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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 8,877 $552,140,245 $354,722,168
Arvin City 75 $4,403,930 $870,344
Bakersfield City 2,125 $160,135,010 $43,243,376
California City City 168 $8,765,232 $1,482,617
Delano City 283 $15,825,679 $5,494,258
Maricopa City 11 $134,452 $57,751
McFarland City 78 $3,104,490 $1,157,202
Ridgecrest City 163 $7,893,575 $1,735,044
Shafter City 157 $9,515,380 $3,059,504
Taft City 89 $3,806,532 $819,621
Tehachapi City 99 $6,045,211 $1,433,820
Wasco City 81 $3,784,953 $859,844
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Special District 16 $982,454 $619,078
Mojave Air and Space Port Special District 50 $2,014,773 $747,196
Indian Wells Valley Airport District Special District 13 $319,371 $0
Minter Field Airport District Special District 13 $607,283 $149,856
South Kern Cemetery District Special District 10 $231,755 $40,866
Cemetery District No. 1 Special District 10 $333,013 $179,854
East Kern Cemetery District Special District 7 $152,282 $108,155
Kern River Valley Cemetery District Special District 9 $92,258 $17,484
North Kern Cemetery District Special District 15 $449,498 $34,791
Tehachapi Cemetery District Special District 10 $198,567 $19,327
West Side Cemetery District Special District 10 $273,303 $401,520
Arvin Community Services District Special District 18 $663,665 $227,755
Bear Valley Community Services District Special District 70 $3,424,186 $705,002
Boron Community Services District Special District 9 $316,697 $84,862
Desert Lake Community Services District Special District 9 $62,854 $0
East Niles Community Services District Special District 25 $1,325,502 $492,181
Golden Hills Community Service District Special District 18 $818,179 $270,124
Inyokern Community Services District Special District 7 $77,097 $0
Mountain Meadows Community Services District Special District 10 $47,802 $0
Rosamond Community Services District Special District 31 $2,112,039 $610,584
Stallion Springs Community Services District Special District 38 $1,288,542 $304,022
East Kern Health Care District Special District 8 $28,240 $0
Kern Valley Hospital District Special District 312 $15,146,911 $1,449,574
Muroc Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Special District 227 $9,060,107 $844,162
Southwest Healthcare District Special District 5 $7,800 $0
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Special District 7 $197,378 $25,341
West Side Health Care District Special District 49 $2,699,095 $238,522
Delano Mosquito Abatement District Special District 19 $611,953 $205,128
Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Special District 29 $1,403,325 $995,715
South Fork Mosquito Abatement District Special District 7 $8,395 $0
West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 15 $474,838 $273,178
Kern County Citrus Pest Control District Special District 6 $0 $0
Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District Special District 21 $284,101 $94,612
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $89,914 $44,359
McFarland Recreation and Park District Special District 40 $465,806 $169,375
North of the River Recreation and Park District Special District 357 $5,437,861 $1,014,647
Shafter Recreation and Park District Special District 108 $396,843 $81,279
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 100 $886,869 $128,246
Wasco Recreation and Park District Special District 32 $335,381 $88,755
West Side Recreation and Park District Special District 102 $1,235,750 $372,079
Lost Hills Utility District (Kern) Special District 9 $304,084 $21,774
North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Special District 21 $1,291,113 $894,466
Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastern Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $19,108 $0
North West Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 9 $108,824 $0
Tehachapi Resource Conservation District Special District 5 $31,469 $0
Lamont Storm Water District (Kern) Special District 7 $7,000 $0
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Special District 18 $1,118,395 $493,529
Enos Lane Public Utility District Special District 5 $0 $0
Frazier Park Public Utility District Special District 15 $344,919 $113,816
Lamont Public Utility District Special District 27 $856,649 $174,915
Mojave Public Utility District Special District 18 $797,408 $257,071
Berrenda Mesa Water District Special District 6 $244,016 $90,364
Cawelo Water District Special District 25 $1,357,348 $415,444
Henry Miller Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern Delta Water District Special District 57 $2,641,616 $610,814
Kern-Tulare Water District Special District 16 $1,124,029 $295,058
Lost Hills Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olcese Water District Special District 7 $236,861 $7,780
Quail Valley Water District Special District 10 $122,213 $0
Tejon-Castac Water District Special District 5 $1,400 $0
Buttonwillow County Water District Special District 5 $3,975 $0
Greenfield County Water District Special District 14 $495,824 $163,462
Indian Wells Valley Water District Special District 42 $3,197,369 $1,067,606
Lebec County Water District Special District 9 $208,635 $33,948
Mettler County Water District Special District 5 $2,650 $0
Rand Communities Water District Special District 13 $121,142 $0
North Edwards Water District Special District 3 $1,684 $0
Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Special District 28 $1,850,198 $599,848
West Kern Water District Special District 47 $4,033,553 $1,495,865
