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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 $400,836 $126,171
2. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,771 $56,789
3. Assistant General Manager & Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $315,488 $93,967
4. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $303,909 $90,164
5. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiatv Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,100 $103,286
6. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $286,803 $100,972
7. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $265,424 $95,422
8. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $259,437 $86,911
9. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Real Property Development And Management $256,367 $91,051
10. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $251,496 $90,111
11. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group Manager $250,865 $89,228
12. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,621 $81,550
13. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $246,277 $87,319
14. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $243,294 $85,372
15. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $242,011 $84,670
16. Deputy Gm External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $238,337 $90,514
17. Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Manager Of Wrmg $231,589 $88,796
18. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $227,627 $85,683
19. Chief Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $219,402 $74,500
20. Manager Of Financial Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Treasury/Debt Management $217,824 $64,616
21. Section Manager-Conveyance&Distrbn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $217,413 $82,886
22. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $216,393 $80,386
23. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $213,348 $70,736
24. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Quality Section Manager $212,834 $78,524
25. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $212,600 $71,982
26. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $211,447 $77,329
27. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Total Compensation $211,033 $78,639
28. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $207,090 $78,022
29. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $207,051 $75,835
30. Section Manager-Water Ops&Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Operations & Planning Section $206,919 $79,081
31. Director Of Info Tech Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Info Tech Section Manager $206,779 $79,198
32. Pr Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $206,318 $54,802
33. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Group Manager, External Affairs $205,405 $90,152
34. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $205,283 $61,740
35. Section Manager-Ops Safety&Env Srv Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $204,628 $78,361
36. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $202,612 $70,985
37. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $202,521 $78,223
38. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,112 $48,063
39. Section Manager-Ops Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Operations Support Services Section Manager $200,843 $79,760
40. Section Manager-Power Ops&Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating & Plan Section $199,906 $78,547
41. Section Manager II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Resource Implementation Section Manager $199,745 $79,129
42. Section Manager-Conveyance&Distrbn Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager Of Water System Operations $199,441 $79,696
43. Aqueduct Pump Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pump Maintenance Team $199,274 $54,496
44. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $198,541 $79,696
45. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $198,513 $77,233
46. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,941 $71,002
47. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,681 $90,611
48. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,583 $75,475
49. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $194,452 $68,970
50. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Manager, Controller Services $194,090 $58,956
51. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $193,830 $60,629
52. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Water Treatment Section Manager $193,733 $78,118
53. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $192,784 $73,411
54. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Res P&D Section Manager $191,884 $49,343
55. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $190,226 $75,054
56. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $189,522 $54,799
57. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations Section $188,700 $65,337
58. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Engineering Services Group Manager $188,652 $74,780
59. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $188,602 $70,974
60. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $188,453 $67,005
61. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $188,413 $65,479
62. Manager Of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Administrative Services Section Manager $187,777 $69,782
63. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California IT Infrastructure Services Unit $187,708 $67,649
64. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $187,623 $72,785
65. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Business Outreach Manager $187,124 $75,905
66. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Office Of Res P&D Section Manager $187,099 $64,920
67. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Customer Services $186,645 $60,331
68. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $186,559 $78,901
69. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $186,322 $59,546
70. Assistant Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury/Debt Management Section $186,277 $67,083
71. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning & Acquisition Unit $186,191 $68,131
72. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $185,676 $69,515
73. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $185,669 $68,427
74. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $185,495 $72,645
75. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power & Equipment Reliability Unit $185,465 $70,051
76. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Field Survey Team $184,499 $67,039
77. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $184,304 $70,802
78. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Conservation & Community Services Section Manager $183,258 $74,452
79. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Control System Application Services Team $183,211 $56,696
80. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $183,169 $73,166
81. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $182,880 $61,477
82. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $182,365 $70,671
83. Assistant Unit Manager-Conveyance&Distr Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $182,349 $72,191
84. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $182,177 $69,439
85. Pr Environmental Spec Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chemistry Unit $181,509 $66,382
86. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget & Financial Planning Section $181,150 $58,589
87. Workers Compensation Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Workers Compensation/Medical Screening $180,630 $72,642
88. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $180,418 $71,180
89. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $180,128 $66,794
90. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $179,918 $68,284
91. Sr. Dpty General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $179,871 $63,106
92. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Human Resources Group Manager $179,685 $70,797
93. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Media & Communications Section Manager $179,530 $71,210
94. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Rock Team $179,430 $58,018
95. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media & Communications Section $179,358 $72,401
96. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $178,795 $70,534
97. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Design Team $178,534 $60,035
98. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $178,513 $74,312
99. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $178,462 $72,418
100. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office Of Safety & Environmental Services Section Manager $177,976 $68,476