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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 18,317 $1,147,758,726 $545,402,605
Aliso Viejo City 23 $1,599,410 $401,742
Anaheim City 3,254 $201,580,328 $75,423,073
Brea City 521 $32,225,137 $9,991,491
Buena Park City 494 $22,717,526 $6,396,176
Costa Mesa City 696 $45,733,540 $23,756,583
Cypress City 261 $12,914,225 $4,870,687
Dana Point City 98 $5,606,273 $1,407,250
Fountain Valley City 302 $22,065,931 $7,209,348
Fullerton City 918 $50,207,557 $21,392,635
Garden Grove City 835 $59,136,507 $18,378,409
Huntington Beach City 1,533 $95,859,387 $34,447,730
Irvine City 1,600 $77,719,393 $28,947,232
Laguna Hills City 71 $3,222,389 $1,305,020
Laguna Beach City 616 $26,034,253 $8,663,346
Laguna Niguel City 167 $5,786,711 $1,451,951
La Habra City 514 $20,421,447 $6,638,436
Laguna Woods City 24 $918,719 $144,890
La Palma City 113 $5,743,457 $1,617,840
Lake Forest City 165 $6,045,047 $1,428,019
Los Alamitos City 168 $5,395,221 $1,509,431
Mission Viejo City 291 $11,406,854 $3,514,018
Newport Beach City 1,180 $84,224,214 $25,293,894
Orange City 888 $63,651,256 $18,836,665
Placentia City 195 $10,862,149 $4,114,749
Rancho Santa Margarita City 36 $2,028,223 $638,027
San Clemente City 436 $16,668,227 $6,022,125
San Juan Capistrano City 106 $7,044,488 $3,142,453
Santa Ana City 1,612 $100,830,794 $43,943,848
Seal Beach City 231 $10,273,251 $3,227,537
Stanton City 56 $2,215,647 $566,909
Tustin City 403 $24,135,045 $6,992,564
Villa Park City 15 $440,985 $171,326
Westminster City 363 $21,608,736 $5,922,790
Yorba Linda City 226 $8,344,154 $2,611,786
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 27 $1,246,787 $557,035
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 7 $106,448 $20,148
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $90,000 $3,704
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 19 $343,114 $59,115
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 42 $864,436 $156,075
Placentia Library District Special District 49 $968,055 $227,249
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 164 $5,519,629 $1,249,520
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 17 $80,074 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 22 $1,057,113 $175,932
Garden Grove Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 31 $1,636,682 $710,595
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $97,438 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 690 $61,878,041 $26,873,755
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 64 $4,534,240 $1,384,464
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 343 $28,456,455 $9,669,252
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 130 $7,916,980 $2,742,268
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 120 $9,653,213 $3,885,064
East Orange County Water District Special District 12 $435,124 $154,530
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 57 $3,600,662 $1,123,055
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $52,000 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 75 $6,027,256 $1,878,531
South Coast Water District Special District 115 $7,724,316 $2,353,861
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 26 $1,736,192 $812,857
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 93 $5,645,251 $1,549,109
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 51 $3,082,851 $813,812
Orange County Water District Special District 258 $20,799,298 $6,424,827
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 121 $3,803,343 $1,041,632
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 6 $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 1,525 $158,196,919 $80,528,002
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 7 $0 $0
Orange County Public Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $179,300 $22,433
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 45 $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 75 $6,146,843 $1,816,703
Southern Orange County Property Liability Self-Insurance Authority Special District 5 $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 4 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 20 $862,559 $372,475
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 5 $0 $0
Orange County Public Facilities Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 48 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 3 $6,350 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 97 $6,073,124 $2,480,672
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,801 $94,714,879 $44,184,170
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 31 $1,415,664 $366,755
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,483 $129,692,564 $31,473,305
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,530 $123,959,621 $20,475,833
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,293 $104,468,300 $22,559,232
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,417 $107,661,116 $17,700,361
State University, Fullerton California State University 6,700 $193,277,140 $67,870,853
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 14 $114,548 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 16 $381,422 $73,952
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education
Lowell Joint K-12 Education 458 $15,087,918 $4,040,482
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,573 $104,447,048 $26,159,333
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 3,821 $189,732,226 $51,541,903
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 918 $28,700,366 $6,366,327
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 645 $28,708,887 $8,618,641
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,325 $245,887,838 $24,332,460
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 500 $20,183,342 $4,194,365
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,036 $33,450,833 $6,394,253
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,018 $75,403,660 $18,295,286
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,804 $86,496,105 $22,132,676
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 6,907 $263,954,172 $77,975,206
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 929 $33,936,592 $7,834,904
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 582 $24,957,267 $6,350,288
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 890 $29,159,584 $4,550,744
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 987 $63,249,808 $33,383,924
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,691 $53,977,685 $9,659,432
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,054 $147,854,427 $28,545,807
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 3,918 $137,287,479 $26,739,557
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,047 $312,534,814 $26,913,493
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 346 $12,080,311 $2,246,401
Westminster K-12 Education 1,864 $56,959,106 $12,422,872
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,709 $153,972,104 $43,106,178
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,217 $115,058,762 $28,311,147
Irvine Unified K-12 Education 4,446 $153,677,819 $34,104,649
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,571 $52,687,576 $10,036,327
OCSA K-12 Education 469 $10,873,985 $1,846,492
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 109 $2,543,928 $448,051
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 25,508 $1,061,403,723 $220,275,731
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 116 $5,108,835 $1,690,904
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 25 $1,246,110 $572,715
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,768 $125,007,632 $48,597,390