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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 $517,511 $64,532
2. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive $439,927 $33,000
3. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $399,160 $101,898
4. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Administrative Services $395,061 $64,137
5. Assistant Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Integrated Water Management $392,532 $84,542
6. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $390,594 $28,478
7. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $373,088 $129,595
8. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $370,031 $83,890
9. Chief Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $369,162 $62,855
10. Chief Operating Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority 4Proenergy $363,472 $31,872
11. District Manager And Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $356,875 $75,138
12. Chief Financial Officer/Director Of Administrative Services Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Facilities & Administration $354,664 $30,686
13. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Water Utility $353,328 $77,450
14. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $350,796 $76,159
15. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $349,745 $35,108
16. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Watersheds $345,116 $66,320
17. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $339,963 $53,494
18. Clerk Of The Board Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Clerk Of The Board $337,431 $54,267
19. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $336,106 $51,099
20. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $334,660 $66,839
21. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $334,496 $84,008
22. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Watersheds $333,424 $62,979
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Operations And Maintenance Division $332,712 $65,003
24. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Technology $331,628 $22,347
25. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $326,206 $40,488
26. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Design And Construction Division $326,095 $75,992
27. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $322,474 $68,447
28. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Division $320,627 $74,225
29. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $318,421 $120,415
30. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $313,432 $98,251
31. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $311,088 $33,608
32. Assistant General Manager & Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $310,921 $15,791
33. Executive Director Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Administration $309,506 $59,045
34. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Dam Safety And Capital Delivery Division $307,410 $48,684
35. Director Of Engineer And Operations West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Engineering $307,378 $68,701
36. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District General Services Division $306,295 $73,968
37. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Stewardship And Planning Division $303,563 $35,842
38. Bart Project Director Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $301,112 $16,094
39. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Counsel's Office $292,692 $40,736
40. Director Of Administration & Information Services West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $291,646 $66,190
41. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $291,430 $44,365
42. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $291,398 $73,520
43. Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency $289,947 $13,967
44. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Division $283,994 $59,546
45. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $281,213 $34,154
46. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $281,056 $58,039
47. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $279,053 $91,321
48. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $277,379 $83,765
49. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Human Resources Division Deputy Office $277,103 $72,555
50. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $276,180 $39,803
51. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watersheds Stewardship And Planning Division $276,139 $58,393
52. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Division $275,919 $43,732
53. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $271,614 $56,354
54. Senior Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $267,745 $38,869
55. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $266,528 $55,681
56. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Government Relations $262,213 $56,197
57. Chief Of System Safety & Security Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority System Safety & Security $261,821 $40,139
58. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Government Relations $257,341 $58,134
59. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $255,212 $62,477
60. Chief People Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Human Resources $255,201 $49,643
61. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $253,625 $61,419
62. Chief Financial Officer/Dir As Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $253,625 $42,708
63. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Integrated Water Management $252,434 $46,770
64. Real Property Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Real Property $251,304 $42,588
65. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Emergency Safety And Security Division $250,160 $28,930
66. Senior Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $250,066 $45,773
67. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 5 $248,294 $51,181
68. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $247,245 $85,407
69. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $247,141 $38,949
70. Chief Engineering & Program Delivery Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Program Delivery $246,426 $57,877
71. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 3 $246,079 $56,144
72. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $244,348 $45,466
73. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $244,202 $83,601
74. Chief Planning & Programming Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Programming $243,884 $44,740
75. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $243,250 $83,169
76. Dam Safety Program Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Dam Safety Program And Project Delivery $243,152 $61,747
77. Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology $242,119 $54,279
78. Chief Government Affairs Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority External Affairs $241,767 $57,365
79. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treatment Plants Project Delivery $241,736 $39,182
80. Supervising Water Resources Technician Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Field Operations And Pipe Maintenance $241,708 $53,849
81. Water Supply Operations Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Operations $240,334 $38,970
82. Engineering Water Resources Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 6 $238,941 $29,763
83. Information Technology Architect Santa Clara Valley Water District Software Services $238,751 $44,706
84. Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Operations And Maintenance Engineering Support $237,723 $48,434
85. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $235,486 $99,490
86. Network Architect Santa Clara Valley Water District Infrastructure Services $235,244 $41,596
87. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $234,248 $63,847
88. Senior Accountant Santa Clara Valley Water District General Accounting $233,919 $25,369
89. Director Of Strategic Development Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive $233,747 $42,417
90. Imported Water Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Imported Water $233,679 $54,886
91. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Clerk Of The Board $233,418 $59,242
92. Senior Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Business Support Asset Management $232,592 $59,683
93. Senior Assistant Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $230,894 $49,638
94. Senior Management Analyst Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Emergency Services $230,797 $31,560
95. Director Of SVRT Business Operations Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $230,304 $41,611
96. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $230,250 $43,979
97. Groundwater Management Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Groundwater Management $229,562 $28,685
98. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 2 $229,292 $50,236
99. Bus Operator Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Transportation $229,124 $50,953
100. Executive Director Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation Administration $228,971 $22,595