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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 $577,480 $72,196
2. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Administrative Services $430,071 $84,615
3. District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $413,497 $30,554
4. Chief Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Of External Affairs $407,791 $73,136
5. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Watersheds $404,038 $73,111
6. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $397,305 $132,834
7. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $391,842 $108,917
8. District Manager And Engineer West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $385,256 $83,469
9. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive $382,044 $39,473
10. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Chief Operating Officer-Water Utility $379,085 $87,119
11. Clerk Of The Board Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Clerk Of The Board $374,293 $59,903
12. Chief Capital Megaprojects Delivery Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $374,037 $49,705
13. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $373,247 $138,941
14. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $364,182 $88,882
15. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $361,138 $76,819
16. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $359,078 $88,948
17. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Utility Capital Division $357,580 $75,210
18. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Financial Planning And Management Division $354,246 $85,648
19. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $353,901 $55,605
20. Assistant Chief Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Integrated Water Management $345,891 $87,021
21. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $339,387 $97,795
22. Chief Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $334,573 $49,691
23. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Dam Safety And Capital Delivery Division $334,390 $56,578
24. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $334,388 $34,965
25. CFO & Director Of Finance And Administration Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Finance & Administration $333,640 $33,106
26. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Operations And Maintenance Division $331,489 $73,242
27. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $330,653 $105,802
28. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Design And Construction Division $329,953 $97,327
29. Executive Director Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Administration $329,931 $64,420
30. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Stewardship And Planning Division $324,048 $38,404
31. General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $318,379 $44,361
32. Deputy General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $317,277 $17,837
33. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District General Services Division $309,139 $83,574
34. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Treated Water Division $305,722 $68,409
35. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $303,946 $76,630
36. Executive Officer Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency $303,879 $14,632
37. General Counsel Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Counsel's Office $303,591 $43,875
38. Director Administration & Information Services West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Administration & Information Systems $302,789 $71,698
39. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Government Relations $302,775 $75,477
40. Senior Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $302,514 $42,842
41. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $302,073 $60,781
42. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Human Resources Division Deputy's Office $298,402 $92,631
43. Light Rail Power Foreperson Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $296,084 $97,207
44. Deputy Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Raw Water Division $294,946 $51,018
45. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Government Relations $292,027 $71,326
46. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Stewardship And Planning Division $291,623 $76,908
47. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Water Supply Division $290,915 $83,270
48. Overhead Line Worker Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $288,917 $89,419
49. Senior Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $286,614 $82,511
50. Chief Executive Officer Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Executive $286,493 $11,372
51. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District South Water Treatment Operations $286,449 $21,688
52. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $284,059 $48,977
53. Deputy Administrative Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Information Technology $283,480 $55,734
54. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $282,392 $95,346
55. Network Architect Santa Clara Valley Water District Infrastructure Services $281,144 $49,356
56. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Innovation Unit $280,722 $73,367
57. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $278,745 $94,584
58. Deputy Director - Controller Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $275,000 $47,811
59. Chief Financial Officer/Dir As Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $273,444 $45,929
60. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District South Water Treatment Operations $272,033 $31,226
61. Senior Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $271,049 $51,873
62. Chief Of System Safety & Security Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority System Safety & Security $267,388 $49,675
63. Chief People Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Human Resources $266,295 $54,500
64. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $266,051 $50,051
65. Chief Engineering & Program Delivery Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engineering & Program Delivery $264,820 $64,222
66. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Integrated Water Management $264,432 $51,176
67. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $263,738 $71,646
68. General Manager Los Altos Hills County Fire District Administrative $262,875 $4,150
69. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $262,751 $60,622
70. Electronic Technician Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $262,380 $90,973
71. Bus Operator Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Transportation $261,914 $58,921
72. Assistant General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District General Manager's Office $260,950 $67,440
73. Assistant Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of Watershed Operations And Maintenance Division $260,605 $40,344
74. Deputy General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $260,490 $57,511
75. Chief Planning Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning $260,473 $49,347
76. Executive Director Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation Administration $260,000 $24,989
77. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $258,346 $42,922
78. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Design And Construction Unit 3 $257,143 $63,607
79. Assistant District Counsel Santa Clara Valley Water District Office Of District Counsel $256,473 $60,927
80. Foreperson - Light Rail Transit Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $255,922 $89,589
81. Hydrology, Hydraulics, And Geomorphology Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Hydrology, Hydraulics And Geomorphology $255,569 $61,536
82. Capital Engineering Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District Treatment Plants Project Delivery $255,196 $43,355
83. Electronic Technician Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $254,575 $89,254
84. Foreperson - Light Rail Transit Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $253,310 $81,517
85. Program Administrator Santa Clara Valley Water District Purchasing And Consultant Contracts $253,236 $50,471
86. Chief Communications Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Communications $252,566 $49,342
87. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $252,381 $84,879
88. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District North Water Treatment Operations $251,745 $45,307
89. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $251,718 $88,559
90. Director Of Power Resources Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Power Resources And Operations $250,531 $41,096
91. Senior Water Plant Operator Santa Clara Valley Water District North Water Treatment Operations $249,457 $42,923
92. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $248,140 $87,905
93. Deputy Director Of Power Resources Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Power Resources And Operations $247,649 $38,997
94. Maintenance Superintendent Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $246,299 $43,610
95. Light Rail Signal Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $245,908 $29,168
96. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $245,890 $87,412
97. Director Of Procurement Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance, Budget & Real Estate $245,820 $49,336
98. Director Of Customer Success Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority Customer Success $245,288 $32,127
99. Bart Silicon Valley Director Of External Affairs Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $245,230 $46,040
100. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Administration $244,728 $104,807