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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 $455,749 $58,387
2. General Manager Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $414,949 $63,646
3. General Manager El Toro Water District Administration $383,071 $86,184
4. General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $351,742 $53,372
5. General Counsel Westlands Water District General Manager $342,481 $29,020
6. General Manager Walnut Valley Water District Administration $337,758 $75,289
7. Executive Director of Technical Services Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $331,401 $59,298
8. General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $328,821 $40,663
9. Deputy General Manager Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $315,535 $47,188
10. Executive Director of Water Policy Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources and Policy $307,232 $61,714
11. General Manager Cawelo Water District Administration $301,505 $63,174
12. General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $300,754 $52,343
13. Assistant General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $296,208 $61,802
14. Executive Director of Finance and Administration Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $292,122 $45,584
15. Chief Administrative Officer Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Administration $276,900 $36,399
16. General Manager Rancho California Water District General Manager $276,112 $32,122
17. Executive Director of Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $272,188 $57,694
18. Director of Treasury & Risk Management Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $270,310 $50,531
19. General Manager San Luis Water District San Luis Water District $268,208 $33,158
20. Director of Recycling Operations Irvine Ranch Water District Operations Administration $257,452 $56,270
21. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering Administration $255,301 $16,925
22. Director of Water Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $251,948 $56,418
23. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $250,826 $44,707
24. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations Administration $249,416 $48,496
25. General Manager Del Puerto Water District Administration $246,414 $56,723
26. Information Technology Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Information Technology $235,860 $36,387
27. Director of Engineering Walnut Valley Water District Engineering $232,562 $55,648
28. Director of Water Quality & Regulatory Compliance Irvine Ranch Water District Water Quality $232,451 $50,316
29. General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $231,324 $52,154
30. Dir of Strategic Comm & Advocacy/Dep Gen Counsel Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $229,034 $39,539
31. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $228,452 $51,796
32. Assistant General Manager-Engineering/Operations Rancho California Water District Assistant General Manager $228,005 $51,814
33. Construction Engineering Mgr. Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $227,772 $34,658
34. Treatment Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $223,266 $44,409
35. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,991 $51,796
36. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $222,540 $45,364
37. Deputy General Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District General Administration $221,189 $30,021
38. Government Affairs Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Government Affairs $221,098 $49,403
39. Director Of External Affairs Santa Margarita Water District Adm - External Affairs $220,601 $39,646
40. Human Resources Manager El Toro Water District Human Resources $220,152 $52,167
41. Chief Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $219,530 $40,024
42. Director Of Administration Rancho California Water District Administration $217,720 $50,036
43. Operations Manager Cawelo Water District Operations & Maintenance $215,085 $42,588
44. General Manager Grassland Water District Management $211,600 $39,729
45. Chief Operating Officer Westlands Water District General Manager $211,410 $41,799
46. Info. Systems Officer Moulton-Niguel Water District Information Technology $210,040 $49,369
47. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $209,623 $41,970
48. Water Resources Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $209,265 $42,758
49. Water Operations Manager Rancho California Water District System Operations $206,330 $53,061
50. Chief Plant Operator Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Treatment Plants $206,204 $29,320
51. Senior Project Engineer Santa Margarita Water District Eng - General $205,317 $33,590
52. Legal Counsel Grassland Water District Legal $205,000 $9,247
53. Assistant General Manager Kern-Tulare Water District Water District $203,846 $41,229
54. General Manager Panoche Water District Administration $203,780 $40,463
55. Asst. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $203,190 $39,796
56. Deputy General Manager Finance And Administration Westlands Water District Finance And Administration $200,915 $36,304
57. Foreman El Toro Water District Pumping Operations $200,088 $37,382
58. Controller Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $199,432 $46,576
59. Manager of Strategic Planning and Analysis Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $198,934 $43,891
60. Director of Human Resources Irvine Ranch Water District Human Resources $198,830 $40,130
61. Applications Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $195,813 $46,353
62. Human Resources Manager Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Human Resources $194,949 $39,537
63. Engineer San Luis Water District San Luis Water District $194,380 $19,949
64. District General Counsel Kern Delta Water District Management $194,282 $45,679
65. Director Of Planning Rancho California Water District Engineering $192,312 $49,116
66. Senior Engineer Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $192,064 $31,766
67. Operator III Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $191,085 $22,049
68. Chief Financial Officer El Toro Water District Finance & Risk Management $190,927 $41,067
69. Engineering Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Engineering $190,784 $48,071
70. Water Resources Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Resources & Environmental Compliance $190,278 $48,621
71. General Manager Western Canal Water District Administration $190,003 $49,691
72. Construction Services Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Construction Services $189,109 $42,874
73. Asst. Director of Operations Moulton-Niguel Water District Operations Administration $189,080 $48,671
74. Water Reclamation Manager Rancho California Water District Water Reclamation $188,634 $38,080
75. Deputy General Manger Resources Westlands Water District Resources Management $187,920 $29,331
76. General Manager Bella Vista Water District Administration $186,686 $45,919
77. Engineering Manager Walnut Valley Water District Engineering $186,631 $47,559
78. Engineering Manager Moulton-Niguel Water District Assets & Records Management $185,441 $33,223
79. Lead Operator Temescal Valley Water District Operations $185,274 $22,352
80. Director of Administrative Services Walnut Valley Water District Administrative Services $184,070 $20,444
81. Operations Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $183,518 $40,708
82. Scada Network Architect Santa Margarita Water District Ops - Scada $183,009 $25,684
83. Director of External Affairs & Sustainability Walnut Valley Water District Administrative Services $182,026 $18,598
84. Chief Financial Officer Rancho California Water District Finance $181,956 $44,730
85. Utilities Manager Santa Margarita Water District Ops - General $181,873 $38,383
86. Director of Safety & Security Irvine Ranch Water District General Managers Office $181,006 $40,523
87. Operator III Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $180,971 $40,803
88. Associate General Manager Water Policy Westlands Water District General Manager $180,315 $24,639
89. Director of Operations Walnut Valley Water District Operations $179,719 $44,142
90. Director Of Human Resources Rancho California Water District Human Resources $178,837 $53,360
91. Treasury Manager Irvine Ranch Water District Finance/Treasury $178,694 $41,771
92. Senior Applications Analyst Irvine Ranch Water District Information Services $178,631 $45,224
93. Director Of Water Resiliency - Customer Relations Santa Margarita Water District Adm - Water Usage Efficiency $178,629 $30,242
94. Chief Financial Officer Santa Margarita Water District Fin - General $178,487 $38,444
95. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District MWRP Operations $178,350 $39,042
96. Deputy General Manager Kern Delta Water District Management $177,879 $36,668
97. Superintendent of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Superintendent Field Engineering $177,671 $47,209
98. Operations Supervisor Irvine Ranch Water District Water Operations $177,607 $32,509
99. General Manager Patterson Irrigation District Administration $177,000 $50,097
100. Asst. Director of Engineering Moulton-Niguel Water District Engineering - Capital $176,764 $24,222