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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 Chief Executive Officer San Mateo County Transit District Administration - Executive $370,579 $35,069
2. General Manager San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District General Manager $346,266 $117,567
3. General Manager Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Manager $343,169 $134,309
4. Executive Director North County Transit District General Management $315,297 $99,452
5. Controller-Treasurer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Finance Administration $308,087 $64,968
6. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $294,560 $72,673
7. General Manager Chief Executive Officer San Mateo County Transit District Administration - Executive $291,739 $60,367
8. Chief Information Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Business Services $288,412 $91,133
9. Chief Operating Officer Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Coo-Operations $275,037 $38,285
10. Deputy Director, Service & Ops Planning Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $273,314 $85,362
11. General Counsel San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Legal $262,652 $79,437
12. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Special Projects San Mateo County Transit District Administration - Executive $260,168 $45,427
13. General Manager Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Capital & Administrative $259,604 $64,279
14. Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $256,083 $78,276
15. General Manager San Joaquin Regional Transit District Executive $255,099 $56,504
16. Assistant General Mgr. Operations San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Agm - Operations Admin $251,735 $68,294
17. General Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $250,451 $86,998
18. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Prof Standards And Training $249,664 $111,570
19. Spec Project/Assignment-Technician Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Peoplesoft Erp Support $248,400 $31,621
20. Police Sergeant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Support Services $246,710 $64,733
21. General Manager / Chief Executive Officer Sacramento Regional Transit System General Manager/Chief Executive Officer $245,919 $116,991
22. Deputy General Manager San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District General Manager $241,965 $52,803
23. Managing Director, Capitol Cor San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Capitol Corridor $241,116 $78,495
24. Police Chief San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Office Of The Chief $237,320 $157,971
25. Principal Train Control Eng San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Systems Engineering $237,082 $53,715
26. Elevator/Escalator Worker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Elevator/Escalators $236,391 $48,429
27. Senior Operations Supervisor-Ops Liaison San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Civil Eng/Safety Monitor $235,990 $33,361
28. Deputy Chief Administration Officer San Mateo County Transit District Administration $235,702 $37,068
29. Chief Executive Officer Golden Empire Transit District Admin Managers/Supervisors/Staff $234,828 $47,630
30. System Service Worker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District M-Line System Service $234,773 $36,652
31. Principal Train Control Eng San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Systems Engineering $232,496 $48,431
32. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District C-Line Rail Operations $231,267 $39,129
33. Director of Planning & Program Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Planning & Program Development $231,238 $88,509
34. Senior Train Control Engineer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Train Control $230,535 $55,562
35. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $229,562 $84,725
36. Director of Engr & Transp Infra Dev Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastructure Dev $229,519 $89,839
37. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District R-Line Rail Operations $229,161 $33,319
38. Super Of Systems Maintenance San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Train Control $229,068 $37,918
39. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $224,553 $116,811
40. Chief Counsel Sacramento Regional Transit System Legal $224,225 $101,314
41. Chief Financial Officer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $223,812 $71,625
42. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $220,108 $99,641
43. Assistant Gm, Planning & Development San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Agm - Planning, Development & Construction $219,594 $69,415
44. Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District M-Line Rail Operations $218,978 $32,557
45. Police Sergeant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $217,073 $100,363
46. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Support Services $217,059 $98,986
47. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $216,739 $88,451
48. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $216,667 $82,657
49. Deputy Director, Construction Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastructure Dev $216,628 $59,318
50. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District A-Line Station Operations $216,408 $45,278
51. Chief Information Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Cio Administration $215,126 $68,263
52. General Counsel Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District General Counsel $214,402 $63,858
53. Assistant Gm, Employee Relations San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Agm - Employee Relations Admin $214,363 $64,731
54. Assistant Gm, External Affairs San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Agm - External Affairs $214,013 $67,394
55. Deputy Director, SVRT Program Office Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Engr & Transp Infrastructure Dev $213,994 $80,688
56. Director Engineering And Construction San Mateo County Transit District Engineering And Construction $212,852 $42,138
57. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $211,601 $97,056
58. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District A-Line Rail Operations $211,560 $52,247
59. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Staffing Services $211,366 $43,969
60. Transit Systems Safety Supv Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority System Safety & Security $210,832 $48,492
61. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $210,541 $95,588
62. Chief Operating Officer Sacramento Regional Transit System Chief Operating Officer $210,223 $86,367
63. Assistant Gm, Admin & Budget San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Agm - Administration & Budget $208,806 $68,190
64. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District C-Line Rail Operations $208,797 $44,652
65. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $208,551 $100,571
66. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Prof Standards And Training $208,130 $103,830
67. Chief Maintenance & Engineer Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Maintenance & Engineering Admin $207,846 $67,562
68. Operations Manager, Engineering Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Operations $206,850 $75,099
69. Sr. Assistant Counsel Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The General Counsel $206,643 $62,545
70. Elevator/Escalator Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Elevator/Escalators $206,168 $45,419
71. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $206,078 $114,023
72. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District M-Line Rail Operations $205,287 $33,982
73. Substation Maintainer Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $205,267 $93,697
74. Assistant General Manager San Joaquin Regional Transit District Executive $204,934 $41,601
75. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $204,801 $85,529
76. CEO/General Manager Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Administration $204,700 $49,482
77. Rolling Stock Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Hayward Shop & Inspection $204,349 $31,484
78. Deputy Director of Real Estate Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Finance & Budget $204,040 $65,787
79. Transportation Supervisor San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District C-Line Management $203,858 $40,263
80. Chief of Staff to the General Manager
Other Positions Held: Chief Operating Officer
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Office Of The Chief Of Staff $203,614 $64,811
81. System Service Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District C-Line System Service $203,453 $38,693
82. Train Control Electronic Tech San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Train Control $202,478 $49,256
83. Police Sergeant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $202,196 $87,185
84. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $201,273 $110,442
85. System Service Worker - 141 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District M-Line System Service $201,138 $17,158
86. Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District R-Line Rail Operations $198,933 $51,692
87. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $198,561 $111,229
88. Associate General Counsel San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Legal $198,547 $58,450
89. Train Control Electronic Tech San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Train Control $198,205 $19,353
90. Associate General Counsel San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Legal $198,128 $61,892
91. General Counsel Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Capital & Administrative $197,787 $38,097
92. Senior Operations Foreworker San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Staffing Services $197,720 $30,425
93. Deputy Police Chief San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $197,327 $99,179
94. Senior Police Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $197,104 $96,290
95. Chief Transportation Officer San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Chief Transportation Officer $196,918 $62,756
96. Electro - Mechanic Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Maintenance $196,818 $91,431
97. Police Lieutenant San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Police Operations Division $196,372 $104,776
98. Chief Officer Caltrain San Mateo County Transit District Caltrain Modernization $196,342 $40,325
99. Deputy Police Chief San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Prof Standards And Training $195,506 $136,338
100. Executive Officer Customer Service And Marketing San Mateo County Transit District Communications Administration $194,161 $49,746