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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 21,651 $1,174,881,979 $149,117,223
Aliso Viejo City 24 $1,465,327 $188,783
Anaheim City 3,853 $211,253,883 $30,670,967
Brea City 553 $32,198,772 $5,783,653
Buena Park City 531 $27,712,593 $4,316,569
Costa Mesa City 812 $58,994,173 $9,659,035
Cypress City 286 $14,372,670 $2,332,084
Dana Point City 94 $5,467,351 $1,044,844
Fountain Valley City 319 $22,962,801 $3,688,704
Fullerton City 1,014 $57,826,126 $7,576,197
Garden Grove City 949 $62,491,727 $5,857,346
Huntington Beach City 1,844 $109,409,063 $16,722,788
Irvine City 1,555 $77,200,156 $10,826,520
Laguna Hills City 80 $3,122,272 $769,246
Laguna Beach City 667 $26,189,632 $4,258,656
Laguna Niguel City 161 $5,102,022 $1,012,112
La Habra City 865 $20,036,232 $3,288,343
Laguna Woods City 23 $769,633 $104,261
La Palma City 122 $5,720,486 $908,001
Lake Forest City 170 $5,737,433 $1,160,937
Los Alamitos City 171 $5,398,521 $811,349
Mission Viejo City 282 $12,502,730 $1,679,801
Newport Beach City 1,403 $84,640,714 $11,834,585
Orange City 961 $66,039,828 $12,537,117
Placentia City 286 $11,356,183 $2,291,596
Rancho Santa Margarita City 36 $2,133,342 $420,159
San Clemente City 388 $16,896,052 $3,434,432
San Juan Capistrano City 124 $7,771,843 $1,360,774
Santa Ana City 2,340 $151,147,505 $27,225,757
Seal Beach City 237 $10,629,469 $1,675,128
Stanton City 78 $3,072,253 $419,226
Tustin City 301 $24,167,996 $4,601,201
Villa Park City 13 $345,986 $60,883
Westminster City 464 $24,126,866 $3,544,060
Yorba Linda City 226 $8,720,642 $1,244,268
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 27 $1,116,763 $239,849
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $127,699 $16,880
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 19 $233,886 $40,033
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 45 $1,178,294 $172,112
Placentia Library District Special District 58 $924,168 $175,832
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 156 $5,531,250 $854,159
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 15 $94,980 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 20 $935,459 $132,311
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 34 $1,670,549 $465,919
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 8 $71,150 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 672 $59,509,320 $8,182,186
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 3 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 61 $4,450,869 $1,265,465
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 350 $26,772,217 $6,537,137
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 119 $7,563,947 $2,047,068
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 138 $10,241,849 $1,951,209
East Orange County Water District Special District 10 $334,018 $81,137
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 56 $2,943,925 $769,016
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $0 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 73 $5,755,012 $800,817
South Coast Water District Special District 110 $7,239,620 $1,446,242
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 30 $1,891,276 $764,236
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 82 $5,049,784 $995,680
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 65 $3,191,034 $545,777
Orange County Water District Special District 243 $18,455,065 $2,048,568
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 97 $3,383,207 $772,803
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 3 $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
Irvine Public Facilities and Infrastructure Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,513 $127,521,215 $24,677,411
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 4 $0 $0
Orange County Public Financing Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Placentia Civic Center Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $130,950 $6,000
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 6 $0 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 74 $5,859,678 $1,054,204
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 5 $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 17 $977,698 $245,587
Anaheim Public Improvement Corporation Special District 9 $0 $0
Bardeen Partners Incorporated Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Improvement Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Water Service 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 46 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 5 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 2,129 $112,314,946 $24,261,668
State University, Fullerton California State University 5,832 $176,984,492 $50,583,641