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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Employee information from cities, counties, special districts, superior courts, the University of California, California State University, community college districts, K-12 education providers, First 5 commissions, and fairs and expos will appear in this report once their payroll figures are published for the selected calendar year.

Report: Employers in County

Employer Employer Type Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Orange County County 19,079 $1,302,013,283 $630,061,099
Aliso Viejo City 30 $2,118,092 $477,146
Anaheim City 3,385 $238,513,646 $80,254,667
Brea City 541 $32,829,285 $11,267,030
Buena Park City 518 $27,194,877 $7,032,088
Costa Mesa City 782 $49,940,994 $29,325,452
Cypress City 263 $13,748,568 $3,756,197
Dana Point City 109 $6,972,132 $1,088,512
Fountain Valley City 307 $23,455,021 $5,713,197
Fullerton City 984 $54,820,053 $27,092,667
Garden Grove City 872 $64,922,391 $24,079,198
Huntington Beach City 1,661 $107,492,343 $42,706,327
Irvine City 1,812 $92,365,837 $34,722,352
Laguna Hills City 71 $3,246,984 $1,068,784
Laguna Beach City 636 $28,867,282 $8,028,991
Laguna Niguel City 191 $6,485,141 $1,347,680
La Habra City 526 $22,118,283 $6,026,335
Laguna Woods City 15 $746,564 $99,011
La Palma City 104 $4,933,122 $863,360
Lake Forest City 198 $6,998,455 $1,441,761
Los Alamitos City 180 $5,913,059 $1,220,068
Mission Viejo City 300 $12,057,218 $3,754,659
Newport Beach City 1,208 $90,957,690 $35,311,880
Orange City 880 $66,956,956 $23,612,172
Placentia City 248 $11,170,072 $4,222,956
Rancho Santa Margarita City 41 $2,556,506 $535,887
San Clemente City 465 $16,264,198 $4,264,218
San Juan Capistrano City 127 $7,827,762 $3,417,951
Santa Ana City 1,762 $105,108,022 $57,914,587
Seal Beach City 244 $11,558,947 $2,690,589
Stanton City 84 $2,737,292 $570,417
Tustin City 430 $27,296,803 $6,696,675
Villa Park City 15 $502,650 $119,619
Westminster City 374 $23,853,823 $5,550,821
Yorba Linda City 241 $9,301,058 $2,690,818
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 30 $1,448,358 $456,298
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $142,680 $20,496
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $90,000 $9,594
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 19 $448,106 $86,275
Surfside Colony Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Three Arch Bay Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buena Park Library District Special District 48 $1,231,367 $223,607
Placentia Library District Special District 44 $1,104,741 $252,291
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 214 $6,348,520 $1,117,829
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $102,963 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 24 $1,497,981 $266,108
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 30 $1,763,605 $617,841
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 10 $128,004 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 671 $63,552,502 $19,514,823
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 72 $5,507,145 $1,746,924
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 378 $32,478,536 $11,221,330
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 169 $10,127,098 $3,066,046
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 148 $12,150,070 $4,312,243
East Orange County Water District Special District 18 $567,988 $166,369
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 53 $3,926,852 $1,098,898
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $58,263 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 64 $5,571,498 $1,283,904
South Coast Water District Special District 111 $8,814,961 $2,105,298
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 29 $1,775,589 $723,732
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 91 $6,517,795 $1,519,369
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 51 $3,348,520 $742,608
Orange County Water District Special District 277 $23,654,890 $7,209,405
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 114 $3,538,151 $819,080
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 6 $0 $0
Fullerton Arboretum Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Orange County Cities Airport Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 12 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,581 $174,995,660 $93,381,607
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 7 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 10 $206,160 $35,427
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 47 $0 $0
Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santiago Aqueduct Commission Special District 6 $0 $0
South Coast Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 74 $6,108,493 $1,513,727
Southern Orange County Property Liability Self-Insurance Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
WateReuse Finance Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 16 $815,000 $293,781
Bardeen Partners Incorporated Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Water Service Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 42 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 3 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 244 $10,382,866 $3,191,455
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 15 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,618 $97,149,338 $47,601,528
Coastal District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) Special District 30 $1,568,944 $249,936
Coast Community College District Community College District 5,134 $152,812,339 $41,801,549
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,857 $156,231,555 $25,245,291
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,543 $124,080,259 $27,943,957
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,050 $141,024,316 $22,414,165
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,528 $235,079,979 $93,844,969
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 12 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 13 $149,950 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 19 $561,777 $119,031
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,144 $107,365,712 $34,873,802
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 3,071 $136,487,038 $36,774,186
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 4,401 $217,330,690 $67,073,286
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,664 $324,040,565 $76,619,245
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 730 $31,649,344 $6,921,635
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 635 $24,809,195 $5,631,600
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,081 $39,353,112 $8,485,774
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,240 $87,357,923 $24,491,410
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,880 $87,712,995 $43,488,564
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,220 $299,891,521 $71,346,539
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 966 $43,278,379 $10,784,214
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 648 $29,930,996 $7,817,382
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 925 $33,748,171 $7,448,950
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 1,044 $45,538,144 $19,067,625
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,808 $173,096,197 $91,557,020
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,369 $185,787,891 $44,420,446
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,215 $161,590,267 $44,357,276
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,615 $391,022,109 $120,123,267
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education
Westminster K-12 Education 1,864 $68,974,654 $15,568,448
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,846 $174,777,778 $52,687,275
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,449 $147,818,210 $37,095,647
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,688 $67,982,199 $13,302,556
OCSA K-12 Education
Journey (Orange) K-12 Education
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy K-12 Education
Edward B. Cole Academy K-12 Education
California Connections Academy Southern California K-12 Education
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano K-12 Education
Orange County Educational Arts Academy K-12 Education
Santiago Middle K-12 Education
Nova Academy Early College High K-12 Education
Community Roots Academy K-12 Education
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County K-12 Education
University of California, Irvine University of California 28,008 $1,283,894,636 $291,374,205
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 124 $5,737,424 $2,273,266
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 21 $978,992 $497,029
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,759 $124,855,401 $51,504,323
Samueli Academy K-12 Education
Fullerton School District Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (ILJAOC) Special District 27 $143,943 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 18 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 23 $260,805 $0
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 18 $0 $0
Orange Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 16 $632,489 $176,380
Fenner Valley Water Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Irvine Child Care Project Special District 5 $0 $0
Tustin Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Vibrant Minds Charter K-12 Education
Vista Heritage Global Academy K-12 Education
Huntington Beach Union High School District Financing Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley K-12 Education
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. K-12 Education 23 $457,626 $99,737
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts K-12 Education
EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) K-12 Education
Scholarship Prep - Orange County K-12 Education
Orange County Workforce Innovation High K-12 Education
Citrus Springs Charter K-12 Education
Kinetic Academy K-12 Education