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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 19,063 $1,380,432,182 $424,121,730
Aliso Viejo City 37 $2,670,028 $548,664
Anaheim City 3,515 $252,475,454 $51,158,697
Brea City 521 $33,471,720 $6,601,715
Buena Park City 538 $28,101,307 $5,835,134
Costa Mesa City 854 $56,176,915 $27,067,188
Cypress City 252 $14,325,789 $3,869,805
Dana Point City 106 $6,702,228 $977,121
Fountain Valley City 308 $24,141,029 $5,636,967
Fullerton City 914 $53,934,471 $15,153,098
Garden Grove City 860 $69,977,996 $26,937,129
Huntington Beach City 1,682 $111,662,210 $25,620,195
Irvine City 1,945 $104,613,153 $25,329,025
Laguna Hills City 74 $3,162,979 $1,179,075
Laguna Beach City 672 $35,010,685 $8,505,785
Laguna Niguel City 217 $7,130,539 $1,469,480
La Habra City 511 $22,744,605 $5,137,159
Laguna Woods City 14 $861,235 $98,585
La Palma City 100 $5,033,537 $925,155
Lake Forest City 216 $7,265,432 $1,491,959
Los Alamitos City 136 $5,474,973 $1,105,754
Mission Viejo City 332 $12,830,477 $3,242,465
Newport Beach City 1,305 $95,107,378 $17,653,707
Orange City 890 $70,780,782 $15,035,873
Placentia City 247 $12,334,747 $3,166,721
Rancho Santa Margarita City 46 $2,648,824 $537,865
San Clemente City 462 $17,965,201 $4,062,756
San Juan Capistrano City 119 $8,302,884 $3,764,006
Santa Ana City 1,718 $123,643,166 $45,457,271
Seal Beach City 229 $12,359,693 $2,833,906
Stanton City 89 $3,470,180 $708,325
Tustin City 445 $28,539,068 $6,162,005
Villa Park City 17 $600,468 $79,224
Westminster City 388 $25,848,663 $4,086,012
Yorba Linda City 243 $10,919,985 $2,460,000
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 32 $1,702,592 $499,834
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 9 $135,458 $21,768
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $99,375 $13,544
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 22 $515,284 $91,367
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 54 $1,388,570 $249,990
Placentia Library District Special District 47 $1,350,164 $354,865
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 166 $6,635,381 $1,377,359
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 15 $149,521 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 26 $1,592,528 $275,893
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 36 $2,063,640 $676,221
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $119,062 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 716 $70,906,477 $18,045,861
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 74 $5,796,446 $1,972,996
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 454 $37,901,726 $9,035,951
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 179 $12,367,104 $3,581,716
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 160 $13,395,710 $3,199,607
East Orange County Water District Special District 20 $970,212 $236,814
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $4,270,837 $1,161,006
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $59,710 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 64 $5,644,752 $961,462
South Coast Water District Special District 108 $9,743,717 $2,324,208
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 30 $2,079,148 $753,725
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 86 $7,428,431 $1,741,816
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 47 $3,849,562 $901,839
Orange County Water District Special District 281 $24,975,827 $7,906,628
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 118 $3,857,307 $890,095
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 6 $0 $0
Fullerton Arboretum Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 12 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 12 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,597 $202,032,292 $61,426,010
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 6 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 12 $275,425 $38,488
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 44 $0 $0
Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority Special District 4 $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 79 $6,834,363 $1,542,177
Southern Orange County Property Liability Self-Insurance Authority Special District 4 $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 4 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 16 $885,352 $364,201
Bardeen Partners Incorporated Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Water Service Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 43 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 90 $7,039,107 $1,707,505
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 15 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,533 $101,161,495 $46,277,319
Coastal District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) Special District 27 $1,759,033 $324,818
Coast Community College District Community College District 5,075 $171,346,280 $54,668,786
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 5,045 $168,927,070 $32,538,612
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,854 $132,155,373 $38,884,820
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,038 $147,155,581 $42,580,725
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,675 $257,232,797 $107,472,632
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 14 $175,440 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 22 $557,684 $107,729
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,116 $106,290,447 $38,293,490
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,976 $142,988,811 $45,859,022
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 4,747 $218,066,204 $77,486,132
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 780 $35,115,319 $11,565,532
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 7,021 $308,414,573 $90,117,848
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 761 $32,777,099 $7,938,013
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,101 $41,473,909 $10,039,973
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,304 $91,835,276 $29,717,009
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,887 $91,979,572 $32,126,678
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,892 $347,108,360 $133,138,540
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 980 $43,046,586 $12,586,979
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 718 $32,225,331 $9,069,791
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 894 $36,871,634 $9,583,200
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 996 $52,909,785 $12,461,933
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,911 $186,034,522 $67,967,416
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,653 $60,404,317 $14,167,305
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,292 $186,859,051 $55,415,869
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,647 $391,703,836 $119,983,457
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 390 $15,368,899 $3,434,840
Westminster K-12 Education 1,835 $72,123,044 $18,239,342
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,976 $176,846,131 $59,140,042
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,645 $156,634,440 $40,945,527
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,778 $76,230,853 $17,181,894
OCSA K-12 Education
Journey (Orange) K-12 Education
El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy K-12 Education
Edward B. Cole Academy K-12 Education
California Connections Academy Southern California K-12 Education
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano K-12 Education
Orange County Educational Arts Academy K-12 Education
Santiago Middle K-12 Education
Nova Academy Early College High K-12 Education
Community Roots Academy K-12 Education
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County K-12 Education
University of California, Irvine University of California 29,145 $1,413,479,253 $247,679,859
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 122 $6,684,405 $2,825,894
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 20 $1,000,075 $314,930
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,736 $127,107,059 $32,681,472
Samueli Academy K-12 Education
Fullerton School District Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (ILJAOC) Special District 27 $144,911 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 16 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 24 $268,168 $5,250
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 18 $0 $0
Orange Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 17 $670,434 $152,194
Fenner Valley Water Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Irvine Child Care Project Special District 5 $0 $0
Tustin Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Vibrant Minds Charter K-12 Education
Vista Heritage Global Academy K-12 Education
Huntington Beach Union High School District Financing Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley K-12 Education
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. K-12 Education 52 $1,638,733 $194,839
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts K-12 Education
EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) K-12 Education
Scholarship Prep - Orange County K-12 Education
Orange County Workforce Innovation High K-12 Education
Citrus Springs Charter K-12 Education
Kinetic Academy K-12 Education
North Orange County Cities Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
West Orange County Water Board Special District 5 $0 $0
Unity Middle College High K-12 Education
Yorba Linda Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Suncoast Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Palm Lane Global Academy K-12 Education