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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 9,229 $620,137,759 $373,996,110
Arvin City 73 $4,805,471 $981,487
Bakersfield City 2,238 $161,064,932 $47,976,747
California City City 166 $9,625,570 $1,611,808
Delano City 306 $18,375,767 $6,490,861
Maricopa City 11 $146,774 $37,934
McFarland City 79 $3,826,289 $1,108,853
Ridgecrest City 165 $9,361,138 $2,099,466
Shafter City 169 $11,169,052 $3,304,862
Taft City 147 $4,483,998 $978,494
Tehachapi City 98 $6,877,722 $1,605,052
Wasco City 104 $4,709,032 $1,049,838
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Special District 17 $1,065,392 $622,898
Mojave Air and Space Port Special District 53 $2,338,607 $857,832
Indian Wells Valley Airport District Special District 10 $400,691 $0
Minter Field Airport District Special District 12 $598,454 $161,531
South Kern Cemetery District Special District 11 $226,576 $38,948
Cemetery District No. 1 Special District 15 $442,972 $215,058
East Kern Cemetery District Special District 7 $163,329 $113,435
Kern River Valley Cemetery District Special District 11 $99,811 $18,430
North Kern Cemetery District Special District 16 $451,252 $256,141
Tehachapi Cemetery District Special District 9 $207,988 $28,211
West Side Cemetery District Special District 9 $213,249 $305,128
Arvin Community Services District Special District 19 $747,642 $219,464
Bear Valley Community Services District Special District 66 $3,272,214 $743,963
Boron Community Services District Special District 9 $333,596 $87,946
Desert Lake Community Services District Special District 12 $56,909 $0
East Niles Community Services District Special District 25 $1,482,414 $556,224
Golden Hills Community Service District Special District 17 $892,642 $301,559
Inyokern Community Services District Special District 6 $64,800 $0
Mountain Meadows Community Services District Special District 8 $46,927 $0
Rosamond Community Services District Special District 30 $2,369,992 $689,576
Stallion Springs Community Services District Special District 46 $1,225,239 $278,889
East Kern Health Care District Special District 8 $39,315 $0
Kern Valley Hospital District Special District 316 $16,629,551 $1,592,551
Muroc Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
North Kern-South Tulare Hospital District Special District 277 $9,451,235 $1,052,098
Southwest Healthcare District Special District 6 $4,530 $0
Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District Special District 7 $180,791 $60,405
West Side Health Care District Special District 58 $3,200,863 $66,173
Delano Mosquito Abatement District Special District 19 $636,184 $195,953
Kern Mosquito and Vector Control Special District 29 $1,465,956 $371,929
South Fork Mosquito Abatement District Special District 7 $8,845 $0
West Side Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 10 $477,948 $301,516
Kern County Citrus Pest Control District Special District 6 $0 $0
Bear Mountain Recreation and Park District Special District 25 $342,866 $99,413
Buttonwillow Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $112,777 $46,988
McFarland Recreation and Park District Special District 32 $486,801 $170,208
North of the River Recreation and Park District Special District 385 $6,200,436 $1,286,745
Shafter Recreation and Park District Special District 114 $507,393 $101,494
Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 106 $641,694 $125,985
Wasco Recreation and Park District Special District 25 $295,940 $92,483
West Side Recreation and Park District Special District 137 $1,338,393 $329,634
Lost Hills Utility District (Kern) Special District 10 $312,848 $24,637
North of the River Sanitary District No.1 (Kern) Special District 24 $1,429,964 $968,171
Greater Bakersfield Separation of Grade District Special District 5 $0 $0
Eastern Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $22,506 $0
North West Kern Resource Conservation District Special District 10 $112,605 $26,825
Tehachapi Resource Conservation District Special District 5 $13,952 $0
Lamont Storm Water District (Kern) Special District 5 $0 $0
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District Special District 20 $1,275,315 $543,102
Enos Lane Public Utility District Special District 5 $3,120 $0
Frazier Park Public Utility District Special District 16 $388,761 $5,594
Lamont Public Utility District Special District 27 $856,649 $174,915
Mojave Public Utility District Special District 16 $756,710 $214,486
Berrenda Mesa Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Cawelo Water District Special District 25 $1,589,129 $471,414
Henry Miller Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Kern Delta Water District Special District 55 $2,785,273 $622,359
Kern-Tulare Water District Special District 14 $1,244,907 $292,084
Lost Hills Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olcese Water District Special District 8 $276,083 $8,594
