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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 for Type

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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Executive Director Foothill Transit Administrative $346,530 $71,058
2. Executive Director Southern California Association of Governments Executive Mgt-Admin $326,819 $157,751
3. Chief Executive Officer Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Administration $312,353 $92,983
4. Executive Director Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $305,278 $50,308
5. Chief Executive Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CEO $280,035 $1,938
6. Chief Executive Officer California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive $275,040 $73,553
7. Chief Executive Officer Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Administration Management $264,845 $87,403
8. Dir. Of Res. & Program Dev. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $252,738 $10,948
9. Chief Operating Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the COO $245,618 $58,794
10. Chief Executive Officer San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $244,598 $59,047
11. Deputy Executive Director Foothill Transit Administrative $239,653 $60,960
12. Assistant Executive Officer California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive $237,180 $63,450
13. Deputy Exec Director (Admin) Southern California Association of Governments Administration - Admin $232,647 $67,931
14. Chief Financial Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CFO $226,613 $56,543
15. Chief Executive Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CEO $224,515 $39,820
16. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $224,086 $54,724
17. Chief Counsel/Dir Legal Serv Southern California Association of Governments Legal-Admin $220,834 $62,017
18. Division Director (Lu&Ep) Southern California Association of Governments Land Use & Env Pln-Admin $219,761 $68,567
19. Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the CMCO $219,541 $48,921
20. Chief Information Officer Southern California Association of Governments IT - Admin $216,260 $72,383
21. Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Ptc & Engineer) Southern California Regional Rail Authority Ptc, C+S Systems Management $215,817 $47,758
22. Division Director (Tp) Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Plan-Admin $214,953 $61,614
23. Chief Operating Officer Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Administration $211,370 $42,053
24. Chief Financial Officer Southern California Association of Governments Finance-Admin $210,978 $59,555
25. Executive Director South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority Administration $208,557 $26,556
26. General Counsel Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the General Counsel $205,275 $58,468
27. Chief Financial Officer Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Administration Management Accounting And Audit $203,464 $74,002
28. Executive Director San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Admin $203,346 $25,254
29. Division Director (Sp&Pa) Southern California Association of Governments Strat/Pol/Pa-Admin $202,739 $62,778
30. Director Of Proj. Adm. Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $202,699 $52,435
31. Senior Project Manager San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $201,987 $59,212
32. Commander Burbank - Glendale - Pasadena Airport Authority Police $201,322 $32,103
33. Program Manager San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $199,609 $53,838
34. Executive Director Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Executive $192,205 $9,812
35. Director Of Reg. Affairs Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $192,028 $17,502
36. Chief Financial Officer Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Fiscal $190,776 $46,882
37. Director Of Gov. & Community Relations San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $190,727 $46,067
38. Senior Director Of Health Benefits Program Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Health Benefits $188,471 $45,205
39. Sr. Project Administrator Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $183,648 $23,416
40. Chief Burbank - Glendale - Pasadena Airport Authority Police $180,735 $30,773
41. Senior Project Manager San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $180,373 $48,259
42. Department Manager (Modeling) Southern California Association of Governments Modeling & Forecasting $177,903 $50,531
43. Senior Director Of Member Services Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Administration $177,468 $26,301
44. Department Manager (R&A) Southern California Association of Governments Research & Analysis $177,148 $50,930
45. Associate General Counsel Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office of the General Counsel $176,333 $49,474
46. Controller Southern California Regional Rail Authority Finance $175,891 $37,569
47. Director Energy Systems Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $175,364 $45,308
48. Involuntary Southern California Regional Rail Authority Office Of The Chief Auditor $175,000 $1,658
49. Senior Director, Information Technology Southern California Regional Rail Authority Information Technology $174,825 $47,694
50. Director Of Finance San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $174,712 $55,370
51. Director, Customer Engagement Southern California Regional Rail Authority Customer Engagement $174,624 $28,956
