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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. General Manager Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $325,405 $38,883
2. General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $317,602 $50,021
3. Manager Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $281,392 $31,929
4. General Counsel Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $262,846 $143,716
5. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $256,447 $3,961
6. Chief Executive Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Administration $253,750 $34,276
7. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $248,537 $42,531
8. General Manager North Kern Water Storage District Administration $247,396 $50,345
9. General Manager Kern County Water Agency Senior Management $246,646 $134,259
10. Engineer/Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $234,498 $55,713
11. Administrator North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Administration $232,482 $19,557
12. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $228,448 $40,290
13. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $228,317 $51,463
14. O & M Superintendent Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $217,792 $31,380
15. Assistant General Manager Kern County Water Agency Bay Delta $206,518 $113,746
16. General Manager West Kern Water District Administration $204,357 $46,861
17. Ceo Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Administration $203,467 $0
18. Nurse Practitioner West Side Health Care District Urgent Care $203,218 $9,463
19. Assistant General Manager Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Administration $202,707 $28,455
20. Administrative Operations Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $202,313 $115,156
21. Engineering & Groundwater Services Manager Kern County Water Agency Engineering & Groundwater Services $200,966 $111,737
22. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $200,004 $38,915
23. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Pharmacy $197,118 $15,506
24. Pharmacist Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $195,723 $445
25. General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $195,239 $45,690
26. General Manager Bear Valley Community Services District Administration $192,919 $31,298
27. General Manager Belridge Water Storage District Administration $186,100 $27,512
28. General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $185,196 $45,140
29. Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $183,694 $57,580
30. Assistant Manager Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Manager $181,080 $56,717
31. General Manager Kern Water Bank Authority Administrative $178,832 $27,622
32. Business Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $176,264 $103,876
33. Chief Executive Officer Mojave Air and Space Port Administration $175,658 $59,722
34. Assistant General Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $174,047 $37,534
35. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $171,502 $13,737
36. General Manager East Niles Community Services District Water/Sewer $168,350 $39,614
37. Water Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $166,365 $96,268
38. Executive Director West Side Health Care District District Office $166,000 $8,400
39. Improvement District Number 4 Manager Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $164,790 $98,991
40. Executive Director Kern Council of Governments Planning $164,420 $29,654
41. Well Driller Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $162,762 $24,355
42. General Manager North of the River Recreation and Park District Administration $162,578 $15,629
43. Well Driller Assistant Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $161,468 $15,856
44. Engineer Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $160,711 $21,560
45. General Manager Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $160,179 $39,581
46. Physician Assistant Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Rural Health Clinic $159,425 $18,886
47. Operations And Maintenance Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $158,855 $95,454
48. General Manager Minter Field Airport District Administrative $158,660 $29,058
49. General Manager/Secretary Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Administrative $156,596 $42,380
50. Physical Therapist Kern Valley Hospital District Physical Therapy $153,990 $13,449
51. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $153,603 $21,589
52. Administrative Manager / Controller North Kern Water Storage District Administration $150,840 $25,113
53. Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $149,897 $40,322
54. District Manager North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Administration $147,765 $74,335
55. Staff Engineer Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Engineering $147,623 $44,834
56. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $147,509 $10,361
57. General Manager Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Administration $147,239 $37,209
58. Assistant Engineer-Manager Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Administration $146,037 $56,392
59. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $144,648 $5,754
60. Director Of Finance West Kern Water District Administration $143,053 $61,418
61. Air Pollution Control Officer Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Air Pollution Control District $142,544 $164,872
62. Chief Nursing Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $142,499 $9,778
63. Controller Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $140,491 $87,465
64. Accounting Buena Vista Water Storage District Administrative $139,939 $32,194
65. District Administrator West Side Recreation and Park District Business $139,872 $95,907
66. Water Purification Plant Superintendent Kern County Water Agency Improvement District Number 4 $139,857 $83,598
67. Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $139,749 $24,843
68. Technician Manager Kern Valley Hospital District Laboratory $139,542 $12,600
69. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $136,821 $25,621
70. Police Chief Bear Valley Community Services District Police $136,814 $8,573
71. Director Of Operations West Kern Water District Administration $136,211 $52,773
72. Registered Nurse House Supervisor Kern Valley Hospital District Nursing Administration $136,147 $13,103
73. Assistant Operations Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $135,736 $38,560
74. General Superintendent Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Operations $132,941 $34,645
75. Resources Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $132,834 $38,736
76. Maintenance Manager Golden Empire Transit District Maintenance Manager/Supervisors/Tech $130,973 $18,194
77. Police Chief
Other Positions Held: Assistant General Manager
Stallion Springs Community Services District Police $130,971 $40,719
78. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $130,643 $2,244
79. Controller Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $130,056 $30,383
80. Chief Technician Kern Valley Hospital District Radiology $130,013 $0
81. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $129,865 $29,505
82. Finance Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Administration $129,554 $30,881
83. Chief Engineer Indian Wells Valley Water District Administration $127,461 $40,178
84. Mid-Level Practitioner North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $127,080 $18,090
85. Rn I Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Emergency Services $126,413 $4,651
86. Foreman Well & Pump Semitropic Water Storage District Operations $126,012 $22,324
87. Chief Financial Officer Kern Valley Hospital District Accounting $125,804 $6,532
88. Staff Engineer Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Engineering $125,469 $51,979
89. Chief Nursing Officer Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Nurse Administration $125,464 $294
90. Laboratory Manager Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Laboratory $124,265 $37,756
91. Water Resources Planner III Kern County Water Agency Water Resources $124,089 $61,931
92. Assistant General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $123,335 $34,576
93. Human Resources Manager Kern County Water Agency Administrative Operations $123,107 $76,304
94. Engineer-Planner North Kern Water Storage District Administration $122,962 $34,086
95. Pharmacist Kern Valley Hospital District Retail Pharmacy $122,880 $0
96. Director Of Maintenance Mojave Air and Space Port Maintenance $122,735 $40,486
97. Board Secretary
Other Positions Held: Manager
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Board Of Directors $122,330 $47,838
98. Operations Supervisor Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Operations $120,747 $25,463
99. Engineer II Semitropic Water Storage District Administration $120,254 $29,393
100. Asst. Director Of Nurses North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Nursing $120,194 $8,331