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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
Kern County County 9,593 $695,877,755 $426,707,400
Arvin City 73 $5,375,066 $1,133,994
Bakersfield City 2,306 $178,366,160 $52,275,813
California City City 153 $9,656,715 $1,615,618
Delano City 344 $19,529,673 $7,089,201
Maricopa City 12 $154,794 $29,738
McFarland City 84 $4,565,250 $1,151,382
Ridgecrest City 177 $9,466,086 $2,346,714
Shafter City 166 $13,595,824 $3,495,107
Taft City 167 $7,147,869 $1,427,327
Tehachapi City 109 $7,789,102 $1,899,998
Wasco City 113 $7,722,524 $1,613,839
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Special District 20 $1,194,554 $605,853
Mojave Air and Space Port Special District 60 $2,687,678 $910,760
Indian Wells Valley Airport District Special District 13 $445,578 $0
Minter Field Airport District Special District 11 $663,355 $167,007
South Kern Cemetery District Special District 10 $217,808 $39,144
Cemetery District No. 1 Special District 12 $467,197 $202,474
East Kern Cemetery District Special District 7 $170,904 $114,385
Kern River Valley Cemetery District Special District 9 $113,677 $12,925
North Kern Cemetery District Special District 14 $499,780 $257,070
Tehachapi Cemetery District Special District 9 $202,138 $39,616
West Side Cemetery District Special District 9 $231,969 $326,576
Arvin Community Services District Special District 16 $763,825 $258,578
Bear Valley Community Services District Special District 77 $5,448,568 $949,125
Boron Community Services District Special District 12 $382,675 $80,006
Desert Lake Community Services District Special District 10 $62,353 $0
East Niles Community Services District Special District 24 $1,528,984 $619,668
Golden Hills Community Service District Special District 19 $883,682 $316,018
Inyokern Community Services District Special District 6 $82,278 $0
Mountain Meadows Community Services District Special District 7 $44,854 $0
Rosamond Community Services District Special District 29 $2,411,108 $728,596
Stallion Springs Community Services District Special District 49 $1,370,987 $321,299
East Kern Health Care District Special District 8 $29,230 $0
Kern Valley Hospital District Special District 326 $16,925,790 $1,636,182
Muroc Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Special District 280 $11,138,947 $2,095,510
Southwest Healthcare District Special District 6 $3,985 $0
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Special District 9 $196,843 $0
West Side Health Care District Special District 66 $4,851,037 $83,870
Delano Mosquito Abatement District Special District 16 $739,732 $243,944
Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Special District 29 $1,465,956 $743,858
South Fork Mosquito Abatement District Special District 7 $12,280 $0
West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 16 $485,109 $264,687
Kern County Citrus Pest Control District Special District 6 $0 $0
Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District Special District 21 $359,683 $94,441
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Special District 12 $116,028 $55,693
McFarland Recreation and Park District Special District 39 $507,687 $190,723
North of the River Recreation and Park District Special District 426 $7,494,758 $1,518,912
Shafter Recreation and Park District Special District 116 $681,530 $126,219
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 99 $1,045,559 $60,730
Wasco Recreation and Park District Special District 27 $289,210 $100,772
West Side Recreation and Park District Special District 185 $1,431,797 $340,234
Lost Hills Utility District (Kern) Special District 11 $377,853 $22,931
North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Special District 25 $1,616,521 $1,102,577
Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastern Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $22,673 $0
North West Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 10 $112,605 $26,825
Tehachapi Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $43,250 $0
Lamont Storm Water District (Kern) Special District 5 $0 $0
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Special District 19 $1,429,700 $603,411
Enos Lane Public Utility District Special District 5 $3,000 $0
Frazier Park Public Utility District Special District 11 $412,923 $111,064
Lamont Public Utility District Special District 20 $1,098,318 $225,680
Mojave Public Utility District Special District 15 $798,205 $230,869
Berrenda Mesa Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Cawelo Water District Special District 24 $1,575,648 $477,280
Henry Miller Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern Delta Water District Special District 53 $2,916,614 $680,332
Kern-Tulare Water District Special District 16 $1,107,473 $297,374
Lost Hills Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olcese Water District Special District 8 $240,574 $8,116
Quail Valley Water District Special District 9 $117,850 $0
Tejon-Castac Water District Special District 5 $2,400 $0
Buttonwillow County Water District Special District 5 $4,425 $0
Greenfield County Water District Special District 12 $571,137 $192,105
Indian Wells Valley Water District Special District 37 $3,451,751 $1,140,770
Lebec County Water District Special District 8 $269,177 $48,995
Mettler County Water District Special District 5 $2,450 $0
Rand Communities Water District Special District 9 $108,094 $0
North Edwards Water District Special District 6 $0 $0
Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Special District 29 $2,011,002 $634,893
West Kern Water District Special District 50 $4,383,145 $1,622,210
North of the River Municipal Water District Special District 5 $815 $0
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Special District 58 $7,726,951 $1,796,823
Kern County Water Agency Special District 67 $7,576,278 $4,415,919
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Special District 70 $5,127,786 $1,484,845
Belridge Water Storage District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buena Vista Water Storage District Special District 28 $2,026,431 $388,079
North Kern Water Storage District Special District 48 $2,409,317 $703,504
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Special District 22 $1,491,042 $286,723
Semitropic Water Storage District Special District 44 $4,141,489 $863,340
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Special District 55 $4,092,991 $1,765,520
Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Inyo-Kern Schools Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Kern Water Bank Authority Special District 20 $1,366,208 $217,787
San Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution Study Agency Special District 8 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC II - Liability and Property Special District 24 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC III - Health and Welfare Benefits Special District 26 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC I - Workers Compensation Special District 20 $0 $0
Southern California Water Bank Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Southern San Joaquin Valley Power Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
McAllister Ranch Irrigation District Special District 3 $0 $0
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Special District 17 $1,012,936 $386,017
Kern Community College District Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 7 $0 $0
Golden Empire Transit District Special District 458 $22,361,316 $3,476,383
Kern Council of Governments Special District 33 $2,018,520 $492,426
Lake Isabella Community Service District Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern Community College District Community College District 4,179 $160,636,483 $59,177,093
West Kern Community College District Community College District 669 $25,221,338 $9,439,061
State University, Bakersfield California State University 2,614 $109,948,168 $47,505,269
Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Special District 19 $224,891 $42,036
North Kern/Cawelo Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Westside District Water Authority Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 6 $0 $0
Eastside Power Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern County Superior Court Superior Court 620 $48,187,827 $15,599,622
Kern Fan Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
James Water Bank Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
California Electronic Recording Transaction Network Authority (CERTNA) Special District 5 $355,767 $38,896
Kern Groundwater Authority Special District 19 $0 $0
Lamont Public Utility District Financing Authority Special District 20 $1,098,318 $225,680
South Valley Water Resources Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern County Hospital Authority Special District 3,030 $258,903,731 $84,282,879
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
West Kern Adult Education Network Special District 36 $838,382 $80,182
RNR School Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Rosedale Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Cawelo Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 5 $10,890 $0
Westside Water Authority Special District 43 $3,559,402 $648,623
Groundwater Banking Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Keene Water District Special District 5 $0 $0