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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 19,323 $1,628,229,538 $552,155,221
Aliso Viejo City 69 $4,184,986 $755,166
Anaheim City 3,496 $291,803,614 $61,996,789
Brea City 521 $38,313,371 $7,293,912
Buena Park City 526 $33,701,089 $13,783,190
Costa Mesa City 860 $79,698,083 $16,152,002
Cypress City 239 $15,331,274 $4,011,430
Dana Point City 116 $7,726,619 $1,385,125
Fountain Valley City 310 $30,222,034 $6,838,869
Fullerton City 702 $56,778,164 $12,226,159
Garden Grove City 761 $67,297,445 $39,984,254
Huntington Beach City 1,670 $133,130,303 $30,290,557
Irvine City 2,060 $141,524,078 $36,217,114
Laguna Hills City 55 $3,486,324 $1,118,731
Laguna Beach City 715 $46,279,633 $10,322,168
Laguna Niguel City 214 $8,555,307 $1,700,705
La Habra City 467 $27,534,756 $10,403,465
Laguna Woods City 18 $837,582 $145,106
La Palma City 108 $5,993,870 $1,050,461
Lake Forest City 186 $8,857,848 $1,773,284
Los Alamitos City 155 $7,284,205 $1,400,324
Mission Viejo City 339 $15,326,772 $3,785,349
Newport Beach City 1,303 $106,178,604 $22,607,457
Orange City 927 $87,031,710 $20,024,557
Placentia City 337 $19,016,962 $4,858,937
Rancho Santa Margarita City 48 $3,319,524 $536,612
San Clemente City 465 $18,402,486 $4,046,871
San Juan Capistrano City 78 $6,594,468 $1,555,517
Santa Ana City 1,937 $167,131,832 $48,330,049
Seal Beach City 257 $15,391,317 $3,817,999
Stanton City 98 $4,788,856 $882,508
Tustin City 481 $40,047,782 $8,428,273
Villa Park City 19 $736,161 $137,866
Westminster City 397 $32,123,142 $5,472,803
Yorba Linda City 326 $15,337,464 $3,379,576
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 33 $2,245,675 $818,117
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $205,816 $26,375
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $106,087 $13,515
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 22 $550,684 $72,356
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 47 $1,569,854 $266,813
Placentia Library District Special District 45 $2,407,781 $362,539
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 168 $8,404,292 $1,754,026
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 7 $11,113 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 33 $2,576,268 $432,259
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 39 $2,906,966 $1,025,896
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $190,997 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 730 $83,873,233 $19,630,653
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 72 $7,211,298 $2,239,493
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 468 $50,025,194 $14,157,363
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 210 $21,244,110 $4,939,330
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 215 $20,626,275 $4,624,673
East Orange County Water District Special District 20 $2,066,538 $411,242
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 52 $5,577,360 $1,328,384
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 7 $60,180 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 66 $7,764,718 $1,565,573
South Coast Water District Special District 131 $11,466,902 $2,377,317
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 29 $2,944,511 $1,016,258
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 94 $8,385,391 $2,186,909
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 58 $5,261,328 $1,103,621
Orange County Water District Special District 281 $29,330,502 $9,138,697
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 122 $5,528,843 $1,578,026
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 11 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 12 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,880 $254,101,760 $81,729,905
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 7 $84,475 $8,155
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 67 $0 $0
Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Santiago Aqueduct Commission Special District 6 $0 $0
South Coast Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $118,065 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 73 $7,513,950 $1,783,619
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 16 $1,225,053 $500,503
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 53 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 90 $7,687,257 $1,874,182
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,598 $121,788,387 $55,146,211
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 24 $1,879,800 $340,465
Coast Community College District Community College District 3,905 $190,490,599 $69,492,571
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,322 $207,698,504 $59,313,158
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,994 $169,718,169 $54,083,072
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,383 $180,005,530 $63,230,494
State University, Fullerton California State University 6,899 $286,475,667 $129,195,414
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 12 $190,745 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 16 $739,331 $164,749
University of California, Irvine University of California 31,991 $2,120,114,918 $351,110,142
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,782 $151,192,819 $44,446,278
Fullerton School District Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (ILJAOC) Special District 27 $146,243 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 19 $398,980 $26,239
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 20 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 20 $648,455 $128,057
Fenner Valley Water Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Irvine Child Care Project Special District 5 $0 $0
Tustin Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Huntington Beach Union High School District Financing Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
North Orange County Cities Joint Powers Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
West Orange County Water Board Special District 5 $0 $0
Yorba Linda Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santiago Library System Special District 12 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Power Authority Special District 26 $1,985,763 $338,747