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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 Santa Margarita Water District Administration $376,297 $42,185
2. General Manager Westlands Water District General Manager $342,572 $27,320
3. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Administration $308,216 $58,772
4. Assistant General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Administration $236,323 $42,843
5. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Management $225,420 $39,212
6. Assistant General Manager Rancho California Water District Finance $222,219 $15,394
7. General Manager El Toro Water District Main Office $211,209 $51,510
8. Chief Engin./Dir. of Ops Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $203,496 $28,987
9. General Manager Borrego Water District Office $202,036 $25,022
10. Director of Planning & Wtr Resourcs Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $199,493 $34,533
11. General Manager Panoche Water District Administration $199,253 $8,655
12. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $199,247 $31,894
13. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $195,718 $30,531
14. General Manager San Luis Water District Office $194,299 $10,200
15. Director of Water Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality Administration $193,423 $36,274
16. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $193,185 $15,200
17. Director of Wastewater Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Wastewater Support Services $187,021 $32,322
18. Chief Deputy General Manager Westlands Water District General Manager $186,548 $24,670
19. Director of Finance Santa Margarita Water District Finance $186,082 $26,278
20. Chief Financial Officer Rancho California Water District Finance $185,890 $13,880
21. Director of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $184,353 $37,122
22. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $182,103 $37,122
23. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations $178,979 $26,068
24. Director of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $178,386 $36,724
25. Director of Operations & Engineering El Toro Water District Main Office $176,843 $40,172
26. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Planning $173,409 $13,648
27. Assistant General Manager Westlands Water District General Manager $173,083 $10,293
28. Director of Operations Walnut Valley Water District Operations $172,528 $27,760
29. Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Manager El Toro Water District Main Office $170,002 $43,567
30. Director of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $168,756 $25,610
31. Deputy Director of Administrative Services Walnut Valley Water District Administrative Services $165,674 $29,555
32. Deputy General Manager Resources Westlands Water District General Manager $165,295 $9,989
33. Chief Engineer Rancho California Water District Engineering $161,827 $12,904
34. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $160,441 $23,608
35. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $159,163 $23,094
36. Deputy General Manager Resources Westlands Water District Director of Resources $157,746 $17,184
37. General Manager Chowchilla Water District Accounting $154,196 $29,031
38. Instru Sys Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $153,446 $18,594
39. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Administration $153,000 $15,482
40. Director Of Systems Operations Rancho California Water District System Operations $152,337 $11,980
41. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $151,201 $23,918
42. Dir of Engineering & Construction Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $149,704 $32,998
43. Manager Berrenda Mesa Water District Administration $148,961 $14,325
44. Sr Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $147,437 $19,001
45. Principal Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $147,092 $29,702
46. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $146,463 $32,854
47. Engineering and Planning Manager Walnut Valley Water District Engineering $145,856 $28,848
48. Datacenter Operations Supervisor Rancho California Water District Information Services $145,306 $8,520
49. Director of Customer Service Moulton-Niguel Water District Customer Service $144,373 $19,312
50. Treasurer Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $144,052 $22,806
51. Engineering Manager Rancho California Water District Engineering $143,538 $10,982
52. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $143,526 $21,968
53. Production and Storage Manager Walnut Valley Water District Operations $143,346 $26,906
54. Construction Svcs Mgr Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $141,222 $17,601
55. Director Of Field Services Rancho California Water District Field Services $140,833 $10,972
56. General Manager Grassland Water District Management $140,000 $7,015
57. General Manager Rio Alto Water District Administration $139,822 $11,122
58. Finance Manager Walnut Valley Water District Finance $139,494 $15,242
59. Construction & Repair Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Construction & Repair Services $138,118 $27,600
60. Sr Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $136,128 $24,689
61. Superintendent, Facilities Operation Moulton-Niguel Water District Facilities $135,765 $31,773
62. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $134,166 $27,867
63. Accounting Manager Rancho California Water District Finance $133,588 $10,514
64. Ops Field Suprintend. Santa Margarita Water District Operations $132,842 $23,584
65. Ops Field Suprintend. Santa Margarita Water District Operations $131,448 $23,724
66. Deputy Director of Finance Walnut Valley Water District Finance $131,075 $27,684
67. Manager Lost Hills Water District Admin $130,550 $14,325
68. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $129,475 $29,833
69. Information Technology/Customer Service Manager Rancho California Water District Information Services $129,312 $9,861
70. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $129,138 $30,828
71. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $128,359 $21,009
72. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $128,226 $21,336
73. Waste Wtr Plant Sup Santa Margarita Water District Operations $127,986 $15,745
74. Assistant Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $127,395 $28,792
75. Superintendent, Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $127,320 $25,452
76. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $126,718 $30,828
77. Water Reclamation Manager Rancho California Water District Water Reclamation $126,082 $9,962
78. Superintendent, Utilities Maintenance Moulton-Niguel Water District Utilities $125,617 $30,873
79. Human Resources Manager Rancho California Water District Human Resources $125,337 $10,291
80. Operations Project Manager Rancho California Water District System Operations $125,195 $9,535
81. Field Services Manager Walnut Valley Water District Operations $124,396 $26,358
82. Waste Wtr Plant Sup Santa Margarita Water District Operations $124,272 $21,626
83. Director of Finance Walnut Valley Water District Finance $124,046 $9,243
84. Elect Supt, Safety Off. Santa Margarita Water District Operations $123,662 $21,153
85. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $123,448 $27,192
86. Construction Contracts Manager Rancho California Water District Construction Contracts $123,231 $9,687
87. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Los Alisos Reclamation Plant $122,590 $30,452
88. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $122,581 $30,390
89. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $122,375 $27,048
90. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District System Operations $122,065 $25,711
91. Field Services Superintendent Rancho California Water District Construction $121,827 $7,728
92. Process Automation Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $121,394 $20,860
93. Assistant Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $120,096 $27,026
94. Mgr of Contracts Admin & Risk Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $119,579 $28,993
95. Technical Regulatory Analyst/ Collections Systems Manager El Toro Water District Collections $119,324 $30,790
96. Water Distribution Supervisor Moulton-Niguel Water District Water Systems $119,272 $21,224
97. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $118,279 $27,012
98. Water Systems Supervisor Rancho California Water District Water Systems $117,994 $7,457
99. Engineer/Planner Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality Projects $117,856 $25,438
100. Director of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $117,816 $27,152