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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 $538,433 $82,428
2. General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $388,651 $85,046
3. Assistant General Manager, Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $372,526 $94,273
4. Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Chief Financial Officer $369,389 $83,973
5. Assistant General Manager, Chief External Affairs Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $356,496 $103,638
6. Assistant General Manager, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $342,800 $90,540
7. Group Manager-Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water Resource Management Group $335,000 $96,389
8. Group Manager-Water System Operations Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $330,633 $97,815
9. Group Manager-Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $317,893 $82,357
10. General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $311,327 $83,243
11. Group Manager-Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Real Property Group $310,459 $86,410
12. Group Manager-Human Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $308,607 $80,364
13. Bay-Delta Initiatives Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $308,195 $69,978
14. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $308,158 $81,817
15. Group Manager-Information Technology Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Information Technology Group $300,750 $97,047
16. Group Manager-External Affairs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $295,430 $86,225
17. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Desert Region $288,576 $74,135
18. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $287,081 $91,154
19. Assistant General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $285,772 $73,360
20. Bay Delta Initiatives Policy Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $280,198 $88,294
21. Section Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Section Eastern and Western Regions $277,528 $86,579
22. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Support Services Section $269,585 $88,071
23. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $269,378 $77,255
24. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of External Affairs Group $268,231 $83,363
25. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $263,667 $48,671
26. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Engineering Planning Section $261,958 $85,809
27. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Water System Operations Group $261,743 $51,238
28. Ethics Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Ethics $260,925 $36,167
29. Manager of Colorado River Resources Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $259,176 $77,934
30. Strategic Communication and Policy Advisor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Administrative Staff Team $259,124 $78,990
31. Director of Information Technology Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Information Technology Section $258,918 $77,914
32. System Operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Control Center Team $258,869 $48,750
33. Manager of Bay-Delta Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Bay Delta Initiatives $258,532 $79,691
34. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Planning and Development Section $257,708 $79,258
35. Section Manager -Real Property Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Real Property Section $254,852 $68,660
36. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Reliability Section $253,827 $86,097
37. Human Resources Section Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Human Resources Partners Section $252,962 $61,213
38. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $252,424 $76,536
39. Section Manager -Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Safety and Regulatory Services Section $251,453 $84,881
40. Section Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Program Management Section $250,795 $83,773
41. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California State Legislative Services Unit $249,712 $65,462
42. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $249,683 $74,164
43. Chief Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $249,669 $79,689
44. Assistant General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $249,226 $53,021
45. Controller Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Controller Services Section $248,973 $55,173
46. Program Manager -Dam Safety Initiatives Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $248,397 $75,980
47. Section Manager -Revenue and Budget Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Revenue and Budget Section $247,033 $80,878
48. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $246,029 $51,609
49. Special Projects Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Executive Managers Team $245,969 $77,445
50. Section Manager -Water Resource Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Resource Implementation Section $244,814 $71,246
51. Section Manager -Water Treatment Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Treatment Section $244,753 $85,641
52. Executive Legislative Representative Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Federal Legislative Services Unit $241,096 $82,724
53. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $240,903 $75,121
54. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $240,698 $51,424
55. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Hinds Team $240,651 $69,609
56. Assistant Group Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Engineering Services Group $240,335 $52,399
57. Section Manager -Water Quality Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Quality Section $239,853 $73,410
58. Section Manager -Operations Support Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Power and Equipment Reliability Unit $238,872 $79,378
59. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Systems Design Unit $237,809 $70,328
60. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $237,711 $73,869
61. Section Manager -Water Operations and Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Operations and Planning Section $237,204 $76,894
62. Team Manager -Pump Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Iron Team $237,109 $62,675
63. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Unit $236,008 $69,175
64. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Construction Management Unit $235,775 $74,282
65. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Weymouth Unit $235,632 $74,004
66. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Skinner Unit $234,615 $69,094
67. Section Manager -Environmental Planning Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Environmental Planning Section $234,373 $82,326
68. Section Manager -Business Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Business Outreach $233,672 $77,294
69. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Treatment and Technology Program Management Unit $232,820 $80,919
70. Unit Manager -Information Technology Infrastructure Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Infrastructure Services Unit $231,978 $79,936
71. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $231,621 $82,906
72. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $230,490 $80,565
73. Unit Manager -Operations Planning and Programs Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Operations Planning and Programs Unit $230,099 $47,873
74. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $229,927 $42,684
75. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $229,890 $65,611
76. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $229,875 $65,611
77. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $229,690 $67,205
78. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $228,550 $75,549
79. Unit Manager -Water Purification Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Purification Unit $228,532 $68,897
80. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Western Region Unit $228,332 $64,035
81. Unit Manager -Planning and Acquisition Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Planning and Acquisition Unit $227,495 $70,367
82. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Project Management Unit $227,164 $78,737
83. Section Manager -Member Service and Public Outreach Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Member Services and Public Outreach Section $227,152 $72,388
84. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Business Systems Unit $227,046 $78,741
85. Team Manager -Program Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Conveyance and Distribution Team $226,796 $76,229
86. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $226,745 $59,196
87. Unit Manager -Conveyance and Distribution Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Eastern Region Unit $226,745 $79,713
88. Unit Manager -Water Treatment Plant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Diemer Unit $226,744 $68,834
89. Program Manager - Regional Recycled Water Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Water Supply Initiatives Unit $226,386 $59,323
90. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Colorado River Aqueduct Team $225,622 $56,828
91. Section Manager -Media Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Media and Communications Section $225,523 $68,710
92. Unit Manager -Land Management Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Land Management Unit $225,294 $72,703
93. Unit Manager -Security Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Security Management Unit $224,065 $79,346
94. Manager of Administrative Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Administrative Services Section $223,943 $81,569
95. Deputy General Auditor Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of the General Auditor $223,557 $65,154
96. Unit Manager -Engineering Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Planning Unit $222,631 $66,121
97. Program Manager -Engineering Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Facility Design Unit $222,462 $71,154
98. Unit Manager -Application Services Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Enterprise Water Systems Unit $221,811 $71,152
99. Senior Deputy General Counsel Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Counsel $221,461 $72,663
100. EEO Manager Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Office of Human Resources Group $221,094 $59,881