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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 $486,908 $109,166
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $369,652 $79,747
3. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $343,434 $89,348
4. Assistant General Manager, Strategic Water Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $342,802 $89,178
5. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $333,062 $84,859
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $332,690 $97,684
7. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $326,022 $86,276
8. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $323,183 $77,627
9. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $320,099 $90,988
10. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $314,461 $60,800
11. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $308,516 $82,683
12. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $301,006 $76,226
13. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $298,511 $78,407
14. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $297,124 $81,634
15. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $295,487 $77,959
16. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $294,445 $67,055
17. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $292,847 $90,931
18. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Conveyance and Distribution Section Manager-Desert Region $282,200 $70,886
19. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $278,981 $68,809
20. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $277,305 $80,885
21. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $274,261 $83,430
22. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Manager-Eastern and Western Regions Section $268,688 $81,540
23. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $268,164 $78,073
24. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Control Center Team $263,956 $44,881
25. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $256,035 $72,824
26. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $255,596 $79,343
27. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $252,557 $73,394
28. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $250,759 $80,210
29. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $250,704 $65,796
30. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $247,563 $75,310
31. Executive Strategist Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $247,541 $74,199
32. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $247,190 $76,094
33. Program Manager -Dam Safety Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $246,497 $78,538
34. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $245,918 $71,720
35. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $245,738 $71,944
36. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $245,493 $38,876
37. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $244,877 $58,554
38. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $244,800 $79,410
39. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $242,509 $73,009
40. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $242,408 $74,659
41. Executive Legislative Rep Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $239,477 $61,419
42. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $238,998 $49,900
43. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $238,682 $79,892
44. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $238,651 $71,846
45. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $237,618 $67,925
46. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $237,158 $80,512
47. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Design Section $236,577 $76,628
48. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $236,413 $49,106
49. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $235,885 $76,892
50. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $235,078 $73,216
51. Aqueduct & Power Dispatcher Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Powerline Maintenance Team $234,260 $49,469
52. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $232,170 $67,749
53. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $231,905 $49,867
54. Section Manager -Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations and Planning Section $231,794 $79,191
55. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $231,269 $67,183
56. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $231,161 $70,013
57. Unit Manager -Planning and Acquisition Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $230,824 $68,088
58. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $229,809 $69,486
59. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $229,507 $71,849
60. Section Manager -Power Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power Operating and Planning Section $229,119 $41,366
61. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $229,115 $69,044
62. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $228,455 $59,436
63. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $228,142 $66,665
64. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $227,755 $61,665
65. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $227,606 $65,624
66. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $227,084 $75,136
67. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $226,933 $71,814
68. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $226,610 $68,369
69. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $226,135 $71,321
70. Unit Manager -Microbiology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Microbiology Unit $225,144 $68,084
71. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $224,591 $66,033
72. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $224,031 $64,542
73. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,820 $61,428
74. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $223,528 $74,137
75. Unit Manager -System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California System Operations Unit $223,172 $45,417
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $76,771
77. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $77,910
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $223,031 $59,132
79. Unit Manager -Power and Equipment Reliability Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $222,386 $73,843
80. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $222,116 $61,510
81. EEO Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $221,503 $56,916
82. Section Manager -Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $220,895 $65,792
83. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $220,685 $73,981
84. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment and Technology Program Management Unit $220,434 $75,839
85. Engineer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 3 $220,311 $58,390
86. Unit Manager -Construction Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Services Unit $220,286 $64,820
87. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,068 $39,921
88. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $220,061 $60,672
89. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Unit $220,052 $73,825
90. Section Manager -Member Service and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $219,323 $68,105
91. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $219,277 $66,340
92. Construction Inspector IV Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 3 $218,670 $50,078
93. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Jensen Unit $218,238 $62,128
94. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $217,597 $73,269
95. Team Manager -Construction Management II Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Team 1 $216,874 $57,947
96. Unit Manager -Manufacturing Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Manufacturing Services Unit $216,809 $74,653
97. Section Manager-Revenue and Budget Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget and Financial Planning Section $215,453 $72,941
98. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $215,114 $66,695
99. Team Manager -Maintenance Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Maintenance Engineering Team $214,171 $59,445
100. Program Manager -Water Resource Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $213,914 $63,923