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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 18,700 $1,172,439,485 $586,652,450
Aliso Viejo City 27 $1,828,622 $457,095
Anaheim City 3,341 $209,254,396 $77,083,865
Brea City 511 $31,177,323 $9,757,086
Buena Park City 502 $23,175,119 $6,369,690
Costa Mesa City 742 $46,767,680 $24,754,850
Cypress City 265 $13,283,940 $4,601,235
Dana Point City 98 $6,033,386 $1,299,272
Fountain Valley City 308 $22,219,736 $7,455,970
Fullerton City 932 $51,250,391 $22,610,837
Garden Grove City 836 $61,239,330 $19,831,670
Huntington Beach City 1,604 $99,962,991 $37,329,773
Irvine City 1,650 $81,609,101 $30,772,758
Laguna Hills City 72 $3,295,812 $1,133,902
Laguna Beach City 612 $25,507,906 $8,603,754
Laguna Niguel City 166 $6,206,577 $1,457,888
La Habra City 556 $20,794,740 $6,290,312
Laguna Woods City 21 $827,876 $130,072
La Palma City 106 $5,720,009 $1,332,035
Lake Forest City 174 $6,177,472 $1,380,794
Los Alamitos City 170 $5,473,362 $1,408,473
Mission Viejo City 309 $11,746,408 $3,629,070
Newport Beach City 1,195 $85,279,033 $26,863,165
Orange City 900 $62,631,565 $19,754,650
Placentia City 195 $10,783,076 $3,711,914
Rancho Santa Margarita City 44 $1,946,121 $616,920
San Clemente City 457 $16,132,457 $5,458,811
San Juan Capistrano City 120 $7,666,371 $3,433,015
Santa Ana City 1,657 $99,393,086 $39,477,032
Seal Beach City 239 $11,292,608 $3,177,128
Stanton City 64 $2,436,193 $590,618
Tustin City 410 $24,810,668 $6,877,944
Villa Park City 14 $438,209 $151,587
Westminster City 409 $26,779,471 $7,321,281
Yorba Linda City 242 $8,288,875 $2,344,415
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 28 $1,404,392 $521,201
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $124,123 $18,018
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $90,000 $2,909
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 18 $379,677 $64,032
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 53 $1,037,400 $190,013
Placentia Library District Special District 46 $1,004,752 $216,620
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 168 $5,379,388 $1,192,887
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 17 $65,736 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 22 $1,164,519 $217,724
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 32 $1,673,324 $669,281
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $104,593 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 683 $61,530,290 $29,437,114
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 64 $4,879,004 $1,528,069
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 348 $29,368,527 $9,870,481
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 132 $8,649,912 $2,933,845
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 133 $10,211,366 $3,677,564
East Orange County Water District Special District 15 $473,336 $152,349
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 60 $3,777,729 $1,182,056
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $58,550 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 72 $5,439,630 $1,629,435
South Coast Water District Special District 111 $7,975,189 $2,542,607
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 26 $1,743,146 $782,734
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 91 $5,821,900 $1,591,453
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 50 $3,068,094 $805,273
Orange County Water District Special District 261 $21,305,570 $6,552,448
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 122 $3,643,186 $964,055
Anaheim Community Center Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 6 $0 $0
Fullerton Arboretum Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Huntington Beach Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Orange County Cities Airport Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Liability and Property Self-Insurance Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 12 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,529 $162,051,105 $84,296,619
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 7 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $185,082 $25,543
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 47 $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 $0 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 75 $6,151,621 $1,716,357
Southern Orange County Property Liability Self-Insurance Authority Special District 4 $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 7 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 17 $803,587 $326,591
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 Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 38 $0 $0
Rossmoor Community Services District Public Improvements Financing Special District 4 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 115 $6,381,254 $2,342,032
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,707 $95,907,786 $47,767,202
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 32 $1,477,855 $327,264
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,566 $135,457,306 $36,295,187
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,807 $128,195,312 $21,221,208
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,151 $112,664,840 $27,462,436
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,648 $112,582,802 $19,332,501
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,356 $207,572,741 $75,292,800
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 5 $142,093 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 17 $426,507 $83,461
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,205 $103,787,258 $32,351,581
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,693 $115,745,040 $27,828,494
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 4,435 $199,556,019 $54,549,133
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 959 $29,624,137 $6,481,379
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 680 $29,546,286 $8,878,242
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,230 $258,726,138 $61,244,718
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 711 $28,272,835 $5,736,962
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 549 $20,722,094 $4,057,205
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,089 $35,154,111 $6,627,592
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,151 $75,514,759 $19,823,584
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,782 $81,478,188 $39,096,327
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,089 $273,795,383 $74,600,128
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 958 $36,446,101 $8,330,364
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education 3,141 $102,472,991 $18,509,373
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 592 $26,683,887 $3,373,729
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 890 $29,695,293 $5,933,109
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 924 $40,590,997 $8,619,647
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,743 $156,787,145 $92,136,676
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,728 $55,446,847 $9,875,430
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,149 $156,189,853 $33,740,279
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,043 $141,653,846 $35,972,334
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 360 $12,958,045 $2,399,826
Westminster K-12 Education 1,840 $59,396,517 $12,734,426
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,806 $157,523,442 $41,444,217
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,281 $128,302,827 $30,599,436
Irvine Unified K-12 Education 4,701 $166,779,260 $36,115,176
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,615 $57,152,026 $11,464,040
OCSA K-12 Education
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 117 $2,883,515 $524,360
Community Roots Academy K-12 Education
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County K-12 Education
University of California, Irvine University of California 26,224 $1,136,098,095 $249,679,980
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 108 $5,205,933 $1,903,425
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 22 $1,111,436 $574,887
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,754 $128,786,910 $51,045,415
Samueli Academy K-12 Education
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana K-12 Education
Fullerton School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (ILJAOC) Special District 28 $158,484 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 19 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 22 $195,253 $0
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 20 $0 $0
Orange Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
Capistrano Unified Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 17 $592,124 $172,312