Quail Valley Water District Special District 9 $121,252 $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 13 $524,229 $160,944
Indian Wells Valley Water District Special District 39 $3,456,676 $1,010,660
Lebec County Water District Special District 10 $242,315 $17,978
Mettler County Water District Special District 5 $2,400 $0
Rand Communities Water District Special District 14 $89,444 $0
North Edwards Water District Special District 7 $19,359 $0
Tehachapi - Cummings County Water District Special District 31 $2,022,878 $600,256
West Kern Water District Special District 51 $4,175,513 $1,539,669
North of the River Municipal Water District Special District 5 $775 $0
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Special District 60 $7,126,134 $1,631,746
Kern County Water Agency Special District 65 $7,436,896 $4,503,069
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District Special District 71 $5,128,722 $1,476,200
Belridge Water Storage District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buena Vista Water Storage District Special District 33 $2,033,675 $388,148
North Kern Water Storage District Special District 51 $2,217,190 $621,525
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Special District 25 $1,490,820 $265,735
Semitropic Water Storage District Special District 45 $3,948,794 $751,968
Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District Special District 55 $3,621,182 $1,564,683
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 $1,322,740 $200,913
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 17 $936,705 $331,985
Kern Community College District Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 7 $0 $0
Golden Empire Transit District Special District 444 $18,986,205 $727,873
Kern Council of Governments Special District 37 $2,076,353 $466,524
Lake Isabella Community Service District Special District 3 $0 $0
Kern Community College District Community College District 3,901 $145,621,746 $53,690,098
West Kern Community College District Community College District 667 $22,518,600 $8,266,981
State University, Bakersfield California State University 2,601 $101,036,333 $45,728,534
Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Special District 19 $184,499 $36,766
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 2,566 $127,786,455 $52,523,329
Arvin Union K-12 Education
Bakersfield City K-12 Education 4,716 $322,253,469 $125,079,866
Beardsley Elementary K-12 Education
Blake Elementary K-12 Education
Panama-Buena Vista Union K-12 Education 3,983 $170,779,940 $70,175,925
Buttonwillow Union Elementary K-12 Education
Caliente Union Elementary K-12 Education
Delano Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,402 $65,573,565 $27,906,137
Delano Joint Union High K-12 Education 968 $45,098,030 $16,813,102
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
General Shafter Elementary K-12 Education
Greenfield Union K-12 Education
Kern High K-12 Education
Kernville Union Elementary K-12 Education 250 $9,335,656 $3,671,012
Lakeside Union K-12 Education
Lamont Elementary K-12 Education
Richland Union Elementary K-12 Education
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 25 $716,911 $365,166
Mojave Unified K-12 Education 621 $27,764,863 $9,847,316
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 119 $3,183,265 $812,587
Standard Elementary K-12 Education 751 $32,469,126 $7,736,110
Taft City K-12 Education
Taft Union High K-12 Education 385 $14,240,149 $6,155,825
Tehachapi Unified K-12 Education 1,003 $34,750,394 $11,662,912
Vineland Elementary K-12 Education
Wasco Union Elementary K-12 Education 897 $38,743,326 $15,193,637
Wasco Union High K-12 Education
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary K-12 Education
Sierra Sands Unified K-12 Education 1,007 $40,898,190 $15,474,587
McFarland Unified K-12 Education 628 $31,510,971 $10,131,437
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 477 $2,523,221 $495,200
Desert Empire Fair - DAA 53 Fairs & Expos
Kern County Superior Court Superior Court 634 $46,370,294 $13,581,076
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 12 $0 $0
Lamont Public Utility District Financing Authority Special District 27 $856,649 $174,915
South Valley Water Resources Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Blue Ridge Academy K-12 Education
Kern County Hospital Authority Special District 2,927 $224,442,950 $75,590,183
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 58 $952,387 $71,350
RNR School Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Rosedale Financing Authority Special District 5 $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 6 $4,840 $0
Westside Water Authority Special District 41 $3,065,228 $606,455
Groundwater Banking Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Keene Water District Special District 5 $0 $0