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The highest-paid public employee working for the Department of Water Resources—Thomas Buschatzke—earned $140,000 as the director.
When calculating average compensation, only employees categorized as full time were included.
The 100 highest earners working for the Department of Water Resources in 2018
| Rank | Employee | Job title | Amount Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Buschatzke | Director | $140,000 |
| 2 | Lynne Smith | -- | $120,000 |
| 2 | Clinton Chandler | Assistant director | $120,000 |
| 4 | Kenneth Slowinski | -- | $119,990 |
| 5 | Michael Collins | Assistant director | $107,000 |
| 6 | Nicole Klobas | Attorney | $105,000 |
| 7 | Jorge Cano | -- | $98,700 |
| 8 | Ravi Murthy | -- | $98,630 |
| 9 | Gerry Walker | -- | $97,661 |
| 10 | Keith Nelson | -- | $93,026 |
| 11 | Virginia O'Connell | -- | $90,000 |
| 11 | Jeffrey Tannler | -- | $90,000 |
| 11 | Scott Selin | Assistant director | $90,000 |
| 11 | Jeff Inwood | Assistant director | $90,000 |
| 15 | Kelly Brown | -- | $89,450 |
| 15 | Jennifer Heim | -- | $89,450 |
| 15 | Ayesha Vohra | -- | $89,450 |
| 18 | Douglas Dunham | -- | $89,250 |
| 19 | Waleed Aboshanp | -- | $88,939 |
| 20 | Jing-Shing Hsu | -- | $87,000 |
| 21 | Joy Hernbrode | -- | $86,950 |
| 21 | Kimberly Parks | -- | $86,950 |
| 23 | Ronald Holcomb | Senior app developer | $86,000 |
| 24 | Jose Rivera | -- | $84,000 |
| 24 | Sue Terri Rossi | -- | $84,000 |
| 24 | Rogelio Martinez | -- | $84,000 |
| 27 | Teri Davis | -- | $83,596 |
| 28 | Nathan Harris | -- | $82,000 |
| 29 | Spence Nicole Gibson | -- | $80,527 |
| 30 | Lisa Williams | -- | $80,088 |
| 31 | Jeff Trembly | -- | $80,071 |
| 32 | Joseph Grana | -- | $80,000 |
| 32 | Bani Ellie Hashem | -- | $80,000 |
| 32 | Adam Raczynski | -- | $80,000 |
| 35 | Janet Miller | -- | $78,000 |
| 35 | Karen Fisher | -- | $78,000 |
| 37 | Elizabeth Logan | -- | $77,176 |
| 37 | Stella Murillo | -- | $77,176 |
| 39 | Daniel Fielder | -- | $75,000 |
| 39 | Douglas Maceachern | -- | $75,000 |
| 39 | Vineetha Kartha | -- | $75,000 |
| 39 | David McKay | -- | $75,000 |
| 43 | Dianne Yunker | -- | $74,520 |
| 44 | Donna Calderon | -- | $74,000 |
| 44 | Einav Henenson | -- | $74,000 |
| 46 | Hugo Perea | -- | $73,500 |
| 47 | Justin Clark | -- | $73,000 |
| 48 | David Keadle | Water resources specialist | $71,800 |
| 49 | Brian Cosson | -- | $70,971 |
| 50 | Steven Rascona | -- | $70,617 |
| 51 | Brian Conway | -- | $70,544 |
| 51 | Paul Ivanich | -- | $70,544 |
| 53 | Jeri McAnerny | Administrative services officer | $70,000 |
| 53 | Bret Esslin | -- | $70,000 |
| 53 | Rabi Gyawali | -- | $70,000 |
| 56 | Stewart Sally Lee | Administrative services officer | $69,000 |
| 56 | Natalie Mast | -- | $69,000 |
| 56 | Glen Buettner | -- | $69,000 |
| 59 | Karen Modesto | Water resources specialist | $68,020 |
| 60 | Suzanne Sarpong | Water resources specialist | $68,000 |
| 60 | Arash Nadri | -- | $68,000 |
| 62 | Richard Obenshain | Water resources specialist | $67,144 |
| 63 | Tracey Carpenter | -- | $66,360 |
| 64 | Stefanie Smallhouse | -- | $65,544 |
| 65 | Tito Comparan | -- | $65,447 |
| 66 | Lisa Dubas | Water resources specialist | $65,354 |
| 67 | Reuben Teran | -- | $65,000 |
| 68 | Linda Colwell | -- | $63,000 |
| 68 | Olga Hart | -- | $63,000 |
| 70 | Ezra Hazell | Senior app developer | $62,000 |
| 71 | Ryan Jackisch | -- | $60,588 |
| 72 | Craig Brown | Water resources specialist | $60,452 |
| 73 | Hilary Morgan | -- | $60,000 |
| 73 | Michael Shelton | Water resources specialist | $60,000 |
| 75 | Michelle Moreno | Administrative services officer | $58,825 |
| 76 | Lyman Stiles | Water resources specialist | $58,000 |
| 76 | Caleb Schrank | -- | $58,000 |
| 78 | Shannon Reif | Water resources specialist | $57,525 |
| 79 | Mark Perez | Water resources specialist | $57,500 |
| 80 | Guadalupe Beimer | -- | $57,000 |
| 80 | Kyle Miller | -- | $57,000 |
| 82 | John Mawarura | -- | $56,267 |
| 83 | Lovonte Owens | -- | $56,000 |
| 83 | Jacob Nelson | Application developer | $56,000 |
| 85 | Michael Ball | Water resources specialist | $55,856 |
| 86 | Ana Marquez | Administrative services officer | $55,650 |
| 87 | Jennifer Marteniez | -- | $55,500 |
| 88 | Kymberly Luttermoser | Water resources specialist | $55,216 |
| 89 | Kevin Hadder | Water resources specialist | $55,175 |
| 90 | John Riggins | Water resources specialist | $55,000 |
| 91 | James Dieckhoff | -- | $54,700 |
| 91 | Scott Stuk | -- | $54,700 |
| 93 | Lori Cason | Water resources specialist | $53,779 |
| 94 | Elizabeth Heller | -- | $53,500 |
| 94 | Fitch Chanel Kirkpatrick | Water resources specialist | $53,500 |
| 96 | Amy Levy | Water resources specialist | $52,885 |
| 97 | Sylvia Valdez | Water resources specialist | $51,681 |
| 98 | Susan Montoya | Water resources specialist | $50,885 |
| 98 | Kevin Crego | Water resources specialist | $50,885 |
| 98 | Nicolas Valverde | Water resources specialist | $50,885 |
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