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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 $442,560 $95,490
2. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $356,609 $68,167
3. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $331,870 $67,194
4. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $322,628 $78,232
5. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $313,058 $72,244
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $309,338 $81,791
7. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $300,816 $79,154
8. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $299,112 $70,541
9. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $291,131 $53,272
10. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $287,824 $62,689
11. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $283,157 $76,771
12. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $276,986 $67,579
13. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $266,550 $72,478
14. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $265,543 $62,294
15. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $264,918 $66,180
16. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $264,551 $60,051
17. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $264,077 $66,339
18. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $263,096 $70,633
19. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $257,931 $68,447
20. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $251,884 $64,467
21. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $249,129 $63,877
22. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $246,988 $65,852
23. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $241,745 $54,568
24. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $241,562 $66,106
25. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section $241,548 $69,214
26. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $240,528 $71,372
27. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $238,489 $62,163
28. Section Manager -Power Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $238,130 $47,085
29. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $237,925 $70,576
30. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $237,050 $57,820
31. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $235,196 $54,170
32. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $234,467 $65,319
33. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $234,155 $64,150
34. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $232,019 $66,750
35. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations, Inclusion and Analytics Section $231,716 $52,456
36. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $228,971 $36,819
37. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,334 $63,702
38. Director of Information Technician Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $228,164 $62,471
39. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $228,163 $59,810
40. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $227,870 $66,472
41. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $226,945 $63,454
42. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $226,531 $59,838
43. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $225,842 $59,786
44. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $225,058 $66,701
45. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $223,001 $61,748
46. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,833 $59,830
47. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $220,020 $51,905
48. Team Manager -Security Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Security Management Team $218,827 $53,455
49. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $217,613 $57,362
50. Section Manager -Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Planning Section $217,030 $58,796
51. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $216,510 $51,623
52. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $216,435 $57,380
53. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $216,330 $65,945
54. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $215,215 $62,823
55. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $215,144 $58,539
56. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives Unit $214,778 $64,678
57. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $214,379 $60,311
58. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $213,245 $42,404
59. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $213,164 $62,336
60. Section Manager -Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $212,975 $64,779
61. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $212,770 $52,217
62. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,725 $55,010
63. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,705 $42,960
64. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $212,640 $55,377
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $212,175 $42,960
66. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $212,126 $50,642
67. Unit Manager -System Analysis Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Analysis Unit $211,868 $58,667
68. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $211,082 $53,271
69. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,744 $61,849
70. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,495 $58,336
71. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $210,295 $68,316
72. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $209,989 $43,509
73. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $209,903 $61,115
74. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,698 $43,151
75. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,545 $48,143
76. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $209,434 $59,885
77. Section Manager -Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $209,155 $61,089
78. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $209,040 $60,159
79. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $208,929 $56,144
80. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $208,799 $60,746
81. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $208,645 $49,287
82. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Compliance Team $208,642 $40,087
83. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $208,294 $55,658
84. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $205,912 $57,054
85. Section Manager -Member Service and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $205,910 $58,123
86. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $205,487 $59,976
87. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $204,353 $62,071
88. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $204,306 $61,633
89. Team Manager -Construction Management II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $203,963 $58,196
90. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Mills Unit $203,467 $50,426
91. Team Manager -Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Team $203,422 $58,761
92. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $203,307 $60,952
93. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $202,854 $60,574
94. Unit Manager -Planning and Acquisition Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $202,201 $53,878
95. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $202,185 $59,731
96. Team Manager -Maintenance Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Maintenance Engineering Team $201,828 $53,918
97. Unit Manager -Information Technology Program Management Office Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Project Planning Unit $201,475 $54,741
98. Team Manager -Regulatory Program Support Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Program Support Team $201,409 $60,212
99. EEO Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Employee Relations, Inclusion and Analytics Section $200,396 $48,538
100. Program Manager -Community Relations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California External Affairs Customer Services Unit $199,416 $46,045