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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 $466,324 $103,206
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $358,468 $73,849
3. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $341,624 $83,001
4. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $320,108 $82,630
5. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $319,255 $90,501
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $318,319 $76,863
7. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $297,491 $54,977
8. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $293,978 $85,021
9. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $291,547 $75,618
10. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $289,831 $79,325
11. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $284,819 $72,176
12. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $280,006 $82,550
13. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $277,983 $68,965
14. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $275,577 $73,794
15. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $274,945 $70,297
16. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $272,706 $71,847
17. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $270,436 $69,882
18. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $270,296 $73,120
19. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $269,910 $68,080
20. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $253,291 $61,837
21. Budget And Treasury Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $253,082 $73,717
22. Program Manager -Dam Safety Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $252,911 $73,242
23. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $251,623 $75,220
24. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $250,434 $68,018
25. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $247,867 $58,015
26. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance And Distributions East And West Regions $246,167 $75,861
27. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $245,018 $65,200
28. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $243,083 $73,703
29. Director Of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $242,135 $68,518
30. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $241,704 $68,578
31. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $240,151 $71,823
32. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $239,966 $69,707
33. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $239,683 $61,041
34. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $238,517 $73,631
35. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $237,349 $68,959
36. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $236,360 $70,122
37. Strategic Communication And Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $234,440 $75,256
38. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $234,213 $66,312
39. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $232,364 $54,301
40. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $232,295 $74,238
41. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $230,834 $67,399
42. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $229,441 $63,653
43. Manager Of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $229,078 $67,126
44. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $228,958 $54,130
45. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,772 $66,177
46. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $228,737 $68,111
47. Team Manager IV Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Riverside Team $227,779 $41,111
48. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $226,595 $70,620
49. Pump Plant Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $225,974 $54,744
50. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $225,067 $45,693
51. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $224,496 $64,249
52. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $224,425 $68,995
53. Section Manager -Water Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $224,394 $67,597
54. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $224,347 $62,827
55. Aqueduct And Power Dispatcher Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Gene And Intake Team $224,178 $49,075
56. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,610 $45,518
57. Section Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance And Distributions Desert Region $223,124 $63,346
58. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $222,899 $62,127
59. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $222,898 $56,348
60. Section Manager -Power Operations And Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $222,386 $38,331
61. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $221,734 $63,132
62. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $221,161 $56,894
63. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $219,616 $67,213
64. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $218,535 $62,348
65. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $218,371 $60,207
66. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $218,232 $57,660
67. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $217,910 $57,573
68. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $217,736 $66,408
69. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment and Technology Program Management Unit $217,461 $63,918
70. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $216,570 $72,733
71. Section Manager -Operations Safety And Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $216,102 $68,772
72. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $215,879 $63,168
73. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $215,465 $65,694
74. Unit Manager -Conveyance And Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Desert Region Unit $215,432 $56,945
75. Unit Manager -Operations Planning And Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $215,127 $42,309
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $214,752 $44,600
77. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $212,971 $44,066
78. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Benefits Unit $212,546 $68,457
79. Section Manager -Member Service And Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $212,384 $62,819
80. Manager Of Admin Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $211,940 $65,359
81. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $211,934 $61,992
82. Team Manager -Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Team $211,737 $63,291
83. Section Manager -Legislative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $211,702 $61,974
84. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $211,588 $66,452
85. Aqueduct And Power Dispatcher Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Gene And Intake Team $211,452 $49,049
86. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 5 $210,898 $54,760
87. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Infrastructure Services $210,471 $68,051
88. Aqueduct Pump Specialist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Pump Maintenance Team $210,363 $40,706
89. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $210,136 $68,029
90. Program Manager -Water Resource Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $209,654 $54,831
91. Team Manager -Construction Management II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $209,292 $55,388
92. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $209,289 $57,179
93. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $209,144 $36,424
94. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $208,856 $69,748
95. Team Manager -Maintenance Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Maintenance Engineering Team $208,777 $55,501
96. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $208,547 $6,331
97. Equal Employment Opportunity Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $208,094 $52,396
98. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Capital Program Management Unit $207,073 $69,718
99. Strategic Program Manager, Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $204,858 $60,862
100. Unit Manager -Land Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Land Management Unit $203,245 $62,768