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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. General Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $411,223 $113,863
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $409,152 $86,144
3. Executive Officer & Assistant General Manager/Water Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $382,072 $97,011
4. Assistant General Manager/Chief Executive Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $363,211 $100,943
5. Assistant General Manager/Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $352,824 $86,680
6. Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $352,824 $83,701
7. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $349,196 $89,205
8. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $345,876 $95,027
9. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $342,887 $93,090
10. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $321,164 $81,919
11. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $315,626 $84,927
12. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $312,525 $72,639
13. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $311,309 $84,002
14. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $310,602 $96,975
15. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $309,799 $83,441
16. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $303,346 $88,024
17. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $302,449 $70,440
18. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $300,226 $83,832
19. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $297,521 $83,366
20. Section Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Desert Region $296,354 $73,898
21. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $294,954 $52,588
22. Bay-Delta Initiatives Policy Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $288,234 $83,186
23. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Administrative Staff Team $280,900 $76,623
24. Manager of Bay-Delta Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $275,884 $81,107
25. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $272,847 $82,854
26. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $272,550 $82,027
27. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $271,955 $78,306
28. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $269,893 $81,491
29. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $269,053 $39,624
30. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $268,393 $56,049
31. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $267,177 $75,210
32. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $267,102 $77,506
33. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $265,771 $79,415
34. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $263,281 $74,231
35. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $262,975 $55,401
36. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $261,890 $62,724
37. Section Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $261,723 $82,338
38. Section Manager-Revenue and Budget Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Revenue and Budget Section $261,460 $82,021
39. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,916 $77,442
40. Team Manager-Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Colorado River Aqueduct Team $256,873 $58,699
41. Section Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $256,033 $71,813
42. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $255,697 $78,259
43. Section Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $255,369 $74,662
44. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $254,770 $73,628
45. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $254,512 $80,845
46. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $254,178 $36,931
47. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $254,138 $80,755
48. Section Manager- Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $253,151 $80,847
49. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Enterprise Cybersecurity $252,251 $52,863
50. Section Manager-Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $251,701 $81,173
51. Section Manager-Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Sustainability, Resiliency and Innovation $250,811 $81,154
52. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $250,052 $81,860
53. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $249,557 $62,481
54. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,361 $79,543
55. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $247,912 $81,188
56. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $247,299 $54,787
57. Section Manager-Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $247,214 $74,085
58. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $245,761 $79,439
59. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $245,244 $72,777
60. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $244,959 $68,623
61. Team Manager-Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $242,531 $65,568
62. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $241,736 $73,140
63. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $240,969 $68,855
64. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $240,797 $71,093
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $240,705 $44,057
66. Section Manager-Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $240,538 $76,891
67. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $239,746 $72,983
68. Unit Manager-System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $239,591 $48,734
69. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,636 $69,273
70. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,346 $64,658
71. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California applications and Support Services $238,302 $75,235
72. Section Manager-Member Services and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $238,275 $69,782
73. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $238,239 $71,428
74. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,123 $64,658
75. Unit Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $238,047 $66,610
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $237,225 $71,706
77. Program Manager-Regional Recycled Water Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives Unit $236,556 $56,744
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $236,546 $83,183
79. Unit Manager-Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $236,503 $75,216
80. Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Equal Employment Opportunity $236,372 $59,400
81. Unit Manager-Operations Planning and Program Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $235,999 $70,849
82. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $235,624 $56,330
83. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $235,251 $77,883
84. Section Manager-Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Eastern and Western Regions $234,585 $77,301
85. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $234,538 $73,750
86. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $234,512 $70,950
87. Unit Manager-Security Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Security Management Unit $234,404 $75,092
88. Team Manager-Construction Management II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $234,181 $68,272
89. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Project Management Unit $234,014 $75,917
90. Unit Manager-Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $233,983 $71,266
91. Unit Manager-Planning and Acquisition Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $233,822 $67,257
92. Program Manager-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Project Management Unit $233,741 $74,831
93. Section Manager-Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $232,621 $70,761
94. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $232,565 $53,617
95. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $232,324 $71,090
96. Unit Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment and Technology Program Management Unit $230,929 $76,007
97. Unit Manager-Construction Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $230,595 $65,548
98. Unit Manager-Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $230,313 $70,915
99. Deputy General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $230,110 $60,818
100. Unit Manager-Laboratory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Laboratory Services Unit $229,972 $72,245