administrative Services $381,103 $57,598
5. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $355,796 $114,323
6. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $354,270 $27,641
7. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $350,319 $22,390
8. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $349,640 $66,872
9. Chief Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $345,157 $60,580
10. District Manager And Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $334,790 $67,304
11. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $332,982 $102,271
12. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer Water Utility $331,946 $68,757
13. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $329,268 $60,821
14. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $328,063 $46,189
15. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer Watersheds $326,622 $60,990
16. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Dam Safety And Capital Delivery Division $320,378 $58,862
17. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $319,375 $54,991
18. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $315,832 $61,676
19. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $314,993 $35,177
20. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Division $312,878 $60,954
21. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Design And Construction Division $310,920 $66,872
22. Clerk Of The Board Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Clerk Of The Board $310,607 $48,414
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Operations And Maintenance Division $310,571 $57,928
24. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $307,341 $59,113
25. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $305,985 $32,401
26. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $301,908 $104,642
27. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $293,040 $92,605
28. Senior Accountant Santa Clara Valley Water District General Accounting $292,821 $23,813
29. Chief Operating Officer And Director Of Power Resources Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Power Resources $291,695 $28,748
30. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $288,461 $75,183
31. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Technology $287,642 $60,466
32. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Legal $287,579 $61,990
33. Director Of Engineer And Operations West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering $285,926 $61,316
34. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Stewardship And Planning Division $281,295 $35,475
35. Director Of Finance & Administration Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Finance & Administration $276,829 $27,253
36. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $276,226 $65,566
37. Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency $273,862 $13,289
38. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Stewardship And Planning Division $271,045 $53,235
39. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $270,292 $81,890
40. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $268,403 $58,982
41. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Division $266,356 $55,540
42. Director Of Administration & Information Services West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $263,563 $58,592
43. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $262,256 $52,229
44. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $260,923 $34,673
45. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Division $260,554 $42,412
46. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $258,281 $52,281
47. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $255,845 $53,194
48. Executive Director Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Administration $255,697 $48,327
49. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $254,386 $84,371
50. Water Policy And Planning Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 6 $253,268 $42,179
51. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $252,197 $50,660
52. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 5 $249,369 $45,803
53. Chief Financial Officer/Director Of Administrative Services Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $248,597 $41,235
54. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $247,954 $66,674
55. Director Of Strategic Development Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive Administration $244,226 $37,973
56. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager $243,513 $56,833
57. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Program Delivery $242,200 $25,190
58. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $240,055 $36,585
59. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 3 $239,364 $50,548
60. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $238,855 $49,575
61. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $236,361 $64,687
62. Water Supply Operations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Operations $236,164 $35,347
63. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $236,055 $41,278
64. Accounting Systems Analyst Santa Clara Valley Water District General Accounting $235,897 $39,620
65. Chief Engr & Program Delivery Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Program Delivery $232,557 $53,643
66. Associate Engineer Control Systems Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Electrical And Control Systems $231,616 $36,568
67. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $231,042 $79,334
68. Chief External Affairs Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority External Affairs $230,914 $51,716
69. Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology $230,556 $49,016
70. Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support $230,501 $46,097
71. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treatment Plants Project Delivery $230,478 $35,347
72. Resident Construction Inspector Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Inspection Services Unit $230,433 $31,691
73. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $230,060 $79,671
74. Chief Planning & Programming Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Programming $229,372 $40,425
75. Community Projects Review Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Wells And Water Measurement $229,217 $51,211
76. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer Watersheds $228,669 $42,203
77. Electrical And Control Systems Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Utility Electrical And Control Systems $228,150 $55,587
78. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District South Water Treatment Operations $227,808 $25,683
79. Engineering Water Resources Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 6 $226,473 $27,433
80. Imported Water Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $226,099 $49,565
81. Information Technology Architect Santa Clara Valley Water District Software Services $225,978 $42,587
82. Finance, Debt & Investment Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $225,881 $15,047
83. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Emergency Safety And Security Division $225,444 $27,455
84. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Business Support And Asset Management $224,749 $53,603
85. Deputy Director, Technology Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $224,419 $50,460
86. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $224,345 $92,677
87. Employment Services Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Recruitment, Training And Benefits $222,489 $25,446
88. Facilities Maintenance Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District Facilities Management Unit $222,354 $22,840
89. Supervising Water Resources Technician Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Field Operations And Pipeline Maintenance $222,344 $48,261
90. Environmental Mitigation And Monitor Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Environmental Mitigation And Monitoring $222,216 $55,056
91. Information Technology Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Infrastructure Services $221,718 $44,542
92. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 4 $220,883 $54,537
93. Director Of Svrt Business Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $220,843 $40,735
94. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $220,579 $42,376
95. Groundwater Management Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Management $220,381 $26,162
96. Construction Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Construction Management Services Unit $219,928 $55,056
97. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $219,364 $78,377
98. Program Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District Purchasing And Consultant Contracts $219,131 $34,567
99. Dep Dir Transit Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $219,026 $21,373
100. Assistant Controller Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $218,918 $43,516