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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 Eo Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exposition Metro Line Construction $409,343 $109,427
2. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $400,836 $126,171
3. Chief Financial Officer Antelope Valley Healthcare District Administration $352,022 $15,975
4. Executive Director Foothill Transit Administrative $346,530 $71,058
5. Chief Engineer And General Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $331,844 $99,603
6. Division Engineer II County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Technical Services $328,696 $63,613
7. Executive Director Southern California Association of Governments Executive Mgt-Admin $326,819 $157,751
8. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,771 $56,789
9. Assistant General Manager & Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,488 $93,967
10. Chief Executive Officer Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Administration $312,353 $92,983
11. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $305,278 $50,308
12. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $303,909 $90,164
13. Assistant Chief Engineer And Assistant General Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Chief Engineer Office $294,131 $86,373
14. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $293,018 $43,626
15. General Manager Water Replenishment District of Southern California Administration $290,429 $110,626
16. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiatv Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,100 $103,286
17. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $286,803 $100,972
18. General Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $286,759 $82,480
19. Chief Project Ofcr Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exposition Metro Line Construction $286,495 $73,378
20. President & Chief Executive Officer Long Beach Public Transportation Company Administration $285,966 $28,436
21. Chief Executive Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CEO $280,035 $1,938
22. Chief Eo Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $276,374 $44,338
23. Chief Executive Officer California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive $275,040 $73,553
24. Executive Officer South Coast Air Quality Management District Executive Office $274,650 $132,546
25. General Manager Castaic Lake Water Agency Management $271,219 $83,877
26. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Financial Management $270,441 $70,864
27. Deputy Chief Exec Ofcr Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Executive Office $267,729 $53,251
28. Chief Planning Officer Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Countywide Planning & Development $265,526 $65,988
29. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $265,424 $95,422
30. Chief Executive Officer Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Administration Management $264,845 $87,403
31. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $263,736 $71,631
32. Assistant Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering $262,100 $25,932
33. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $259,437 $86,911
34. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering $259,168 $75,735
35. Deputy Exec Dir, Prgrm Mgmnt Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exec Ofc, Trnst Proj Dlvry $258,214 $64,808
36. Exec Dir, Strat Workforce Plng Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Strategic Workforce Planning $257,213 $64,544
37. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Real Property Development And Management $256,367 $91,051
38. Dir. Of Res. & Program Dev. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $252,738 $10,948
39. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $251,496 $90,111
40. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group Manager $250,865 $89,228
41. General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $250,200 $100,100
42. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Wastewater Management $248,688 $67,889
43. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,621 $81,550
44. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Technical Services $246,892 $78,606
45. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $246,277 $87,319
46. Chief Operating Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the COO $245,618 $58,794
47. Chief Executive Officer San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $244,598 $59,047
48. Chief Executive Officer Beach Cities Health District Executive $244,439 $83,771
49. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $244,375 $69,617
50. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $243,294 $85,372
51. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $242,011 $84,670
52. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $241,430 $69,426
53. Deputy Executive Director Foothill Transit Administrative $239,653 $60,960
54. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Solid Waste Management $239,115 $77,248
55. Deputy Gm External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $238,337 $90,514
56. Assistant Executive Officer California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive $237,180 $63,450
57. Exec Dir, Finance & Budget Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Office Of Management & Budget $236,233 $69,670
58. Executive Director Los Angeles County West Vector Control District Admin. $234,219 $44,833
59. Deputy Exec Director (Admin) Southern California Association of Governments Administration - Admin $232,647 $67,931
60. Schedule Checker Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rail Transit Ops Blue Line $232,487 $14,004
61. Train Operator (F/T) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rail Transit Ops Blue Line $232,487 $14,004
62. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Manager Of Wrmg $231,589 $88,796
63. Supervising Engineer II County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Engineering $231,407 $29,167
64. Eo, Corporate Safety Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Corporate Safety $228,351 $45,804
65. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $227,627 $85,683
66. Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Facilities Planning $226,918 $64,186
67. Chief Financial Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CFO $226,613 $56,543
68. Chief Executive Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CEO $224,515 $39,820
69. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $224,086 $54,724
70. Chief Counsel/Dir Legal Serv Southern California Association of Governments Legal-Admin $220,834 $62,017
71. Joint Water Pollution Control Plant Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Wastewater Management $220,425 $68,072
72. General Manager Palmdale Water District Administration $219,893 $51,739
73. Division Director (Lu&Ep) Southern California Association of Governments Land Use & Env Pln-Admin $219,761 $68,567
74. Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CMCO $219,541 $48,921
75. Chief Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $219,402 $74,500
76. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Long Beach Public Transportation Company Administration $218,432 $16,101
77. Director Of Res Con & Po Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $218,233 $55,144
78. Manager Of Financial Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Treasury/Debt Management $217,824 $64,616
79. Human Resources Manager County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Human Resources $217,621 $72,171
80. Section Manager-Conveyance&Distrbn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $217,413 $82,886
81. Mngng Eo, Cntywide Plng & Dvlpmnt Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exec Ofc, Trnst Corridors/System wide Plng $217,324 $53,859
82. Eo, Projects Engnrg Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Engineering Management $217,194 $57,310
83. Assistant Departmental Engineer County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) Financial Management $217,056 $65,847
84. Assistant General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $216,849 $72,761
85. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $216,393 $80,386
86. Chief Information Officer Southern California Association of Governments IT - Admin $216,260 $72,383
87. Director Of Facil & Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $215,856 $62,184
88. Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Ptc & Engineer) Southern California Regional Rail Authority Ptc, C+S Systems Management $215,817 $47,758
89. Division Director (Tp) Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Plan-Admin $214,953 $61,614
90. Senior Enforcement Manager South Coast Air Quality Management District Engineering & Compliance (EAC) $213,369 $59,049
91. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $213,348 $70,736
92. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Quality Section Manager $212,834 $78,524
93. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $212,600 $71,982
94. Deo, Project Mgmt Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Exec Ofc, Trnst Proj Dlvry $212,594 $53,181
95. General Counsel South Coast Air Quality Management District Legal $212,542 $105,972
96. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $211,447 $77,329
97. Inspector General Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General $211,424 $51,475
98. Chief Operating Officer Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Administration $211,370 $42,053
99. Director Of Finance & Admin. Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $211,262 $58,623
100. Chief Info Ofcr Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Its Administration $211,056 $0