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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. General Counsel San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Assist. Executive Director $248,023 $58,624
2. Executive Director San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Executive $246,098 $51,276
3. Executive Assistant Director San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Assist. Executive $213,254 $47,371
4. Water Policy Administrator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Assist. Executive $163,817 $43,749
5. Director Of Waste Management Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $148,697 $46,956
6. Executive Director San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority Administration $144,941 $44,516
7. Control Operator Relief San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $136,492 $34,341
8. Deputy Executive Director Merced County Association of Governments Public Information $136,123 $36,177
9. Supervisor Of General Acct. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority General Accounting $131,599 $37,508
10. Director Of Finance San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Finance $128,589 $37,146
11. Operations & Maint. Mgr. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations & Maint. $127,443 $43,502
12. Planning & Engineering Mgr. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $127,100 $43,501
13. Water Resource Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Assist. Executive $126,734 $43,412
14. Control Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $123,500 $25,330
15. O'Neill Pump. Plant Foreman San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority O'Neill Pumping Plant $123,314 $33,453
16. C & I Technician San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority O'Neill Pumping Plant $122,982 $39,907
17. Control Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $122,417 $35,791
18. Mechanical Associate Eng. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $120,345 $34,981
19. Civil Associate Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $117,698 $41,805
20. Plant Machine Shop Foreman San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $117,332 $34,939
21. Control Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $116,553 $39,684
22. Transit Manager Merced County Association of Governments Transit $116,442 $47,658
23. Civil Associate Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $115,986 $41,001
24. Scada Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority O & M Manager $115,436 $34,704
25. Operations Supervisor San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $115,064 $41,866
26. Electrician San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority O'Neill Pumping Plant $114,798 $38,864
27. Plant Mechanic-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $113,930 $39,418
28. Safety Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Assist. Exec. Director $113,720 $35,213
29. Environmental Resource Manager Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $111,806 $16,793
30. Electrician San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Electric Shop $111,611 $24,909
31. Cfo Merced County Association of Governments Accounting $107,634 $23,686
32. Plant Mechanic-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $106,311 $37,896
33. Inform. Systems Asset Mgr. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Asset Mgmt./Warehouse $105,688 $34,286
34. Plant Mechanic-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $104,738 $39,418
35. Director Of Hr & Admin. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Human Resources $103,649 $33,904
36. Lanfill Operations Manager Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $101,910 $50,521
37. Control Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Operations $98,873 $34,146
38. Plant Mechanic-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $96,739 $38,443
39. Financial Services Manager Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $92,015 $38,396
40. Inform. Technology Special. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Asset Mgmt./Warehouse $88,760 $27,602
41. Human Resources & Risk Manager Merced County Association of Governments Administration $88,440 $25,558
42. Landfill Project Manager Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $88,026 $42,251
43. Hydro-Elect. Maint. Planner San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $84,582 $30,927
44. Executive Director Merced County Association of Governments Administration $84,415 $25,029
45. Water Operations Supt. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $81,827 $37,572
46. Yarts Manager Merced County Association of Governments YARTS $81,037 $12,172
47. Associate Planner Merced County Association of Governments Transportation $79,841 $30,048
48. Gis Analyst Merced County Association of Governments Transportation $79,841 $35,033
49. Plant Mechanic-2 - Appr. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $78,651 $27,794
50. Civil Maintenance Supt. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $78,453 $37,137
51. Administrative Assistant San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority Administration $76,551 $25,510
52. Site Supervisor Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $76,045 $45,235
53. Site Supervisor Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $76,045 $32,058
54. Electrician - Apprentice San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority O'Neill Pumping Plant $74,974 $34,999
55. Accountant II San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority General Accounting $74,607 $34,515
56. Plant Mechanic-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $74,296 $36,195
57. Senior Planner Merced County Association of Governments Transportation $73,080 $26,918
58. Project Coordinator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $72,832 $31,107
59. Heavy Equipment Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $71,670 $20,987
60. Electric Shop Foreman San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Electric Shop $69,060 $33,170
61. Civil Maintenance Planner San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $67,280 $28,642
62. Maintenance Worker San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $66,624 $33,861
63. Heavy Equipment Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $66,482 $34,936
64. Maintenance Foreman San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $66,409 $19,566
65. Painter San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $65,930 $35,235
66. Plant Mechanic-2 - Appr. San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Machine Shop $65,495 $31,711
67. Site Supervisor Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $65,388 $40,231
68. Hydrotech-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $65,084 $18,926
69. Weed Control Specialist San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $64,888 $19,481
70. Heavy Equipment Operator San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $64,423 $28,155
71. Junior Electrical Engineer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Engineering & Planning $64,306 $19,461
72. C & I Technician San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Electric Shop $64,218 $25,726
73. Executive Secretary San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Executive $63,851 $20,664
74. Assistant Transit Manager Merced County Association of Governments Transit $63,772 $35,720
75. Accounting Technician III San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Finance $62,607 $28,159
76. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $61,977 $36,060
77. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $61,348 $28,044
78. Equipment Mechanic San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $61,341 $17,423
79. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $61,326 $16,029
80. Accounting Technician II Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $61,236 $9,831
81. Administrative Analyst Merced County Association of Governments Administration $60,911 $11,356
82. Maintenance Worker San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $60,706 $19,361
83. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $60,536 $46,497
84. Maintenance Worker San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $60,439 $20,188
85. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $60,434 $28,065
86. Hydrotech-2 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $60,101 $27,658
87. Equipment Mechanic San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $59,543 $29,533
88. Buyer San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Asset Mgmt./Warehouse $59,069 $17,060
89. Hydrotech-1 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $58,664 $30,865
90. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $58,234 $24,442
91. Maintenance Worker San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $58,140 $23,319
92. Heavy Equipment Mechanic II Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $58,094 $40,573
93. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $57,980 $36,161
94. Accounting Technician I San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Finance $57,822 $27,488
95. Grant Analyst I Merced County Association of Governments Transit $56,779 $41,799
96. Heavy Equipment Operator Merced County Association of Governments Regional Waste $56,350 $34,235
97. Hydrotech-1 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $55,683 $33,635
98. Hydrotech-1 San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Water Operations $55,009 $34,103
99. Administrative Assistant II Merced County Association of Governments Administration $54,700 $25,389
100. Maintenance Worker San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority Civil Maintenance $54,673 $18,030