Skip to main content
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Notice to Our Website Visitors - Due to server maintenance, the Controller's GCC website may be unavailable on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 for up to 1 hour between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and will update this message if this schedule changes. – The Controller's Web Support Team
County:
Year:

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 19,299 $1,494,064,183 $452,789,154
Aliso Viejo City 52 $3,523,378 $736,708
Anaheim City 3,044 $244,020,086 $54,244,167
Brea City 490 $34,032,298 $6,786,707
Buena Park City 481 $29,627,293 $5,162,723
Costa Mesa City 772 $66,044,253 $12,419,345
Cypress City 240 $13,917,732 $3,771,338
Dana Point City 109 $6,719,438 $1,139,958
Fountain Valley City 297 $26,526,154 $6,366,512
Fullerton City 690 $51,516,857 $16,097,139
Garden Grove City 690 $59,095,739 $35,959,163
Huntington Beach City 1,682 $117,464,370 $27,246,523
Irvine City 1,847 $109,430,617 $29,862,828
Laguna Hills City 52 $3,128,137 $1,011,223
Laguna Beach City 554 $36,240,776 $9,225,362
Laguna Niguel City 169 $7,388,024 $1,480,758
La Habra City 494 $24,956,809 $10,771,913
Laguna Woods City 15 $756,032 $134,557
La Palma City 91 $5,601,101 $1,044,154
Lake Forest City 164 $7,160,900 $1,487,400
Los Alamitos City 139 $5,915,816 $1,083,303
Mission Viejo City 276 $12,955,913 $3,358,096
Newport Beach City 1,266 $101,712,333 $20,501,378
Orange City 865 $79,546,823 $17,847,319
Placentia City 334 $18,330,800 $4,470,826
Rancho Santa Margarita City 37 $2,733,096 $483,204
San Clemente City 428 $18,202,187 $3,815,443
San Juan Capistrano City 98 $8,100,576 $3,698,534
Santa Ana City 1,691 $135,423,503 $45,165,281
Seal Beach City 227 $14,740,520 $3,353,694
Stanton City 90 $3,854,142 $765,328
Tustin City 471 $36,907,383 $6,805,261
Villa Park City 16 $638,119 $109,260
Westminster City 405 $27,312,824 $4,576,403
Yorba Linda City 266 $13,772,486 $3,142,974
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 35 $2,080,928 $596,783
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 7 $133,149 $29,370
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $98,500 $14,857
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 18 $412,817 $71,919
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 50 $1,483,306 $259,847
Placentia Library District Special District 34 $1,426,339 $358,101
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 145 $7,335,628 $1,616,670
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 21 $176,162 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 25 $1,993,634 $338,265
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 39 $2,342,280 $899,320
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $167,936 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 710 $79,346,231 $19,022,410
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 68 $6,299,472 $2,100,281
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 447 $46,403,866 $12,011,715
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 196 $17,528,756 $4,448,630
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 199 $15,939,960 $3,780,849
East Orange County Water District Special District 20 $1,638,670 $330,791
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $4,466,117 $1,225,945
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 8 $60,018 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 66 $6,970,244 $1,298,650
South Coast Water District Special District 119 $10,416,088 $2,296,239
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 30 $2,549,858 $905,873
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 88 $7,653,512 $1,964,049
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 57 $4,761,209 $1,159,481
Orange County Water District Special District 259 $26,808,387 $8,674,462
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 132 $4,795,220 $1,038,523
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $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 1,817 $239,609,232 $76,243,226
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 9 $145,469 $13,733
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 76 $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 $7,359,492 $1,722,885
Trabuco Canyon Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
Rancho Canada Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 15 $1,018,000 $469,138
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 50 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 89 $7,473,718 $1,945,326
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,554 $103,644,700 $54,183,603
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 23 $1,743,376 $322,655
Coast Community College District Community College District 3,126 $164,245,727 $56,800,138
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,093 $193,128,866 $40,931,183
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 3,589 $140,140,771 $43,465,922
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,041 $161,090,127 $51,548,297
State University, Fullerton California State University 6,451 $256,713,053 $111,495,469
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 12 $210,031 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 16 $628,697 $139,746
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,078 $111,427,834 $43,667,938
Lowell Joint K-12 Education 459 $8,136,455 $5,206,681
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,650 $151,744,267 $52,284,614
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 1,066 $45,342,970 $12,349,630
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 662 $33,702,288 $11,298,387
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,580 $331,520,159 $105,063,868
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 727 $35,031,362 $9,621,196
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,371 $104,398,896 $34,743,079
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,720 $101,632,877 $35,559,744
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 922 $42,584,299 $13,237,580
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education 2,735 $125,715,534 $47,162,745
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 688 $37,861,807 $10,910,056
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 965 $48,255,129 $19,834,616
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 3,691 $205,597,910 $76,272,593
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,558 $63,344,377 $16,314,280
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,322 $201,731,214 $60,889,880
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,022 $186,214,516 $61,474,338
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 420 $16,203,116 $3,958,432
Westminster K-12 Education
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,289 $189,162,814 $75,922,117
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,535 $165,452,574 $46,880,176
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,591 $73,800,424 $19,900,836
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 28,925 $1,774,909,066 $296,206,005
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 117 $7,759,571 $3,107,830
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 20 $1,299,383 $395,887
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,693 $131,928,376 $34,255,746
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 $146,243 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 13 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 18 $317,203 $15,958
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 18 $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 17 $726,961 $143,658
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
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts K-12 Education
EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship) K-12 Education 74 $4,517,025 $925,322
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
Santiago Library System Special District 11 $0 $0
OCASA College Prep K-12 Education
Orange County Classical Academy K-12 Education
Irvine International Academy K-12 Education