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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
Orange County County 21,356 $1,137,403,282 $168,471,554
Aliso Viejo City 24 $1,520,849 $199,745
Anaheim City 3,577 $192,895,604 $31,003,003
Brea City 560 $36,733,524 $5,695,543
Buena Park City 547 $25,263,412 $3,893,588
Costa Mesa City 753 $53,748,520 $7,134,002
Cypress City 277 $14,042,366 $2,565,822
Dana Point City 93 $5,436,948 $832,335
Fountain Valley City 301 $21,591,776 $3,395,570
Fullerton City 904 $53,292,464 $8,473,932
Garden Grove City 901 $61,371,795 $5,606,262
Huntington Beach City 1,713 $103,483,443 $15,084,201
Irvine City 1,503 $74,104,070 $10,428,662
Laguna Hills City 85 $3,069,254 $893,174
Laguna Beach City 641 $26,477,072 $4,409,762
Laguna Niguel City 163 $5,325,785 $1,067,056
La Habra City 644 $19,390,557 $3,407,965
Laguna Woods City 24 $783,033 $107,801
La Palma City 248 $5,950,646 $906,975
Lake Forest City 162 $5,715,127 $1,147,195
Los Alamitos City 152 $4,942,681 $746,140
Mission Viejo City 283 $11,743,948 $1,491,272
Newport Beach City 1,354 $82,845,256 $10,935,929
Orange City 917 $60,329,406 $8,824,985
Placentia City 240 $11,536,725 $2,110,926
Rancho Santa Margarita City 38 $2,049,734 $428,335
San Clemente City 405 $15,713,392 $3,167,141
San Juan Capistrano City 119 $7,243,177 $1,424,898
Santa Ana City 2,009 $142,518,407 $27,019,100
Seal Beach City 219 $10,327,016 $1,628,125
Stanton City 79 $2,962,829 $442,759
Tustin City 404 $23,125,876 $3,654,894
Villa Park City 14 $414,367 $62,378
Westminster City 441 $24,166,889 $3,476,274
Yorba Linda City 219 $7,620,096 $1,580,033
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 27 $1,125,221 $248,848
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $114,830 $17,491
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 17 $240,720 $44,100
Surfside Colony Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Three Arch Bay Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Buena Park Library District Special District 46 $1,094,868 $135,267
Placentia Library District Special District 44 $934,180 $206,487
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 163 $5,716,496 $932,302
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $82,978 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 19 $1,091,116 $128,519
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 36 $1,660,025 $499,265
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 8 $77,118 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 670 $53,841,037 $8,534,843
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 3 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 58 $4,179,828 $1,222,516
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 349 $27,385,386 $6,621,836
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 119 $7,479,644 $1,990,658
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 127 $8,949,565 $1,964,651
East Orange County Water District Special District 10 $365,991 $102,914
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $3,041,891 $757,516
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $61,000 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 79 $6,034,967 $1,059,093
South Coast Water District Special District 112 $7,598,217 $1,809,887
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 32 $1,784,556 $787,476
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 84 $5,168,038 $1,114,482
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 50 $3,012,706 $539,560
Orange County Water District Special District 246 $18,929,159 $5,355,483
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 100 $3,108,351 $827,955
Airborne Law Enforcement Services Special District 4 $0 $0
Anaheim Community Center Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Anaheim Public Financing Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Brea Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Costa Mesa Public Finance Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Fullerton Arboretum Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Joint Powers Agency Special District 5 $0 $0
Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Joint Powers Employee Benefit Authority Special District 4 $0 $2,155
Irvine Public Facilities and Infrastructure Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 15 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 5 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,516 $129,025,849 $26,006,573
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Public Financing Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 23 $0 $0
Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santiago Aqueduct Commission Special District 5 $0 $0
South Coast Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 74 $5,898,549 $1,047,426
Southern Orange County Property Liability Self-Insurance Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Tri-City Park Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
WateReuse Finance Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 5 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 19 $1,011,007 $259,540
Anaheim Public Improvement Corporation Special District 9 $0 $0
Bardeen Partners Incorporated Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Water Service Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Mesa Consolidated Water District Improvement Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation Special District 10 $0 $0
Orange County Public Facilities Corporation Special District 15 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 40 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 5 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 103 $7,585,751 $1,280,602
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,909 $102,845,029 $23,505,915
State University, Fullerton California State University 5,655 $169,304,644 $52,604,657