Skip to main content
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

Special Districts for Type

Special District Type:
Year:
County:

Report: Highest Paid Employees

  Position Special District Department Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
1. General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $364,804 $44,556
2. General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $341,701 $47,612
3. General Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $339,825 $107,610
4. General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Executive $332,479 $102,434
5. General Manager West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $331,171 $35,620
6. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $326,176 $76,540
7. General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County General Manager $308,040 $44,814
8. Ceo/Gm Padre Dam Municipal Water District Administration $306,831 $126,654
9. General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $301,067 $48,328
10. General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $296,165 $64,170
11. Assistant General Manager Of Planning, Engineering & Construction Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $292,123 $61,917
12. Assistant Gm/Chief Financial Officer Western Municipal Water District Management $288,853 $63,498
13. Deputy General Manager Western Municipal Water District Management $286,286 $66,979
14. General Manager Rainbow Municipal Water District Administration $284,375 $51,026
15. Exec Manager Of External & Government Affairs/Agm Inland Empire Utilities Agency External & Government Affairs $282,359 $21,395
16. Chief Administrative Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $279,659 $53,147
17. General Manager Valley Center Municipal Water District General Administration $279,293 $43,702
18. Assistant General Manager Of Ops & Maintenance Eastern Municipal Water District Engineering And Operations Administration $278,097 $61,295
19. Deputy General Manager Eastern Municipal Water District Administrative Services $276,814 $82,158
20. General Manager Three Valleys Municipal Water District Administration $275,750 $54,408
21. Assistant General Manager Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $274,150 $62,604
22. General Manager Ramona Municipal Water District General Manager Office $272,231 $49,704
23. Director of Finance & Admin. Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $270,556 $90,639
24. Director of Eng & Ext Affairs Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $270,374 $92,970
25. Executive Manager Of Operations/Agm Inland Empire Utilities Agency Operations & Maintenance $268,014 $37,166
26. Assistant General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Reliability Planning & Engineering $265,525 $42,005
27. Executive Manager Of Finance & Admin/Agm Inland Empire Utilities Agency Finance And Administration $265,017 $39,402
28. Ceo / General Manager San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Administration $264,753 $35,486
29. General Manager Marin Municipal Water District General Manager $259,175 $35,366
30. Deputy General Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Engineering, Planning & Science Admin $258,365 $22,701
31. General Manager San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Administration $250,096 $81,684
32. Cfo / Deputy General Manager San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Administration $249,293 $82,901
33. General Manager Casitas Municipal Water District Management $248,330 $37,964
34. Chief Finance Officer Three Valleys Municipal Water District Finance/Human Resources $248,141 $45,592
35. Chief Water Resources / Deputy General Manager San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Water Resources $246,074 $93,601
36. District Engineer/Deputy General Manager Valley Center Municipal Water District Engineering $245,030 $53,261
37. Chief Financial Officer Otay Water District Finance Chief $243,590 $70,588
38. Director Of Finance Padre Dam Municipal Water District Finance $240,942 $98,958
39. District General Counsel Marin Municipal Water District Legal $240,249 $26,561
40. Director Of Finance Western Municipal Water District Finance $239,508 $59,952
41. Chief, Engineering Otay Water District Engineering Chief $239,225 $64,070
42. Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $236,960 $59,901
43. Director Of Engineering Padre Dam Municipal Water District Engineering $235,648 $102,600
44. Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $235,240 $64,575
45. Director of Facil & Operations Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $233,174 $80,772
46. General Manager/Chief Engineer Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Administration $233,097 $24,142
47. Chief, Water Operations Otay Water District Operations Chief $231,359 $65,680
48. Director of Engineering Marin Municipal Water District E & Es Admin $230,875 $60,510
49. Director Of Operations & Water Quality Padre Dam Municipal Water District Operations Plant & Field Op $230,043 $90,890
50. General Manager Otay Water District Gm $227,825 $75,526
