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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. General Manager Monterey One Water Administrative Services $206,350 $31,963
2. General Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $201,002 $38,183
3. Assistant General Manager Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Administrative Services $188,916 $35,110
4. Director of Administrative Services/Deputy General Manager Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $172,460 $22,173
5. Executive Director Municipalities Colleges Schools Insurance Group Administration $162,625 $25,292
6. Executive Director Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Administration $160,835 $7,004
7. General Manager Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Administration $153,941 $45,504
8. Asst General Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $152,834 $22,515
9. Executive Director Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Administration $145,625 $28,667
10. Director of Finance Monterey One Water Administrative Services $142,108 $31,478
11. Asst General Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $132,324 $15,170
12. Recycled Water Project Coordinator Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $126,625 $30,483
13. Assistant General Manager Eng/Ops Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Operations $126,545 $32,838
14. Lead Engineer Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $122,696 $28,347
15. Diversion Manager Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Diversion $122,155 $31,724
16. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $117,337 $15,991
17. Maintenance Planner Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $116,473 $15,632
18. Claims Manager Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Claims $116,196 $18,621
19. Compliance Engineer Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $114,767 $29,548
20. Finance Manager Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Finance $114,512 $33,567
21. Supervising Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $114,449 $17,213
22. Director of IT Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $113,488 $23,307
23. Field Ops Supervisor II Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Operations $112,644 $30,957
24. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations Manager Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $111,096 $28,436
25. Fleet Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Maintenance $108,578 $13,508
26. Director of Transportation Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $108,475 $13,501
27. Authority Engineer Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Engineering $108,015 $27,310
28. Supervising Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $105,563 $28,376
29. Maintenance Supervisor Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $105,502 $28,745
30. Maintenance Manager Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $105,364 $23,281
31. Source Control Supervisor Monterey One Water Environmental Services $105,058 $16,540
32. Director of Finance & Administrative Services Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Administration $104,729 $7,004
33. Lead Distribution Mechanic/Operator Monterey One Water Reclamation Operations and Maintenance $103,436 $21,962
34. Associate Engineer Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $102,380 $16,327
35. Loss Control Manager Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Loss Control $102,228 $25,629
36. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $101,857 $99,514
37. Special Projects Manager Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Energy Watch $101,144 $7,200
38. Administrative Manager Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Administration $99,740 $31,777
39. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $98,436 $22,416
40. Distribution Mechanic/Operator II Monterey One Water Reclamation Operations and Maintenance $98,008 $26,515
41. Executive Director Community Human Services Administration $97,754 $21,120
42. Senior Transportation Modeler Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Modeling $97,600 $6,057
43. Director of HR/Risk Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $97,342 $17,646
44. Principal Planner Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Planning $97,142 $7,004
45. Lab Supervisor Monterey One Water Environmental Services $96,213 $23,080
46. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $95,472 $27,380
47. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $94,755 $15,173
48. Electrician/Instrumentation Technician III Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $94,393 $27,777
49. Information Systems Specialist Monterey One Water Administrative Services $93,930 $27,530
50. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $92,621 $14,737
51. Lead Field Maintenance Mechanic Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $92,506 $27,017
52. Executive Assistant to General Manager Monterey One Water Administrative Services $92,100 $22,659
53. Risk and Security Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $91,947 $21,799
54. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $91,507 $22,876
55. Lead Electrician/Instrumentation Technician Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $91,469 $15,351
56. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $90,949 $27,175
57. Maintenance Mechanic II Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $90,252 $26,671
58. Cogeneration Mechanic/Operator I Monterey One Water Co-generation $90,174 $14,126
59. Solid Waste Tech II Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Operations $90,037 $17,913
60. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $89,923 $22,152
61. Customer Service Supervisor Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $89,743 $19,642
62. Lead Maintenance Mechanic Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $89,635 $27,010
63. Communications System Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $89,022 $19,230
64. Lead Lab Analyst Monterey One Water Reclamation Operations and Maintenance $88,718 $19,593
65. Admin Manager Municipalities Colleges Schools Insurance Group Administration $88,628 $26,108
66. Lead Accountant Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $88,524 $19,307
67. General Accounting & Budget Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $87,376 $17,933
68. Community Relations Specialist Monterey One Water Administrative Services $86,781 $22,284
69. Accountant Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Finance $85,523 $29,298
70. Master Mechanic Monterey-Salinas Transit Maintenance $84,625 $17,740
71. Recycling Coordinator Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Diversion $84,235 $25,385
72. Capital Improvement Facilities Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $83,674 $21,729
73. Maintenance Mechanic II Monterey One Water Field Maintenance $83,431 $14,462
74. Purchasing Manager Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $82,457 $21,135
75. Maintenance Mechanic II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $82,332 $21,803
76. Health & Wellness Program Manager Municipalities Colleges Schools Insurance Group Administration $81,607 $20,994
77. Safety Officer Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Administrative Services $81,148 $21,758
78. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $79,340 $26,660
79. Accountant II Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $79,238 $21,541
80. Senior Accountant Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Administration $79,025 $7,095
81. Coach Operator Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $78,732 $19,853
82. Human Resources Analyst Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $78,652 $18,741
83. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $78,357 $26,469
84. Accountant I Monterey One Water Finance/Human Resources $78,000 $14,208
85. Paint Inspector Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $77,691 $21,483
86. Operations Supervisor Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $77,336 $11,321
87. Sr Operations Supervisor Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $77,240 $17,223
88. Business Services Supervisor Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Finance $76,383 $27,837
89. Claims Examiner Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Claims $76,299 $20,388
90. Finance Director Community Human Services Administration $75,815 $19,269
91. Claims Examiner Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Claims $75,552 $23,762
92. Claims Examiner Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Claims $75,443 $21,733
93. Stormwater Program Manager Monterey One Water Administrative Services $75,295 $14,000
94. Scheduling/Planning Analyst Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $75,176 $11,170
95. Electrician/Instrumentation Technician II Monterey One Water Regional Treatment Plant Maintenance and Operations $74,821 $27,171
96. Source Control Inspector II Monterey One Water Environmental Services $74,725 $26,127
97. ITS Technician Monterey-Salinas Transit Administration $74,016 $20,544
98. Operations Supervisor Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $73,663 $20,519
99. Coach Operator Monterey-Salinas Transit Operations $73,486 $16,961
100. Claims Examiner Monterey Educational Risk Management Authority Claims $73,057 $15,601