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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 19,092 $1,414,471,618 $444,850,630
Aliso Viejo City 44 $3,055,553 $578,954
Anaheim City 3,590 $262,953,144 $55,478,828
Brea City 519 $34,572,344 $6,549,491
Buena Park City 519 $28,627,562 $6,116,498
Costa Mesa City 819 $65,375,081 $11,118,081
Cypress City 240 $14,069,686 $3,612,238
Dana Point City 109 $6,714,310 $978,286
Fountain Valley City 311 $25,583,906 $6,067,936
Fullerton City 893 $53,362,324 $14,156,243
Garden Grove City 819 $64,610,996 $31,464,077
Huntington Beach City 1,677 $110,806,335 $26,663,465
Irvine City 1,966 $107,846,434 $26,869,621
Laguna Hills City 72 $3,140,863 $1,108,448
Laguna Beach City 663 $35,245,090 $8,873,235
Laguna Niguel City 208 $7,145,757 $1,475,399
La Habra City 520 $23,812,918 $9,107,434
Laguna Woods City 14 $639,672 $92,629
La Palma City 97 $5,382,711 $977,490
Lake Forest City 239 $7,724,091 $1,569,012
Los Alamitos City 137 $5,664,697 $1,014,421
Mission Viejo City 325 $13,396,528 $3,361,641
Newport Beach City 1,260 $99,160,150 $18,485,555
Orange City 899 $72,732,903 $15,816,887
Placentia City 260 $12,681,708 $3,980,713
Rancho Santa Margarita City 49 $2,779,120 $456,838
San Clemente City 444 $18,688,729 $4,112,882
San Juan Capistrano City 108 $8,653,834 $3,821,049
Santa Ana City 1,729 $129,270,835 $39,090,331
Seal Beach City 232 $13,248,281 $2,944,619
Stanton City 83 $3,334,783 $627,376
Tustin City 421 $27,254,609 $6,010,971
Villa Park City 16 $598,546 $96,592
Westminster City 417 $26,678,082 $4,331,452
Yorba Linda City 262 $11,707,230 $2,162,652
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 33 $1,816,987 $514,976
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 7 $118,741 $23,773
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $91,875 $15,324
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 20 $501,677 $0
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 57 $1,425,903 $247,859
Placentia Library District Special District 40 $1,385,531 $333,361
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 199 $7,875,739 $1,524,693
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 17 $178,902 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 31 $1,582,606 $285,232
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 35 $2,131,928 $778,415
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 10 $147,741 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 743 $76,195,569 $19,083,135
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 72 $6,109,158 $2,021,301
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 463 $41,799,806 $10,451,191
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 183 $15,065,058 $3,914,791
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 153 $13,721,416 $3,375,796
East Orange County Water District Special District 24 $1,223,104 $265,392
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $4,688,893 $1,192,333
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $62,508 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 70 $6,147,277 $1,040,719
South Coast Water District Special District 107 $9,897,164 $2,235,022
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 32 $2,171,057 $807,187
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 89 $7,263,628 $1,780,067
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 56 $4,162,154 $975,573
Orange County Water District Special District 281 $23,038,865 $8,139,117
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 132 $4,206,927 $989,354
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
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 12 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,772 $217,435,492 $67,661,115
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 6 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 12 $266,586 $0
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 64 $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 78 $7,078,797 $1,504,046
Trabuco Canyon Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
WateReuse Finance Authority Special District 3 $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 15 $923,491 $368,495
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
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 90 $7,307,721 $2,199,120
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 15 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,637 $105,831,381 $49,629,028
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 26 $1,787,108 $354,334
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,273 $172,515,616 $56,635,373
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 5,146 $173,855,137 $35,644,139
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,801 $140,184,249 $40,625,717
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,777 $150,165,096 $47,570,830
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,894 $260,212,991 $111,258,654
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 15 $189,965 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 18 $601,687 $126,180
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 1,990 $106,347,144 $40,682,529
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,920 $140,836,684 $47,095,232
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 1,107 $43,098,805 $11,256,930
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 770 $35,619,602 $12,145,228
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,732 $304,495,810 $98,001,075
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 793 $34,318,883 $9,270,636
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 686 $26,291,177 $7,604,770
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,084 $43,633,848 $11,263,560
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,264 $93,168,290 $32,080,823
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 1,070 $43,045,500 $13,501,812
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education 3,148 $125,915,006 $44,752,947
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 703 $32,510,126 $9,736,262
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 1,050 $48,374,218 $14,134,593
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 4,046 $191,958,462 $70,002,390
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,693 $60,513,768 $15,383,482
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,212 $196,822,471 $60,060,859
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,351 $174,952,365 $57,205,384
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 380 $16,069,542 $3,875,091
Westminster K-12 Education 1,935 $74,437,867 $20,006,776
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,663 $159,172,886 $45,112,344
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,802 $73,653,774 $18,730,955
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 30,326 $1,535,713,385 $265,682,656
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 124 $7,333,018 $3,155,815
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 19 $1,097,271 $343,384
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,841 $133,485,526 $33,874,970
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 $144,911 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 19 $250,194 $16,758
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 4 $0 $0
Central Net Operations Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Coastal Animal Services Authority Special District 16 $705,465 $155,659
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 54 $2,204,356 $246,967
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
Yorba Linda Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Suncoast Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Palm Lane Global Academy K-12 Education
Sycamore Creek Community Charter K-12 Education
International School for Science and Culture K-12 Education