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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 17,797 $1,141,063,009 $457,794,173
Aliso Viejo City 23 $1,600,503 $332,190
Anaheim City 3,346 $198,404,908 $71,593,266
Brea City 558 $35,947,964 $11,118,196
Buena Park City 485 $23,973,021 $8,729,094
Costa Mesa City 648 $46,770,835 $22,930,219
Cypress City 275 $13,872,402 $5,120,520
Dana Point City 93 $5,610,984 $1,331,063
Fountain Valley City 307 $24,654,632 $3,437,743
Fullerton City 939 $50,039,959 $19,661,429
Garden Grove City 873 $60,441,025 $5,565,472
Huntington Beach City 1,573 $95,972,633 $31,213,256
Irvine City 1,513 $73,874,931 $26,783,193
Laguna Hills City 74 $3,168,139 $1,098,308
Laguna Beach City 623 $25,584,452 $8,049,143
Laguna Niguel City 159 $5,770,822 $1,609,106
La Habra City 525 $19,350,515 $6,006,550
Laguna Woods City 18 $770,061 $234,874
La Palma City 126 $5,722,737 $1,691,348
Lake Forest City 147 $5,834,147 $1,588,771
Los Alamitos City 154 $5,050,352 $685,297
Mission Viejo City 271 $11,195,742 $3,348,577
Newport Beach City 1,226 $79,699,087 $21,620,197
Orange City 895 $59,812,076 $21,534,198
Placentia City 239 $10,991,076 $3,546,893
Rancho Santa Margarita City 40 $2,016,000 $668,990
San Clemente City 400 $15,657,153 $5,103,960
San Juan Capistrano City 113 $7,241,020 $2,909,524
Santa Ana City 1,949 $162,823,757 $51,319,162
Seal Beach City 216 $10,151,646 $2,667,827
Stanton City 74 $2,945,774 $736,721
Tustin City 409 $21,244,717 $3,494,097
Villa Park City 13 $439,490 $155,329
Westminster City 438 $25,622,614 $5,001,974
Yorba Linda City 223 $8,023,704 $2,734,779
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 27 $1,152,906 $457,961
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $118,880 $20,450
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 19 $267,643 $47,300
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 40 $896,431 $175,083
Placentia Library District Special District 45 $868,618 $214,348
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 162 $5,651,485 $1,360,395
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $82,764 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 20 $1,050,756 $234,289
Garden Grove Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 34 $1,707,048 $681,021
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $83,325 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 684 $62,710,205 $23,676,566
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 59 $4,356,085 $1,362,258
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 341 $28,539,134 $7,142,079
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 119 $7,812,137 $2,735,691
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 133 $9,666,598 $3,744,409
East Orange County Water District Special District 11 $397,897 $153,652
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 53 $3,218,001 $1,069,859
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $62,100 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 71 $6,110,446 $1,756,219
South Coast Water District Special District 103 $7,540,133 $2,310,906
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 29 $1,893,186 $843,236
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 88 $5,127,072 $1,706,893
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 58 $2,990,766 $841,023
Orange County Water District Special District 257 $19,871,416 $5,785,328
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 104 $3,564,625 $911,997
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 4 $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 8 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Joint Powers Agency Special District 5 $0 $0
Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Orange County Cities Airport Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Joint Powers Employee Benefit Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
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 13 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,399 $137,353,440 $69,368,834
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $136,180 $5,732
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 24 $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 72 $5,892,544 $1,624,769
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 19 $832,637 $420,290
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 71 $6,110,446 $1,756,219
Municipal Water District of Orange County Water Facilities Corporation Special District 8 $0 $0
Orange County Public Facilities Corporation Special District 11 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 45 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 3 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 102 $6,669,170 $2,393,899
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,762 $96,647,263 $40,907,502
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,559 $135,671,083 $11,413,399
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,320 $120,814,982 $24,782,035
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,482 $94,730,490 $19,834,917
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,289 $104,676,230 $15,845,635
State University, Fullerton California State University 6,105 $185,569,792 $57,075,989