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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 9,605 $543,254,470 $299,387,431
Arvin City 62 $2,934,075 $534,228
Bakersfield City 1,735 $94,545,534 $18,741,278
California City City 145 $5,202,955 $986,693
Delano City 451 $13,728,028 $4,935,831
Maricopa City 19 $237,404 $22,162
McFarland City 90 $3,753,338 $541,835
Ridgecrest City 178 $6,711,203 $2,238,992
Shafter City 190 $7,786,940 $2,782,598
Taft City 139 $5,705,996 $318,911
Tehachapi City 63 $3,298,724 $1,426,491
Wasco City 72 $2,883,197 $1,202,431
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Special District 15 $729,339 $342,815
Mojave Air and Space Port Special District 38 $1,709,017 $894,577
Indian Wells Valley Airport District Special District 14 $198,393 $35,036
Minter Field Airport District Special District 17 $432,354 $179,089
South Kern Cemetery District Special District 11 $134,929 $25,313
Cemetery District No. 1 Special District 12 $292,397 $197,785
East Kern Cemetery District Special District 6 $82,754 $35,278
Kern River Valley Cemetery District Special District 9 $98,673 $34,142
North Kern Cemetery District Special District 16 $309,719 $88,256
Tehachapi Cemetery District Special District 12 $204,584 $40,162
West Side Cemetery District Special District 10 $320,522 $193,791
Arvin Community Services District Special District 18 $410,477 $87,201
Bear Valley Community Services District Special District 79 $2,698,910 $225,415
Boron Community Services District Special District 9 $219,704 $59,076
Desert Lake Community Services District Special District 11 $34,240 $0
East Niles Community Services District Special District 23 $1,024,182 $342,093
Golden Hills Community Service District Special District 17 $669,164 $264,631
Inyokern Community Services District Special District 6 $64,251 $0
Mountain Meadows Community Services District Special District 9 $31,817 $0
Rosamond Community Services District Special District 40 $1,375,830 $521,848
Stallion Springs Community Services District Special District 30 $777,129 $329,186
East Kern Health Care District Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern Valley Hospital District Special District 299 $8,324,809 $1,386,414
Muroc Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Special District 208 $5,227,120 $551,018
Southwest Healthcare District Special District 5 $0 $0
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Special District 216 $8,578,090 $332,812
West Side Health Care District Special District 9 $49,347 $0
Delano Mosquito Abatement District Special District 15 $357,251 $81,295
Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Special District 26 $1,030,700 $576,721
South Fork Mosquito Abatement District Special District 7 $8,640 $0
West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 25 $630,673 $104,746
Kern County Citrus Pest Control District Special District 5 $0 $0
Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District Special District 25 $47,849 $0
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Special District 27 $265,545 $135,318
McFarland Recreation and Park District Special District 51 $298,314 $43,151
North of the River Recreation and Park District Special District 668 $4,181,878 $656,284
Shafter Recreation and Park District Special District 59 $151,282 $0
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 97 $406,622 $92,200
Wasco Recreation and Park District Special District
West Side Recreation and Park District Special District 98 $763,530 $313,082
Lost Hills Utility District (Kern) Special District 7 $43,109 $5,014
North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Special District 17 $843,813 $377,451
Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastern Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 7 $19,286 $0
Kern Valley Resource Conservation District Special District 3 $0 $0
North West Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 7 $104,966 $20,744
Tehachapi Resource Conservation District Special District 5 $0 $0
Lamont Storm Water District (Kern) Special District 5 $0 $0
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Special District 20 $993,412 $537,793
Enos Lane Public Utility District Special District 5 $0 $0
Frazier Park Public Utility District Special District 11 $214,902 $0
Lamont Public Utility District Special District 11 $249,364 $5,809
Mojave Public Utility District Special District 14 $542,931 $189,850
Berrenda Mesa Water District Special District 16 $547,666 $168,671
Cawelo Water District Special District 20 $768,286 $227,958
Henry Miller Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern Delta Water District Special District 47 $1,442,017 $215,573
Kern-Tulare Water District Special District 11 $469,772 $130,582
Lost Hills Water District Special District 17 $750,994 $224,656
Olcese Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Quail Valley Water District Special District 8 $33,390 $0
Tejon-Castac Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buttonwillow County Water District Special District 5 $2,850 $0
Greenfield County Water District Special District 11 $363,269 $127,778
Indian Wells Valley Water District Special District 47 $2,366,335 $803,429
Lebec County Water District Special District 10 $55,721 $0
Mettler County Water District Special District 5 $2,750 $0
Rand Communities Water District Special District 11 $0 $23,464
North Edwards Water District Special District 6 $18,431 $0
Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Special District 24 $1,330,616 $815,043
West Kern Water District Special District 47 $3,166,404 $924,965
North of the River Municipal Water District Special District 13 $568,297 $224,662
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Special District 46 $2,834,926 $918,216
Kern County Water Agency Special District 103 $7,058,457 $3,556,371
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Special District 64 $3,102,289 $864,662
Belridge Water Storage District Special District 11 $497,982 $91,072
Buena Vista Water Storage District Special District 34 $1,461,438 $340,013
North Kern Water Storage District Special District 50 $1,620,382 $472,016
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Special District 16 $493,443 $117,185
Semitropic Water Storage District Special District 54 $2,768,663 $806,999
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Special District 50 $2,273,656 $1,407,978
Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Inyo-Kern Schools Financing Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Kern Water Bank Authority Special District 14 $537,320 $102,857
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 $645,202 $248,433
Kern Community College District Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 7 $0 $0
Golden Empire Transit District Special District 338 $12,312,314 $2,853,227
Kern Council of Governments Special District 38 $1,378,390 $126,128
Kern Community College District Community College District 3,210 $76,152,756 $16,960,581
West Kern Community College District Community College District 238 $12,827,880 $3,734,934
State University, Bakersfield California State University 2,081 $54,026,075 $17,599,797