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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 10,177 $542,999,790 $43,599,746
Arvin City 68 $2,603,878 $465,201
Bakersfield City 1,752 $95,076,665 $19,350,517
California City City 83 $4,712,994 $1,073,247
Delano City 448 $14,987,019 $934,909
Maricopa City 28 $340,526 $24,170
McFarland City 31 $663,091 $472,788
Ridgecrest City 136 $7,764,480 $1,098,394
Shafter City 171 $8,023,785 $1,206,916
Taft City 135 $6,058,321 $1,087,374
Tehachapi City 68 $3,202,439 $1,152,435
Wasco City 74 $3,118,787 $574,775
Mojave Air and Space Port Special District 38 $1,546,891 $842,782
Indian Wells Valley Airport District Special District 10 $148,581 $29,328
Minter Field Airport District Special District 15 $475,743 $171,103
South Kern Cemetery District Special District 10 $138,395 $31,956
Cemetery District No. 1 Special District 12 $354,944 $120,248
East Kern Cemetery District Special District 10 $86,414 $32,189
Kern River Valley Cemetery District Special District 12 $104,097 $35,180
North Kern Cemetery District Special District 16 $327,751 $97,588
Tehachapi Cemetery District Special District 10 $187,155 $52,758
West Side Cemetery District Special District 11 $302,087 $166,277
Bear Valley Community Services District Special District 76 $2,647,546 $322,942
Boron Community Services District Special District 9 $206,111 $62,183
Desert Lake Community Services District Special District 9 $32,944 $0
East Niles Community Services District Special District 22 $995,603 $205,795
Golden Hills Community Service District Special District 21 $643,718 $147,170
Mountain Meadows Community Services District Special District 7 $39,790 $0
Rosamond Community Services District Special District 51 $2,276,674 $551,046
Stallion Springs Community Services District Special District 32 $809,201 $161,175
East Kern Health Care District Special District 6 $24,000 $0
Kern Valley Hospital District Special District 296 $8,611,887 $750,731
Muroc Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Special District 197 $4,836,766 $481,435
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Special District 228 $7,061,928 $522,483
Delano Mosquito Abatement District Special District 14 $382,240 $70,067
Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Special District 27 $1,052,994 $581,028
South Fork Mosquito Abatement District Special District 8 $14,969 $0
West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 22 $546,134 $121,559
Kern County Citrus Pest Control District Special District 5 $0 $0
Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District Special District 145 $589,085 $43,918
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Special District 20 $79,604 $36,000
North of the River Recreation and Park District Special District 1,596 $4,364,882 $639,632
Shafter Recreation and Park District Special District 92 $143,410 $0
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 155 $338,486 $88,999
Wasco Recreation and Park District Special District 19 $161,061 $41,619
West Side Recreation and Park District Special District 88 $648,860 $206,756
Lost Hills Utility District (Kern) Special District 7 $60,656 $0
North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Special District 17 $699,841 $60,909
Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastern Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 9 $5,067 $0
North West Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 12 $109,115 $17,430
Lamont Storm Water District (Kern) Special District 6 $0 $0
Enos Lane Public Utility District Special District 5 $0 $0
Lamont Public Utility District Special District 5 $0 $0
Mojave Public Utility District Special District 13 $491,009 $133,018
Berrenda Mesa Water District Special District 18 $685,438 $160,479
Cawelo Water District Special District 22 $680,276 $195,730
Henry Miller Water District Special District 7 $0 $0
Kern Delta Water District Special District 35 $1,188,000 $209,626
Kern-Tulare Water District Special District 11 $429,120 $80,951
Lost Hills Water District Special District 18 $716,927 $149,206
Olcese Water District Special District 6 $1,700 $0
Quail Valley Water District Special District 6 $22,729 $0
Buttonwillow County Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Greenfield County Water District Special District 11 $331,977 $117,600
Indian Wells Valley Water District Special District 50 $2,252,542 $690,650
Lebec County Water District Special District 9 $40,472 $0
Mettler County Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rand Communities Water District Special District 8 $91,720 $45,903
North Edwards Water District Special District 6 $19,063 $0
Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Special District 30 $1,468,538 $416,068
West Kern Water District Special District 49 $2,804,326 $785,843
North of the River Municipal Water District Special District 17 $643,682 $309,075
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Special District 40 $2,696,298 $0
Kern County Water Agency Special District 106 $6,645,518 $1,194,400
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Special District 65 $2,955,733 $524,195
Buena Vista Water Storage District Special District 31 $1,270,705 $268,592
North Kern Water Storage District Special District 49 $1,491,677 $385,315
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Special District 12 $604,475 $149,708
Semitropic Water Storage District Special District 51 $2,870,524 $611,854
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Special District 50 $2,376,582 $939,016
Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Inyo-Kern Schools Financing Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Kern Water Bank Authority Special District 13 $488,100 $53,428
San Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution Study Agency Special District 8 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC II - Liability and Property Special District 23 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC III - Health and Welfare Benefits Special District 25 $0 $0
Self-Insured Schools of California SISC I - Workers Compensation Special District 19 $0 $0
Southern California Water Bank Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Southern San Joaquin Valley Power Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
McAllister Ranch Irrigation District Special District 5 $59,570 $2,412
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District Special District 19 $652,927 $148,010
Kern Community College District Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 7 $0 $0
Golden Empire Transit District Special District 327 $11,635,232 $2,922,416
State University, Bakersfield California State University 2,153 $55,200,524 $16,134,237