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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 $408,210 $134,166
2. Assistant General Manager/Coo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $314,945 $101,439
3. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $298,674 $95,876
4. Assistant General Manager/Cfo Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $297,813 $108,662
5. Assistant Gm Strategic Water Initiative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $297,718 $111,668
6. Group Manager-Water System Ops Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Manager Of Water System Ops $288,671 $96,327
7. Assistant General Manager/Cao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $284,475 $108,411
8. Assistant General Manager/Ceao Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $273,685 $107,842
9. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Eng Services Group Manager $273,673 $99,993
10. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $265,283 $85,043
11. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $262,517 $92,556
12. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,862 $88,123
13. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Off Of Manager Of Wrmg $253,688 $99,242
14. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $251,433 $91,270
15. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $248,939 $94,467
16. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Manager Of Water System Ops $246,758 $94,505
17. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Human Resources Grp Manager $245,875 $90,078
18. Assistant General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $241,869 $81,436
19. Executive Legislative Rep (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services $228,401 $78,464
20. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Grp Manager, External Affairs $226,248 $94,572
21. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $225,686 $86,308
22. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $222,526 $87,170
23. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services $221,309 $77,986
24. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $220,052 $85,228
25. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Manager Of Real Property $219,775 $89,226
26. Section Manager-Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Water Quality Sect Manager $217,838 $84,501
27. Section Manager-Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Section Manager Conveyance & Distribution $216,268 $89,689
28. Manager Of Colo River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $215,445 $83,345
29. Section Manager-Water Operations & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Water Ops & Plan Sect $214,284 $88,356
30. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Grp Manager, External Affairs $214,105 $97,922
31. Team Manager IV (Desert) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $212,330 $75,215
32. Section Manager II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Resource Impl Sect Manager $211,680 $86,118
33. Section Manager-Ops Safety & Env Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Srs Section Manager $210,919 $84,036
34. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,051 $81,371
35. Manager Of Admin Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Admin Services Sect Manager $209,568 $75,955
36. Section Manager-Power Operations & Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating & Plan Sect $208,848 $84,305
37. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $208,751 $78,686
38. Team Manager IV (Desert) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $208,545 $70,177
39. Director Of Info Tech Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Info Tech Section Manager $208,460 $85,768
40. Section Manager II-Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Development Section $207,923 $81,353
41. Team Manager IV (Desert) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $207,478 $73,804
42. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Manager, Controller Services $207,260 $75,089
43. Section Manager-Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Water Treatment Section Manager $207,235 $86,913
44. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations Section $206,877 $72,797
45. Section Manager-Ops Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Oss Section Manager $205,934 $84,685
46. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $205,873 $85,541
47. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $203,773 $66,759
48. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $203,770 $51,740
49. Chief Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $202,995 $68,420
50. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $202,823 $73,477
51. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $202,286 $81,216
52. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $202,273 $76,517
53. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $201,673 $98,486
54. Pr Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facilities Design Team $199,459 $71,541
55. Construction Inspector IV Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 4 $199,399 $53,688
56. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $199,358 $63,927
57. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eagle Team $198,774 $62,165
58. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $198,182 $71,327
59. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $197,842 $63,510
60. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California IT Infrastructure Services Unit $197,509 $73,385
61. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $197,274 $75,942
62. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $196,958 $71,629
63. Engineering Program Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability $196,764 $83,168
64. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget & Financial Planning Sect $196,599 $83,383
65. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Wrm, Off Of Res P&D Sect Manager $196,349 $68,726
66. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $195,521 $68,379
67. Senior Deputy General Counsel (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $195,104 $61,407
68. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Eng Services Group Manager $195,025 $81,488
69. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning & Acquisition Unit $194,039 $73,147
70. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $193,903 $76,327
71. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Customer Services $193,841 $65,097
72. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Team $193,478 $76,597
73. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Sys Unit $192,627 $77,183
74. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power & Equipment Reliability Unit $192,602 $78,534
75. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $192,105 $76,180
76. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Conservation & Com Services Sect Manager $191,896 $80,476
77. Assistant Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treasury/Debt Management Section $191,804 $73,014
78. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Grp Manager, External Affairs $191,406 $84,791
79. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Unit $191,339 $82,470
80. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Systems Planning $191,275 $79,116
81. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Equipment Design Team $190,714 $81,399
82. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Business Outreach Manager $190,691 $82,627
83. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 3 $190,691 $81,179
84. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $190,620 $76,876
85. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $189,878 $72,925
86. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $189,733 $77,978
87. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media & Communications Section $189,698 $77,927
88. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $189,321 $77,972
89. Workers Compensation Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Workers Comp/Medical Screening $189,165 $77,920
90. Assistant Unit Manager-Conveyance & Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $189,081 $76,201
91. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Design Team $188,855 $65,070
92. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $188,772 $77,026
93. Unit Manager V (Engineering) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Analysis Unit $188,393 $75,834
94. Program Manager III (C) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Human Resources Grp Manager $188,121 $73,637
95. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $187,813 $67,060
96. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facilities Design Team $187,724 $74,124
97. Unit Manager V Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $187,493 $73,364
98. Team Manager Vii Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Field Survey Team $187,158 $72,239
99. Section Manager I Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Media & Comm Sect Manager $186,890 $78,174
100. Program Manager III Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Off Of Resource Impl Sect Manager $186,682 $78,172