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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 Westlands Water District General Manager $344,668 $25,159
2. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Administration $320,078 $47,129
3. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Administration $319,039 $50,241
4. Assistant General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Administration $256,912 $43,971
5. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Management $228,404 $42,665
6. General Mananger El Toro Water District Management $205,841 $50,432
7. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $205,531 $27,551
8. General Manager Panoche Water District Administration $200,931 $8,828
9. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $198,360 $32,789
10. Director of Planning & Wtr Resourcs Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $197,594 $34,942
11. Director of Water Quality Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality Administration $195,064 $36,419
12. General Manager San Luis Water District Office $193,447 $13,032
13. Assistant General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $192,974 $31,267
14. Chief Financial Officer - Treasurer Rancho California Water District Finance $190,410 $31,764
15. Director of Wastewater Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Wastewater Support Services $189,286 $32,666
16. Chief Deputy General Manager Westlands Water District General Manager $187,717 $24,919
17. Director of Administrative Services Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $185,225 $33,748
18. Deputy General Manager Resources Westlands Water District Director of Resources $185,010 $26,480
19. General Manager Borrego Water District Office $185,000 $24,341
20. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $182,291 $37,571
21. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $181,751 $37,419
22. Director of Finance Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $180,933 $36,309
23. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Planning $178,765 $31,473
24. Director of Public Affairs Irvine Ranch Water District Public Affairs $173,178 $26,305
25. Director Of Operations And Maintenance Rancho California Water District System Operations $171,478 $30,819
26. Director of Operations & Engineering El Toro Water District Management $171,292 $36,326
27. Director of Operations Walnut Valley Water District Operations $171,185 $28,170
28. Chief Engineer Rancho California Water District Engineering $170,847 $30,655
29. Deputy General Public Affairs Westlands Water District Public Affairs $170,610 $17,963
30. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $166,773 $26,104
31. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $166,082 $0
32. Deputy General Manager Resources Westlands Water District General Manager $165,755 $8,280
33. CFO/Asst. General Manager El Toro Water District Management $163,875 $42,933
34. Dir of Engineering & Construction Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $163,429 $34,854
35. Director of Finance/Treasurer Moulton-Niguel Water District Finance $160,810 $17,933
36. Deputy Director of Administrative Services Walnut Valley Water District Administrative Services $159,286 $29,655
37. Manager Lost Hills Water District Administration $154,512 $30,262
38. General Manager Chowchilla Water District Administration $152,280 $29,334
39. Principal Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $152,246 $34,007
40. Engineering and Production Manager Walnut Valley Water District Engineering $150,468 $29,622
41. Treasurer Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $150,036 $33,289
42. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $147,348 $33,330
43. General Manager Grassland Water District Management $145,833 $7,302
44. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $144,426 $23,391
45. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $143,638 $29,198
46. Finance Manager Walnut Valley Water District Finance $143,241 $15,061
47. Engineering Manager Rancho California Water District Engineering $142,379 $28,579
48. Assistant General Manager Rancho California Water District Administration $140,726 $10,815
49. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $139,822 $27,346
50. Instrumentation Systems Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $139,760 $33,025
51. Director of Finance Walnut Valley Water District Finance $139,256 $28,323
52. Assistant Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $139,105 $26,830
53. Principal Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $138,603 $32,248
54. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $135,532 $19,128
55. General Manager Rio Alto Water District Administration $134,773 $25,189
56. General Manager Cawelo Water District Admin $134,734 $21,955
57. Information Technology/Customer Service Manager Rancho California Water District Information Services $134,349 $11,825
58. Human Resources Manager Rancho California Water District Human Resources $132,279 $25,182
59. Assistant Director of Water Ops Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $132,034 $27,817
60. Operations Project Manager Rancho California Water District System Operations $131,726 $27,068
61. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $131,500 $30,643
62. Engineering Planning Manager Rancho California Water District Engineering Planning $131,118 $11,677
63. Datacenter Operations Supervisor Rancho California Water District Information Services $130,693 $26,020
64. Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Santa Margarita Water District Operations $130,513 $15,923
65. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $130,076 $33,224
66. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $129,705 $21,633
67. Construction Services Manager Santa Margarita Water District Engineering $129,069 $18,017
68. Water Reclamation Manager Rancho California Water District Water Reclamation $128,179 $20,379
69. Assistant Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $127,884 $28,671
70. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Michelson Water Recycling Plant Operations $126,720 $30,734
71. Construction Contracts Manager Rancho California Water District Construction Contracts $126,201 $27,177
72. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $126,079 $30,636
73. MIS Supervisor Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $125,884 $27,691
74. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $125,742 $27,616
75. Superintendent, Utilities Maintenance Moulton-Niguel Water District Ops. - Utilities $125,607 $28,001
76. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations $125,318 $10,084
77. Water Distribution Supervisor Moulton-Niguel Water District Ops. - Water Systems $125,318 $22,171
78. Director of Customer Service Moulton-Niguel Water District Customer Service $125,170 $20,420
79. Operations Field Superintendent Santa Margarita Water District Operations $125,107 $24,238
80. Superintendent, Facilities Operation Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations - Facilities $124,843 $31,841
81. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Michelson Water Recycling Plant Operations $124,802 $27,709
82. Director of Finance and Administration Westlands Water District Finance and Administratin $124,055 $10,907
83. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $123,306 $30,692
84. Field Services Manager Walnut Valley Water District Operations $122,891 $27,451
85. Recycled Water Development Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Planning & Water Resources $122,851 $30,242
86. Civil Engineer Rancho California Water District Engineering $122,669 $23,133
87. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Los Alisos Reclamation Plant $121,909 $30,608
88. Process Automation Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering And Construction $121,175 $20,987
89. Water System Supervisor Rancho California Water District Water Systems $120,697 $24,988
90. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Michelson Water Recycling Plant Operations $120,553 $27,707
91. Senior Systems Administrator Rancho California Water District Information Services $120,109 $21,628
92. Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor Santa Margarita Water District Operations $119,958 $22,163
93. Facilities/Fleet Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Facilities Services $119,710 $25,704
94. Field Engineer Westlands Water District FPSFO Field Engineering $119,593 $16,443
95. Director of Water Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations Administration $119,557 $19,126
96. Civil Engineer Rancho California Water District Engineering $118,930 $26,901
97. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $118,816 $0
98. Mgr of Contracts Admin & Risk Irvine Ranch Water District Finance $118,700 $30,042
99. Superintendent, Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering $118,366 $25,631
100. Technical Regulatory/Collection System Manager El Toro Water District Collections $118,311 $31,105