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County's Top 20

Progress Report Compared to a survey conducted by Metro five years ago, San Jose has made substantive gains in terms of diversifying its upper management--with the notable exception of the Redevelopment Agency. San Jose's highest-paid bureaucrats tend to reflect the composition of the city. Three of San Jose's ten top-paid public officials are women, four are people of color. Name Position Annual Salary Ira Lubell, M.D. Medical Director $157,431 Richard Wittenberg County Executive $155,091 Robert Sillen Valley Med Center Executive Director $152,029 Bill Parsons Finance Agency Director $140,369 Soleng Tom, M.D. Mental Health Medical Director $138,975 George Newell Deputy County Executive $136,232 George Kennedy District Attorney $132,217 Steven Woodside County Counsel $132,217 Jose Villarreal Public Defender $128,324 Norwood Nedom Chief Assistant Public Defender $126,739 Ann Ravel Chief Assistant County Counsel $126,422 Paula Kuty Chief Assistant District Attorney $123,931 John Cavallli Chief Probation Offr. & Chief Corr Offr. $123,602 Angelo Ozoa Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner $118,498 Steve Love Court Exec./County Clerk $118,498 Tome Fahrenholz Assistant District Attorney $117,322 Kyle McKinsey Dir. of Gen'l Services $116,160 Grant Armstrong Assistant Public Defender $115,296 Ron Norman Assistant Public Defender $114,437 Susan Levenberg Chief Deputy County Counsel $113,023 Source: Santa Clara County Employee Services Agency Personnel & Training. [ Metro | Metroactive Central | Archives ]