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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

Special Districts for Type

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Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. Chief Executive Officer/General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $631,241 $20,808
2. General Manager/Retired Calleguas Municipal Water District Administration $618,608 $17,716
3. General Manager Padre Dam Municipal Water District Administration $271,805 $10,685
4. Executive Manager of Engineering Inland Empire Utilities Agency Engineering Administration $253,651 $40,433
5. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $248,875 $34,384
6. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $244,066 $35,618
7. General Manager North of the River Municipal Water District Public Works $238,659 $58,175
8. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District General Manager $238,380 $34,714
9. General Manager Otay Water District General Manager $236,845 $34,517
10. General Manager Central Basin Municipal Water District Board and Administrative Services $235,818 $35,940
11. General Manager Valley Center Municipal Water District General Administration $234,561 $24,112
12. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $225,809 $27,598
13. General Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $224,683 $38,677
14. General Manager San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Administration $218,490 $23,113
15. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager and Public Affairs $217,208 $28,721
16. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $214,704 $16,476
17. Assistant General Manager, Finance and Administrative Otay Water District Administrative Services $214,326 $34,041
18. Chief Engineer San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Engineering $213,770 $19,616
19. General Manager Yuima Municipal Water District Management $213,059 $34,874
20. District General Counsel Marin Municipal Water District Legal Service Division $203,706 $18,493
21. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $202,267 $26,942
22. Asst General Manager-Eng & Ops Three Valleys Municipal Water District Engineering/Planning & Resources $196,494 $3,389
23. Assistant GM/Chief Operations Offic Western Municipal Water District Management $195,009 $31,694
24. Assistant General Manager, Resource Development Eastern Municipal Water District Resource Development Administration $194,073 $30,115
25. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Planning and Coordination $193,315 $27,905
26. Director of Finance and Administration Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $191,582 $34,079
27. Operations Manger Rainbow Municipal Water District Water Distribution $191,470 $26,313
28. Director of Resource Conservation and Public Outreach Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Resource Conservation and Public Outreach $191,140 $30,539
29. Chief Financial Officer Eastern Municipal Water District Finance $190,341 $20,318
30. General Manager Marin Municipal Water District General Manager Division $189,723 $30,821
31. Assistant General Manager, Engineering and Operations Otay Water District Administrative Services $188,355 $30,132
32. Director of Facilities and Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $188,278 $31,295
33. General Manager Rainbow Municipal Water District Administration $187,935 $30,835
34. Assistant General Manager, Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Engineer Administration $187,617 $26,221
35. General Manager Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $185,255 $15,980
36. Assistant General Manager/CFO Western Municipal Water District Management $182,249 $30,673
37. Executive Manager of Policy Development Inland Empire Utilities Agency Policy Development $181,239 $39,487
38. General Manager Casitas Municipal Water District Management $180,274 $30,839
39. Chief Financial Officer Otay Water District Finance Chief $180,225 $32,751
40. Chief, Administrative Services Otay Water District Administrative Chief $178,096 $28,534
41. Assistant General Manager, Operations & Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Operations & Maintenance Administration $177,522 $27,134
42. Executive Manager of Operations Inland Empire Utilities Agency Operations Administration $176,948 $46,999
43. Finance Manager Marin Municipal Water District Finance & Administrative Svc Division $176,296 $29,031
44. Director of Operations & Water Quality Padre Dam Municipal Water District Operations $174,701 $8,394
45. Director of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $174,096 $29,200
46. Engineering Chief Otay Water District Engineering Chief $173,215 $28,745
47. Chief Information Officer Otay Water District Information Technology Chief $172,763 $28,640
48. General Manager Ramona Municipal Water District GM's Office $170,756 $22,342
49. Engineering Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District Engineering $170,263 $26,665
50. General Manager Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Administration $169,904 $28,961