52. Senior Project Manager San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $174,403 $36,391
53. Senior Counsel, Risk Manager Southern California Regional Rail Authority Risk Management $174,136 $49,267
54. Senior Project Manager San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Component Unit $173,464 $42,595
55. Department Manager (Tf & Gm) Southern California Association of Governments Goods Mvt & Trans Fin Dept $173,048 $55,330
56. Department Manager (Transp) Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Dept $171,338 $61,550
57. Liability Program Manager California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Member Services $170,251 $54,979
58. Director, Human Resources Southern California Regional Rail Authority Human Resources $166,956 $36,249
59. Department Manager (Rs) Southern California Association of Governments Regional Services Dept $166,687 $46,517
60. Director, Planning & Development Southern California Regional Rail Authority Planning + Development $165,520 $46,760
61. Asst. Exec Dr./Senior/ Engineer San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Engineering $162,713 $47,225
62. Executive Director Antelope Valley Transit Authority Exec Svc - Executive Services $162,185 $66,711
63. Management Information System Administrator Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Revenue Collection $159,279 $64,874
64. Executive Director (F/T) Gateway Cities Council of Governments Administration $159,000 $0
65. Deputy Legal Counsel II Southern California Association of Governments Legal-Admin $157,150 $57,924
66. Asst. General Counsel Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $157,096 $42,475
67. Workers' Compensation Program Manager California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Member Services $156,260 $53,907
68. Chief Deputy Exec Director Southern California Association of Governments Executive Mgt-Admin $155,392 $41,171
69. Department Manager (It Appdev) Southern California Association of Governments IT Application Development $155,060 $44,623
70. Finance Director California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Administrative Services $154,472 $54,049
71. Operations Manager South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority Administration $154,019 $34,674
72. Communications Operator South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority Operations $153,904 $22,278
73. Director, Special Projects Southern California Regional Rail Authority Materials Management + Warehousing $153,567 $28,411
74. Senior Director Of Litigation And Claims Alliance of Schools For Cooperative Insurance Programs Claims $153,288 $27,141
75. Executive Director Southeast Area Animal Control Authority Animal Control Administration $153,163 $27,743
76. Internal Auditor Southern California Association of Governments Finance-Admin $151,821 $49,795
77. Director, Dispatching Operations Southern California Regional Rail Authority Dispatching Services $151,349 $19,371
78. Trans Modeling Prog Mgr Southern California Association of Governments Modeling & Forecasting $150,877 $40,126
79. Department Manager (Contracts) Southern California Association of Governments Contracts Dept $150,049 $43,970
80. Department Manager (At&Sp) Southern California Association of Governments Active Transp & Special Prog $149,882 $44,626
81. Director Of Finance Foothill Transit Finance $149,577 $15,718
82. Director, System Safety & Security Southern California Regional Rail Authority System Safety $149,117 $41,034
83. Trans Modeling Prog Mgr Southern California Association of Governments Modeling & Forecasting $149,085 $43,840
84. Deputy Chief Operating Officer (O&C) Southern California Regional Rail Authority Operations + Security $149,066 $28,191
85. Assistant Director, Grants Southern California Regional Rail Authority Planning + Development $147,806 $37,891
86. Assistant Director, T+S Rehabilitation Southern California Regional Rail Authority Track $147,603 $42,141
87. Director Of Customer Service And Operations Foothill Transit Customer Service And Operations $147,392 $17,227
88. Assistant Director, Ptc Technical Services Southern California Regional Rail Authority PTC Technical Support Services $146,887 $37,381
89. Department Manager (T/R) Southern California Association of Governments Transit/Rail Department $146,553 $43,741
90. Chief Of Research&Forecasting Southern California Association of Governments Research & Analysis $145,923 $50,428
91. Administrative Programs Manager California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Executive $145,726 $50,622
92. Assistant Director, Signal Systems Southern California Regional Rail Authority C+S Train Control Maintenance $142,905 $39,597
93. Assistant Director, Standards & Design Southern California Regional Rail Authority Standards + Design $142,900 $36,130
94. Assistant Director, Public Projects Southern California Regional Rail Authority Public Projects $141,897 $32,302
95. Dir. Prog. Development Southern California Public Power Authority Administration $141,829 $38,877
96. Dir Ithmis Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority IT/HMIS $141,405 $20,486
97. Director Of Government Relations Foothill Transit Administrative $141,388 $26,174
98. Program Manager II (C&P) Southern California Association of Governments Compliance & Perf Monitoring $141,060 $50,473
99. Accounting And Finance Manager South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority Administration $140,985 $17,647
100. Assistant Director, Program Management Office Southern California Regional Rail Authority Program Management $140,439 $38,092