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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 18,537 $1,147,314,972 $509,293,707
Aliso Viejo City 21 $1,612,433 $352,994
Anaheim City 3,304 $196,506,963 $72,717,800
Brea City 547 $36,651,059 $11,457,166
Buena Park City 495 $23,809,634 $7,840,265
Costa Mesa City 657 $45,435,699 $23,656,633
Cypress City 270 $13,370,616 $5,240,829
Dana Point City 95 $5,819,565 $1,396,775
Fountain Valley City 306 $22,195,261 $7,303,908
Fullerton City 918 $51,203,615 $17,601,073
Garden Grove City 853 $60,941,235 $17,905,113
Huntington Beach City 1,521 $96,974,416 $32,871,653
Irvine City 1,570 $76,066,662 $28,549,422
Laguna Hills City 76 $3,106,482 $1,203,684
Laguna Beach City 611 $25,513,025 $8,689,367
Laguna Niguel City 164 $5,752,756 $1,618,857
La Habra City 527 $19,633,280 $6,437,996
Laguna Woods City 21 $808,904 $227,665
La Palma City 117 $5,853,532 $1,606,013
Lake Forest City 157 $6,030,300 $1,436,032
Los Alamitos City 160 $5,006,470 $685,148
Mission Viejo City 273 $11,050,625 $3,314,081
Newport Beach City 1,234 $82,360,856 $25,133,633
Orange City 894 $57,346,437 $19,270,043
Placentia City 232 $10,664,101 $3,848,296
Rancho Santa Margarita City 37 $1,867,910 $649,824
San Clemente City 413 $16,633,481 $6,669,242
San Juan Capistrano City 113 $7,034,645 $2,962,308
Santa Ana City 1,924 $139,084,177 $46,075,719
Seal Beach City 224 $9,804,924 $2,909,677
Stanton City 63 $2,487,380 $665,732
Tustin City 417 $26,679,741 $3,513,541
Villa Park City 17 $456,813 $142,344
Westminster City 411 $23,781,382 $6,150,816
Yorba Linda City 222 $7,879,442 $2,408,331
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 26 $1,203,699 $526,843
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $106,654 $18,264
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $17,917 $1,400
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 20 $276,094 $52,393
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 41 $810,374 $142,577
Placentia Library District Special District 42 $913,587 $189,729
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 162 $5,726,082 $1,331,284
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 19 $91,577 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 23 $1,004,429 $210,634
Garden Grove Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 32 $1,552,099 $692,161
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $93,624 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 683 $62,201,095 $24,724,232
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 60 $4,531,591 $1,389,452
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 337 $27,100,339 $9,249,305
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 130 $8,474,750 $2,879,971
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 121 $8,820,891 $3,633,919
East Orange County Water District Special District 13 $426,692 $116,479
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $3,415,128 $1,074,293
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $63,219 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 79 $6,319,374 $1,943,031
South Coast Water District Special District 106 $7,865,931 $2,449,150
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 28 $1,806,152 $838,831
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 86 $5,314,744 $1,662,269
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 58 $3,008,394 $868,662
Orange County Water District Special District 245 $20,353,113 $6,138,842
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 106 $3,826,583 $957,188
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 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
Orange County Cities Airport Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Irvine Public Facilities and Infrastructure Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 13 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,536 $146,175,915 $78,694,216
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Public Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $188,998 $21,600
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 Coast Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 72 $6,107,594 $1,790,332
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 4 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 19 $899,407 $438,266
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 6 $0 $0
Orange County Public Facilities Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 42 $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 102 $6,908,146 $2,477,766
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,714 $94,748,154 $42,152,281
Coastal District Financing Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Irvine Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
West Cities Communications Center Joint Powers Authority (WESTCOMM) Special District 28 $1,417,905 $380,805
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,417 $129,401,187 $11,223,174
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,249 $118,628,069 $24,869,653
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,201 $93,488,639 $20,123,471
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,344 $105,308,096 $16,700,200
State University, Fullerton California State University 6,547 $192,576,158 $61,959,157
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $31,717 $99,629
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 15 $93,183 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 17 $339,055 $119,661