North of the River Municipal Water District Special District 5 $735 $0
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Special District 56 $6,375,090 $1,521,791
Kern County Water Agency Special District 61 $7,208,039 $4,461,804
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Special District 68 $4,090,019 $1,305,282
Belridge Water Storage District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buena Vista Water Storage District Special District 29 $1,630,864 $342,015
North Kern Water Storage District Special District 46 $2,243,901 $706,136
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Special District 23 $1,371,015 $279,654
Semitropic Water Storage District Special District 41 $3,506,477 $759,587
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Special District 53 $3,303,774 $1,578,433
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 19 $1,219,462 $176,106
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 5 $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 15 $787,539 $342,681
Kern Community College District Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 7 $0 $0
Golden Empire Transit District Special District 424 $17,959,706 $1,952,532
Kern Council of Governments Special District 35 $1,897,320 $421,065
Lake Isabella Community Service District Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern Community College District Community College District 3,673 $135,515,669 $45,775,025
West Kern Community College District Community College District 601 $20,356,552 $7,534,905
State University, Bakersfield California State University 2,591 $97,662,894 $41,292,834
Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Special District 17 $174,468 $34,618
North Kern/Cawelo Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastside Power Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern County Office of Education K-12 Education 2,649 $104,158,151 $39,560,877
Arvin Union K-12 Education
Bakersfield City K-12 Education 4,343 $272,845,314 $108,285,518
Beardsley Elementary K-12 Education 529 $17,598,833 $6,135,559
Blake Elementary K-12 Education
Panama-Buena Vista Union K-12 Education
Buttonwillow Union Elementary K-12 Education
Caliente Union Elementary K-12 Education
Delano Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,265 $64,921,093 $25,427,820
Delano Joint Union High K-12 Education 906 $43,182,135 $15,161,530
Di Giorgio Elementary K-12 Education
Edison Elementary K-12 Education
Elk Hills Elementary K-12 Education
Fairfax Elementary K-12 Education
Fruitvale Elementary K-12 Education 693 $23,006,758 $8,318,882
General Shafter Elementary K-12 Education
Greenfield Union K-12 Education 2,107 $84,789,911 $30,169,581
Kern High K-12 Education
Kernville Union Elementary K-12 Education 225 $8,504,506 $3,371,612
Lakeside Union K-12 Education
Lamont Elementary K-12 Education
Richland Union Elementary K-12 Education 744 $30,635,559 $9,673,381
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union K-12 Education
Lost Hills Union Elementary K-12 Education
Maple Elementary K-12 Education
Maricopa Unified K-12 Education
McKittrick Elementary K-12 Education
Midway Elementary K-12 Education 24 $1,012,398 $367,014
Mojave Unified K-12 Education 583 $25,367,679 $8,714,457
Muroc Joint Unified K-12 Education
Norris Elementary K-12 Education
Pond Union Elementary K-12 Education
Rosedale Union Elementary K-12 Education
Semitropic Elementary K-12 Education
Southern Kern Unified K-12 Education
South Fork Union K-12 Education 100 $2,557,749 $719,354
Standard Elementary K-12 Education
Taft City K-12 Education
Taft Union High K-12 Education 384 $14,028,847 $5,769,935
Tehachapi Unified K-12 Education 949 $30,778,734 $11,239,963
Vineland Elementary K-12 Education
Wasco Union Elementary K-12 Education 843 $34,620,905 $13,517,516
Wasco Union High K-12 Education
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary K-12 Education
Sierra Sands Unified K-12 Education 1,004 $38,598,515 $14,438,826
McFarland Unified K-12 Education 558 $25,090,847 $9,196,834
El Tejon Unified K-12 Education
Wonderful College Prep Academy K-12 Education
Insight School of California K-12 Education
Grow Academy Arvin K-12 Education
Kern County Fair - DAA 15 Fairs & Expos 603 $2,425,109 $388,524
Desert Empire Fair - DAA 53 Fairs & Expos
Kern County Superior Court Superior Court 642 $40,305,728 $13,784,174
Peak to Peak Mountain Charter K-12 Education
Kern Fan Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
James Water Bank Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern Groundwater Authority Special District 18 $0 $0
Lamont Public Utility District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
South Valley Water Resources Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Blue Ridge Academy K-12 Education
Kern County Hospital Authority Special District 2,814 $201,850,328 $67,390,531
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills K-12 Education
Grow Academy Shafter K-12 Education
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
West Kern Adult Education Network Special District 70 $695,293 $44,603
RNR School Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Rosedale Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
California Virtual Academy at Maricopa K-12 Education
Heartland Charter K-12 Education
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science K-12 Education
Cawelo Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 5 $8,690 $0
Westside Water Authority Special District 31 $2,389,073 $583,934
Groundwater Banking Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Keene Water District Special District 5 $0 $0