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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 21,106 $1,554,486,914 $461,969,798
Aliso Viejo City 69 $3,647,980 $720,412
Anaheim City 3,286 $270,592,836 $54,580,718
Brea City 518 $35,492,987 $6,826,680
Buena Park City 514 $31,227,499 $14,158,505
Costa Mesa City 781 $70,279,026 $13,852,952
Cypress City 251 $14,757,640 $3,745,294
Dana Point City 113 $6,896,766 $1,273,455
Fountain Valley City 307 $28,010,123 $6,575,057
Fullerton City 725 $53,438,279 $13,578,612
Garden Grove City 732 $64,025,683 $36,969,168
Huntington Beach City 1,667 $127,343,011 $29,200,635
Irvine City 1,936 $116,015,796 $30,274,539
Laguna Hills City 55 $3,525,833 $1,094,805
Laguna Beach City 551 $39,255,128 $9,347,593
Laguna Niguel City 189 $7,988,230 $1,623,427
La Habra City 493 $26,247,426 $10,689,842
Laguna Woods City 19 $809,098 $141,303
La Palma City 93 $5,762,833 $1,028,418
Lake Forest City 187 $8,172,003 $1,585,066
Los Alamitos City 103 $5,694,976 $1,255,755
Mission Viejo City 325 $14,473,641 $3,434,833
Newport Beach City 1,302 $104,286,063 $20,760,886
Orange City 907 $82,200,294 $18,301,145
Placentia City 340 $19,317,642 $4,520,467
Rancho Santa Margarita City 43 $3,088,597 $527,386
San Clemente City 448 $17,714,457 $3,706,569
San Juan Capistrano City 78 $6,404,161 $3,166,599
Santa Ana City 1,805 $133,260,336 $45,526,950
Seal Beach City 232 $15,097,898 $3,501,089
Stanton City 97 $4,536,584 $850,586
Tustin City 481 $38,377,624 $8,018,543
Villa Park City 16 $724,470 $117,725
Westminster City 394 $29,496,817 $4,773,389
Yorba Linda City 292 $14,378,395 $3,296,923
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 32 $2,191,526 $611,136
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $152,197 $28,166
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $106,667 $12,727
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 26 $443,874 $65,344
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 $1,590,526 $265,414
Placentia Library District Special District 39 $1,587,615 $375,361
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 143 $7,261,909 $1,641,776
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 30 $213,775 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 27 $2,245,897 $374,965
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 38 $2,458,214 $952,923
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $175,705 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 705 $82,755,369 $18,260,792
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 70 $6,753,592 $2,180,661
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 452 $47,048,105 $12,289,419
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 203 $19,064,935 $4,641,456
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 215 $18,858,907 $4,338,235
East Orange County Water District Special District 20 $1,792,176 $346,687
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 52 $4,950,393 $1,253,087
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 6 $48,338 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 68 $7,110,438 $1,503,512
South Coast Water District Special District 125 $11,066,882 $2,144,706
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 28 $2,708,537 $905,022
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 90 $8,412,965 $2,071,200
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 61 $5,008,403 $1,154,136
Orange County Water District Special District 272 $28,122,748 $9,028,733
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 134 $5,008,349 $1,084,190
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 1,836 $244,386,927 $81,342,940
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 8 $145,533 $13,549
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 4 $94,095 $0
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 76 $7,425,987 $1,738,796
Trabuco Canyon Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 15 $1,151,231 $493,485
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 38 $0 $0
Trabuco Canyon Improvement Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 91 $7,981,138 $1,846,596
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,564 $115,511,092 $55,751,836
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 22 $1,786,449 $304,633
Coast Community College District Community College District 3,804 $175,734,560 $61,967,689
North Orange County Community College District Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,117 $154,254,729 $47,611,291
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,253 $162,326,659 $55,184,038
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,108 $282,700,610 $117,323,855
Saddleback Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $57,720 $102,450
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 13 $188,658 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 16 $627,339 $145,991
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 1,977 $114,389,374 $46,070,958
Lowell Joint K-12 Education
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education 2,796 $168,047,493 $58,944,898
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 1,103 $48,799,047 $13,979,257
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education 768 $38,393,190 $12,589,623
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 6,715 $357,597,727 $114,691,244
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 811 $36,379,041 $10,757,975
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 635 $29,555,486 $9,719,166
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,077 $50,296,264 $14,130,867
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,287 $108,407,758 $37,733,948
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,836 $108,280,010 $38,849,459
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 7,623 $388,797,940 $164,954,017
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 909 $45,995,991 $14,620,543
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 668 $38,724,021 $12,069,517
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 1,034 $53,266,653 $16,954,849
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 4,063 $214,457,548 $82,793,981
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,375 $62,695,549 $17,417,034
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,252 $203,996,782 $62,732,902
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,023 $193,257,320 $66,791,894
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,588 $473,216,716 $158,265,323
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 412 $17,929,866 $4,514,629
Westminster K-12 Education 1,891 $88,624,616 $24,704,388
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,226 $188,824,871 $76,759,465
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,635 $179,550,610 $52,148,808
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,774 $78,694,913 $22,637,697
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 30,890 $1,909,143,726 $312,042,889
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 21 $1,223,196 $354,713
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,779 $139,476,018 $34,972,077
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 14 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 20 $350,997 $16,724
Orange County Council of Governments Special District 15 $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 19 $698,510 $118,471
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 75 $5,785,126 $1,205,604
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 7 $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
El Toro Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Orange County Power Authority Special District 16 $1,115,487 $176,624