51. Director of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Management $168,825 $29,599
52. Manager of Engineering/General Manager Calleguas Municipal Water District Administration $168,608 $12,635
53. Treasurer/Information Technology Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Finance $168,343 $22,756
54. District Engineer Valley Center Municipal Water District Engineering $168,294 $20,427
55. Operations Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District Operations And Maintenance $168,140 $22,959
56. Chief, Water Operations Otay Water District Operations Chief $167,171 $32,423
57. Director of Finance Yuima Municipal Water District Management $166,293 $28,155
58. Chief Financial Officer Central Basin Municipal Water District Budget & Finance $166,196 $31,961
59. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $165,867 $34,587
60. Human Resources Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $165,229 $26,836
61. Manager of Fiscal Management Inland Empire Utilities Agency Fiscal Management $164,291 $27,114
62. Assistant Engineering Division Manager Marin Municipal Water District Environmental & Engineering Svc Division $164,069 $13,007
63. Manager of Planning and Environmental Compliance Inland Empire Utilities Agency Planning and Environmental Compliance $163,400 $30,673
64. Engineering Manager Padre Dam Municipal Water District Engineering $161,254 $8,320
65. Finance Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District Finance and Customer Service $160,401 $25,029
66. Manager of Engineering and Planning San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Engineering $159,470 $23,208
67. Assistant GM/Chief Administrative O Western Municipal Water District Management $158,374 $28,763
68. District Engineer Ramona Municipal Water District Engineering $158,125 $22,614
69. Asst General Manager-Admin Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $157,638 $19,116
70. Manager of Operations and Maintenance Calleguas Municipal Water District Operations And Maintenance $157,090 $31,777
71. System Operations Manager Otay Water District Water System $156,101 $18,709
72. Director of Operations/Facilities Valley Center Municipal Water District Field Administration $155,892 $22,697
73. Public & Governmental Affairs Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Public Affairs $155,868 $29,402
74. Assistant Facilities & Watershed Div Mgr Marin Municipal Water District Facilities and Watershed Mgmt Division $155,302 $12,534
75. Principal Engineer Western Municipal Water District Engineering $154,701 $12,376
76. District Engineer Rainbow Municipal Water District Engineering $154,392 $29,591
77. Principal Engineer-Water Quality Marin Municipal Water District Water Treatment/Water Quality $154,379 $23,245
78. Human Resources Division Manager Marin Municipal Water District Human Resources $154,261 $30,564
79. Chief Financial Officer West Basin Municipal Water District Finance $154,150 $34,319
80. Director of Finance Valley Center Municipal Water District Finance $153,605 $19,786
81. Director Of Engineering Services Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering Services $152,865 $17,972
82. Principal Civil Engineer Casitas Municipal Water District Engineering $151,794 $17,774
83. Senior Operations Technician II Western Municipal Water District Operations $150,663 $28,146
84. Principal Engineer-Design & Construction Marin Municipal Water District Engineering Design and Construction $150,552 $22,862
85. Director of Finance Padre Dam Municipal Water District Finance $148,700 $8,264
86. Manager of Construction Management. Inland Empire Utilities Agency Construction Management $148,618 $25,134
87. Engineering Manager, Water Resources Otay Water District Water Resources $148,560 $23,326
88. Principal Engineer Marin Municipal Water District Planning $148,409 $18,766
89. Manager of Enterprise System Services Inland Empire Utilities Agency Enterprise System Services $147,813 $32,787
90. Assistant Finance Manager Marin Municipal Water District Accounting $147,664 $12,040
91. Director Of Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Maintenance Services $146,880 $23,868
92. General Manager Foothill Municipal Water District Administration $146,848 $28,557
93. Director Of Engineering Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering $146,663 $24,539
94. Water System/Facilities Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Facilities And Operations $146,521 $32,499
95. Informations Systems Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $146,432 $29,214
96. Resource Conservation Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Resource Conservation and Public Outreach $146,362 $28,276
97. Operations Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Operations $145,577 $35,555
98. Finance Manager/CPA Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Finance And Administration $145,529 $29,432
99. Manager of Operations Inland Empire Utilities Agency RP1 Operations $145,185 $38,873
100. Controller Western Municipal Water District Finance $144,374 $27,643