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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 18,390 $1,345,626,666 $654,389,581
Aliso Viejo City 28 $2,399,368 $533,986
Anaheim City 3,520 $249,259,207 $46,153,441
Brea City 541 $34,096,513 $12,156,031
Buena Park City 534 $26,788,635 $6,789,492
Costa Mesa City 801 $49,986,250 $30,722,750
Cypress City 265 $13,722,307 $4,293,753
Dana Point City 102 $7,018,021 $1,060,540
Fountain Valley City 310 $23,213,532 $5,407,084
Fullerton City 936 $55,209,019 $23,757,343
Garden Grove City 861 $66,743,838 $26,234,570
Huntington Beach City 1,674 $111,029,683 $46,812,321
Irvine City 1,900 $98,616,355 $37,558,487
Laguna Hills City 72 $3,576,916 $1,124,391
Laguna Beach City 636 $31,196,954 $8,158,680
Laguna Niguel City 207 $6,915,698 $1,368,449
La Habra City 528 $22,748,618 $7,263,342
Laguna Woods City 16 $750,442 $105,631
La Palma City 95 $4,822,517 $870,291
Lake Forest City 211 $7,021,479 $1,364,058
Los Alamitos City 147 $5,748,226 $1,219,613
Mission Viejo City 306 $12,344,567 $3,648,499
Newport Beach City 1,245 $92,746,517 $14,446,309
Orange City 921 $69,982,308 $19,540,144
Placentia City 271 $11,663,268 $4,835,899
Rancho Santa Margarita City 46 $2,647,602 $544,648
San Clemente City 454 $16,887,548 $4,058,564
San Juan Capistrano City 111 $8,126,935 $3,719,569
Santa Ana City 1,853 $113,275,173 $57,043,844
Seal Beach City 241 $12,025,092 $2,687,928
Stanton City 86 $3,081,869 $646,679
Tustin City 443 $29,720,895 $6,601,220
Villa Park City 15 $564,880 $76,252
Westminster City 386 $24,039,692 $4,588,892
Yorba Linda City 267 $10,240,398 $2,408,196
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 32 $1,649,637 $470,588
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 9 $136,912 $24,365
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $95,000 $10,470
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 21 $469,312 $89,838
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 52 $1,310,400 $218,378
Placentia Library District Special District 46 $1,258,503 $273,597
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 156 $6,293,633 $1,288,425
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 13 $121,947 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 24 $1,514,347 $257,308
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 30 $1,890,213 $620,404
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 10 $131,666 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 701 $66,786,774 $17,468,624
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 71 $5,805,644 $1,894,049
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 416 $35,559,612 $8,638,720
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 171 $11,179,396 $3,278,134
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 153 $12,895,391 $3,822,974
East Orange County Water District Special District 22 $767,415 $197,892
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 54 $4,325,920 $1,134,868
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $62,438 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 65 $5,687,864 $986,726
South Coast Water District Special District 116 $9,613,570 $2,209,199
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 28 $1,937,628 $766,317
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 90 $6,772,236 $1,559,927
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 51 $3,687,323 $849,105
Orange County Water District Special District 286 $24,115,441 $7,538,159
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 100 $3,555,903 $832,335
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $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 1,635 $196,662,257 $60,131,464
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 7 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 13 $232,244 $34,793
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 49 $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 77 $6,470,773 $1,563,604
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 16 $780,890 $324,802
Bardeen Partners Incorporated Special District 5 $0 $0
Irvine Ranch Water District Water Service Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Financing Corporation Special District 47 $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 177 $7,881,453 $2,810,776
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 15 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,547 $96,829,194 $46,211,000
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 29 $1,761,543 $312,761
Coast Community College District Community College District 5,112 $163,142,732 $48,895,263
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 5,125 $166,453,282 $30,038,599
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,730 $130,981,762 $31,763,111
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,078 $144,879,957 $42,624,997
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,693 $245,820,892 $100,851,545
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 13 $183,405 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 24 $606,558 $120,093
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,171 $112,494,005 $37,337,102
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education 4,646 $213,372,926 $71,980,888
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,689 $288,830,074 $78,963,650
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 746 $31,949,857 $7,401,732
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 624 $25,103,737 $6,372,050
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,294 $89,149,349 $27,553,664
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,880 $94,107,868 $46,633,114
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,671 $340,721,324 $50,455,195
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 986 $43,030,401 $11,585,786
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education 3,149 $118,329,243 $37,045,556
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 692 $31,381,892 $8,284,108
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education 917 $34,947,811 $8,223,514
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 1,069 $47,040,813 $11,889,944
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,852 $178,642,025 $60,131,525
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,332 $190,885,772 $34,606,595
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,513 $384,961,163 $54,308,208
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 382 $15,139,770 $3,139,324
Westminster K-12 Education 1,832 $71,325,526 $16,957,686
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,886 $173,967,076 $56,689,509
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,527 $161,878,720 $42,627,786
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,688 $68,390,671 $15,043,189
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
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 28,287 $1,350,609,057 $301,606,197
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 115 $6,092,541 $2,519,904
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 22 $868,281 $457,219
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,771 $124,659,033 $51,250,879
Samueli Academy 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 $143,943 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 23 $273,162 $0
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 18 $0 $0
Orange Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
North Net Training Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 18 $641,967 $162,256
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
Huntington Beach Union High School District Financing Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley K-12 Education
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. K-12 Education 33 $1,069,068 $164,714
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts K-12 Education
EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) K-12 Education
Scholarship Prep - Orange County K-12 Education
Orange County Workforce Innovation High K-12 Education
Citrus Springs Charter K-12 Education
Kinetic Academy K-12 Education
North Orange County Cities Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
West Orange County Water Board Special District 5 $0 $0
Unity Middle College High K-12 Education