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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 18,618 $1,231,308,043 $623,648,316
Aliso Viejo City 26 $1,877,717 $415,577
Anaheim City 3,422 $221,934,801 $80,291,009
Brea City 533 $32,012,767 $10,065,974
Buena Park City 498 $24,215,938 $6,673,165
Costa Mesa City 767 $46,339,022 $26,829,927
Cypress City 269 $13,372,874 $4,341,908
Dana Point City 109 $6,466,293 $1,181,578
Fountain Valley City 322 $22,895,657 $6,576,246
Fullerton City 931 $51,980,473 $24,582,511
Garden Grove City 842 $64,243,698 $21,633,803
Huntington Beach City 1,640 $105,651,731 $38,953,381
Irvine City 1,733 $84,877,913 $31,564,328
Laguna Hills City 80 $3,409,965 $1,127,233
Laguna Beach City 630 $27,225,649 $8,076,586
Laguna Niguel City 198 $5,802,616 $1,211,745
La Habra City 556 $22,693,456 $6,281,989
Laguna Woods City 15 $797,780 $125,961
La Palma City 102 $5,386,778 $1,102,153
Lake Forest City 192 $6,543,466 $1,420,226
Los Alamitos City 181 $5,998,798 $1,375,373
Mission Viejo City 301 $11,890,819 $3,538,707
Newport Beach City 1,203 $90,337,994 $32,980,991
Orange City 907 $67,823,561 $22,772,893
Placentia City 245 $10,357,473 $3,691,574
Rancho Santa Margarita City 42 $2,330,908 $587,115
San Clemente City 475 $16,413,378 $4,624,766
San Juan Capistrano City 120 $8,123,686 $3,527,006
Santa Ana City 1,703 $101,628,276 $51,744,803
Seal Beach City 245 $11,562,784 $2,848,779
Stanton City 69 $2,569,937 $563,139
Tustin City 403 $25,982,608 $6,550,048
Villa Park City 13 $474,111 $131,325
Westminster City 405 $24,995,387 $5,899,783
Yorba Linda City 242 $9,327,091 $2,623,539
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 28 $1,434,955 $466,970
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $122,768 $18,740
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $90,000 $3,055
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 19 $446,488 $79,378
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 47 $1,198,356 $218,087
Placentia Library District Special District 43 $1,026,833 $247,939
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 190 $6,133,925 $692,978
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $72,924 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 26 $1,336,326 $249,857
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 30 $1,737,310 $648,161
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $107,052 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 696 $63,245,291 $22,324,376
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 70 $5,203,927 $1,626,502
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 350 $30,950,040 $10,045,059
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 153 $9,991,571 $3,156,343
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 142 $11,388,166 $3,923,931
East Orange County Water District Special District 15 $476,586 $150,859
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 62 $3,972,656 $1,141,897
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $60,500 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 69 $5,413,262 $1,564,315
South Coast Water District Special District 119 $8,060,814 $2,175,758
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 26 $1,835,193 $778,275
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 91 $6,432,476 $1,524,932
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 57 $3,194,918 $742,613
Orange County Water District Special District 271 $22,289,010 $6,896,725
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 124 $3,648,165 $858,023
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
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 1,560 $171,411,923 $93,243,612
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 7 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 11 $197,662 $33,787
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 5 $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 74 $6,129,967 $1,622,418
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 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 18 $813,241 $331,993
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 49 $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 224 $7,790,166 $2,376,656
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 18 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,653 $98,955,043 $49,781,465
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 27 $1,499,753 $314,715
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,801 $143,419,498 $39,322,657
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,732 $133,210,633 $18,353,941
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,346 $116,898,849 $26,060,784
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,826 $119,863,985 $31,671,590
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,761 $226,664,018 $85,780,862
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 14 $118,238 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 17 $506,448 $109,527
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,185 $105,788,590 $33,388,425
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 3,799 $162,430,065 $41,303,268
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 4,509 $220,343,135 $61,648,330
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 1,042 $32,363,656 $6,974,853
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,411 $278,451,181 $65,436,610
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 699 $32,232,893 $6,396,345
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 552 $21,905,462 $4,638,048
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,046 $35,946,582 $6,954,527
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,163 $83,129,122 $22,343,728
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,858 $82,455,869 $40,022,105
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,223 $299,966,463 $71,346,539
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 955 $38,317,665 $9,123,431
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education 3,112 $109,105,410 $24,462,301
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 642 $27,826,281 $6,830,931
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 906 $31,267,328 $6,630,032
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 988 $43,018,113 $16,892,953
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,690 $166,518,666 $82,267,026
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,762 $56,042,435 $10,909,374
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,146 $166,266,152 $37,251,923
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,219 $152,769,156 $32,781,496
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,381 $348,195,678 $85,487,580
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 379 $14,986,178 $2,712,126
Westminster K-12 Education 1,841 $64,306,218 $13,978,332
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,775 $171,191,187 $47,618,798
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,376 $132,304,452 $31,631,265
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,657 $60,399,480 $12,160,636
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 Online Public Schools Southern California K-12 Education
Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano K-12 Education
Orange County Educational Arts Academy K-12 Education
Santiago Middle K-12 Education
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 27,325 $1,188,206,039 $273,366,645
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 112 $5,473,394 $2,114,851
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 22 $1,128,850 $610,677
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,757 $125,825,671 $52,672,333
Samueli Academy K-12 Education
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana K-12 Education
Fullerton School District Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (ILJAOC) Special District 27 $143,522 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 12 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 21 $248,332 $0
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 19 $0 $0
Orange Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 17 $603,784 $149,644
Fenner Valley Water Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Irvine Child Care Project Special District 5 $0 $0
Tustin Unified School District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Vibrant Minds Charter K-12 Education
Vista Heritage Global Academy K-12 Education