51. General Manager Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Operations $227,104 $61,535
52. Director Of Administration Western Municipal Water District Information Technology $227,100 $56,270
53. Director of Sys Maint & Natural Resources Marin Municipal Water District F & W Administration $227,051 $60,260
54. Chief Engineer / Deputy General Manager San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District Engineering $224,997 $89,628
55. Finance Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District Finance $222,992 $52,286
56. Director Of Awp Padre Dam Municipal Water District Operations Plant & Field Op $222,762 $102,715
57. Chief, Administrative Services Otay Water District Administrative Chief $220,917 $69,872
58. Assistant General Manager Olivenhain Municipal Water District General Manager $220,354 $57,086
59. Director Of Finance & Administration Valley Center Municipal Water District Finance $219,197 $37,381
60. Manager Of Strategic Planning & Resource Inland Empire Utilities Agency Strategic Planning & Resources $218,238 $19,609
61. Executive Manager of Finance West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $217,865 $94,450
62. Senior Director Of Water Resources Planning Eastern Municipal Water District Water Resources And Facilities Planning $215,783 $32,996
63. Director Of Operations/Facilities Valley Center Municipal Water District Field Administration $214,584 $51,577
64. Senior Director Of Administrative Services Eastern Municipal Water District Contracts $214,340 $52,216
65. Board Secretary/Office Manager Inland Empire Utilities Agency Agency Management $213,685 $14,489
66. Assistant General Manager Casitas Municipal Water District Management $213,382 $38,987
67. Manager Of Regional Composting Authority Inland Empire Utilities Agency Organics Management $212,199 $28,224
68. Manager Of Finance & Accounting Inland Empire Utilities Agency Accounting & Fiscal Management $211,281 $17,968
69. Associate General Manager Municipal Water District of Orange County Met Issues & Water Policy $211,012 $45,830
70. General Manager Otay Water District Gm $210,905 $24,440
71. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $210,418 $40,115
72. General Manager Big Bear Municipal Water District Administration $209,327 $51,922
73. Principal Engineer-Design & Construction Marin Municipal Water District Ed&C Supervision $208,775 $26,683
74. Principal Civil Engineer Casitas Municipal Water District Engineering $208,367 $19,854
75. Executive Manager of Engineering & Operations West Basin Municipal Water District Executive $205,965 $74,352
76. Manager Of Grants Inland Empire Utilities Agency Grants $205,366 $37,096
77. Deputy Director Of Engineering Western Municipal Water District Engineering $205,086 $50,840
78. Operations Director Marin Municipal Water District Operations & Planning $203,726 $35,771
79. Human Resources Manager Marin Municipal Water District Human Resources $203,135 $24,116
80. Director Of Water Resources Western Municipal Water District Water Resources $202,934 $25,912
81. Deputy Director Of Operations Western Municipal Water District Operations $202,083 $54,835
82. Human Resources Manager - Last Day 11/17/2020 Olivenhain Municipal Water District Human Resources And Safety $201,998 $27,687
83. Deputy Manager Strategic Planning & Res Inland Empire Utilities Agency Strategic Planning & Resources $201,613 $36,373
84. Pipeline Foreman Casitas Municipal Water District Operations & Maintenance $201,161 $40,949
85. Director Of Human Resources & Administrative Services Padre Dam Municipal Water District Human Resources $199,325 $91,460
86. Manager Of Engineering Inland Empire Utilities Agency Engineering & Construction Management $198,638 $34,747
87. Manager Of Internal Audit Inland Empire Utilities Agency Internal Audit $198,136 $18,236
88. Manager Of Business Information Services Inland Empire Utilities Agency Business Information Services $197,125 $17,922
89. Senior Director Of Information Systems Eastern Municipal Water District Information Systems $196,953 $46,342
90. Deputy Manager Of Operations Inland Empire Utilities Agency Operations $196,229 $15,305
91. Controller Western Municipal Water District Finance $195,522 $29,509
92. Director Of Human Resources Western Municipal Water District Human Resources $195,300 $36,733
93. Water Reclamation Mgr/Eng Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $195,285 $74,857
94. Finance Manager/CPA Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $195,209 $70,119
95. Director Of Human Resources Eastern Municipal Water District Human Resources $195,193 $49,397
96. Human Resources Manager Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Las Virgenes Municipal Water District $194,874 $74,766
97. Manager Of Asset Management Inland Empire Utilities Agency Asset Management $194,169 $13,361
98. Control Systems Specialist Marin Municipal Water District Water Systems Ops $193,954 $37,021
99. Director of Finance and Administration Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District $192,907 $73,724
100. Manager Of Contracts And Procurement Inland Empire Utilities Agency Contracts & Facilities Services $192,844 $37,260