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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 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $399,037 $121,385
2. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $347,012 $102,397
3. Assistant General Manager & Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $344,240 $95,956
4. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $308,879 $100,457
5. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $304,780 $102,474
6. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $294,577 $86,459
7. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $267,089 $85,424
8. Human Resources Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Human Resources Group Manager $266,235 $92,237
9. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Real Prop Development & Management $256,953 $89,326
10. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $255,791 $76,162
11. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $253,322 $82,821
12. Deputy Gm External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $251,917 $88,151
13. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Engineering Services Group Manager $247,628 $84,518
14. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $243,620 $82,770
15. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $237,751 $83,348
16. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $235,207 $82,225
17. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $233,109 $67,320
18. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Resources Management, Off Of Manager $229,291 $84,654
19. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,650 $80,345
20. Chief Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $225,244 $70,871
21. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $225,098 $70,906
22. Section Manager - Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $220,031 $79,903
23. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $218,652 $79,062
24. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Quality Section Manager $218,637 $77,541
25. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $218,304 $74,333
26. Chief Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $217,836 $79,958
27. Section Manager-Ops Safety & Env Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $214,922 $77,482
28. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Program Management Section Manager $213,165 $75,091
29. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Total Compensation $212,875 $71,186
30. Section Manager-Water Ops & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Operations & Planning Section $210,382 $77,856
31. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,899 $74,484
32. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Group Manager, External Affairs $209,730 $85,224
33. Manager Of Financial Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury $209,283 $75,395
34. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $209,232 $66,333
35. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $208,947 $72,674
36. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $208,629 $59,638
37. Director Of Info Tech Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of It Section Manager $206,779 $74,925
38. Section Manager-Ops Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Operations Section Manager $205,856 $72,114
39. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $205,788 $72,050
40. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $205,274 $73,943
41. Section Manager-Power Ops & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating & Planning Section $205,122 $77,422
42. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,062 $78,566
43. Section Manager - Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $203,843 $74,075
44. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Control System Application Services Team $202,965 $60,052
45. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,176 $74,260
46. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $200,995 $68,151
47. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $200,674 $85,375
48. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Controller Services $200,477 $45,408
49. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Resources Management, Office Of Planning Development Section Manager $198,735 $68,292
50. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Treatment Section Manager $196,903 $75,504
51. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $196,005 $74,102
52. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $195,943 $66,394
53. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $195,467 $71,925
54. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations Section $195,450 $63,049
55. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $195,035 $71,294
56. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $195,002 $67,588
57. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $194,795 $60,553
58. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Business Outreach Manager $194,502 $72,856
59. Section Manager II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Resource Implementation Section Manager $194,065 $75,673
60. Aqueduct Pump Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pump Maintenance Team $193,559 $52,947
61. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $193,373 $70,701
62. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning & Acquisition Unit $192,758 $67,312
63. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $192,726 $64,841
64. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $192,717 $56,845
65. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $192,431 $70,596
66. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Customer Services $192,259 $59,053
67. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $192,193 $70,841
68. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $192,175 $70,117
69. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California IT Infrastructure Services Unit $192,143 $65,148
70. Assistant Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury $191,837 $67,727
71. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $191,786 $42,679
72. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $191,718 $70,580
73. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power & Equipment Reliability Unit $191,525 $67,450
74. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Conservation &Community Services Section Manager $191,061 $74,047
75. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $190,091 $70,682
76. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Unit $189,741 $71,440
77. Team Manager Vi Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Administration Team $189,197 $73,795
78. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $188,911 $68,547
79. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $188,288 $71,834
80. Conveyance & Distribution Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Lake Skinner Team $187,651 $55,369
81. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $187,544 $69,013
82. Workers Compensation Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Workers Comp $186,902 $71,384
83. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $186,838 $66,470
84. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $186,413 $66,721
85. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Media & Communications Section Manager $186,366 $70,047
86. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $186,178 $72,250
87. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $185,834 $68,011
88. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 3 $185,710 $68,784
89. Team Manager Vi Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Program Support $185,620 $69,168
90. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget & Financial Planning Section $185,556 $55,388
91. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Field Survey Team $185,513 $63,286
92. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media & Communications Section $185,488 $71,691
93. Assistant Unit Manager - Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $185,469 $71,789
94. Water Treatment Plant Operator III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment O&M Team, Diemer $185,394 $59,459
95. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facilities Design Team $185,355 $70,510
96. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $184,556 $67,428
97. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $184,302 $65,842
98. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Design Team $184,230 $58,948
99. Pr Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $183,099 $69,137
100. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $182,933 $71,231