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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 22,180 $1,818,103,834 $542,296,701
Aliso Viejo City 65 $4,471,076 $835,631
Anaheim City 3,675 $322,618,871 $72,085,804
Brea City 517 $42,508,371 $8,206,450
Buena Park City 526 $37,151,531 $8,118,958
Costa Mesa City 885 $87,832,851 $18,369,429
Cypress City 260 $16,456,076 $4,401,716
Dana Point City 122 $8,356,397 $1,574,880
Fountain Valley City 317 $32,109,330 $7,946,253
Fullerton City 742 $66,034,978 $13,586,477
Garden Grove City 770 $71,365,872 $42,921,759
Huntington Beach City 1,734 $139,327,281 $32,197,115
Irvine City 2,193 $150,535,676 $39,890,607
Laguna Hills City 58 $3,721,689 $1,201,385
Laguna Beach City 755 $51,278,302 $11,163,534
Laguna Niguel City 212 $9,119,240 $1,869,815
La Habra City 552 $30,145,739 $10,840,628
Laguna Woods City 19 $941,935 $172,913
La Palma City 97 $6,188,834 $1,094,974
Lake Forest City 196 $9,875,526 $1,900,299
Los Alamitos City 184 $9,224,744 $1,685,113
Mission Viejo City 365 $16,685,803 $4,673,270
Newport Beach City 1,307 $113,399,058 $25,150,424
Orange City 917 $93,011,805 $21,901,687
Placentia City 350 $25,348,120 $5,261,919
Rancho Santa Margarita City 46 $3,598,657 $549,050
San Clemente City 519 $20,308,201 $4,342,921
San Juan Capistrano City 84 $7,354,248 $1,635,278
Santa Ana City 1,971 $166,547,158 $50,267,299
Seal Beach City 245 $16,764,305 $4,311,006
Stanton City 99 $5,162,771 $1,000,145
Tustin City 516 $42,417,431 $9,844,883
Villa Park City 16 $761,929 $163,174
Westminster City 439 $34,417,882 $5,725,563
Yorba Linda City 340 $15,929,583 $3,460,277
Orange County Cemetery District Special District 35 $2,392,738 $712,885
Capistrano Bay Community Services District Special District 8 $168,703 $27,195
Emerald Bay Service District Special District 6 $113,850 $8,417
Rossmoor Community Services District Special District 24 $567,864 $100,129
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 46 $1,702,421 $274,019
Placentia Library District Special District 42 $2,122,561 $467,547
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Special District 175 $8,691,163 $1,865,705
Silverado - Modjeska Recreation and Park District Special District 9 $28,223 $0
Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 32 $2,792,232 $503,670
Midway City Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 41 $3,511,758 $1,163,934
Sunset Beach Sanitary District (Orange) Special District 9 $195,321 $0
Orange County Sanitation District Special District 729 $89,216,886 $21,691,145
Surfside Colony Storm Water Drainage District (Orange) Special District 5 $0 $0
El Toro Water District Special District 70 $7,551,027 $2,427,002
Irvine Ranch Water District Special District 491 $52,592,863 $15,336,398
Moulton-Niguel Water District Special District 221 $24,177,325 $5,061,965
Santa Margarita Water District Special District 226 $23,209,294 $5,279,708
East Orange County Water District Special District 21 $2,245,787 $511,873
Laguna Beach County Water District Special District 51 $6,059,969 $1,526,595
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Area Sewer District Special District 7 $54,981 $0
Mesa Water District (Orange) Special District 68 $8,166,568 $1,698,534
South Coast Water District Special District 125 $12,352,898 $2,700,069
Trabuco Canyon Water District Special District 29 $3,179,146 $1,122,809
Yorba Linda Water District Special District 94 $9,467,965 $2,774,789
Municipal Water District of Orange County Special District 58 $5,639,188 $1,245,817
Orange County Water District Special District 281 $30,854,136 $10,437,946
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority Special District 118 $5,673,781 $1,310,656
Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority Special District 3 $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 14 $0 $0
Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 12 $0 $0
California Insurance Pool Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
Orange County Fire Authority Special District 1,878 $274,312,351 $81,194,570
Orange County Fringe Benefit Joint Powers Agreement Special District 5 $0 $0
Public Cable Television Authority Special District 6 $5,900 $0
San Juan Basin Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Special District 73 $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 $115,540 $11,857
South Orange County Wastewater Authority Special District 68 $7,892,812 $1,922,689
Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensation Agency Special District 4 $0 $0
Serrano Water District Special District 16 $1,323,666 $474,393
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 43 $0 $0
Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 86 $8,565,199 $2,183,223
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Special District 13 $0 $0
Orange County Transportation Authority Special District 1,715 $130,610,780 $59,550,174
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 25 $2,012,844 $347,467
Coast Community College District Community College District 4,000 $202,784,449 $74,273,582
North Orange County Community College District Community College District 4,734 $221,145,484 $64,247,777
Rancho Santiago Community College District Community College District 4,287 $191,372,836 $61,939,727
South Orange County Community College District Community College District 3,668 $203,153,197 $71,049,687
State University, Fullerton California State University 7,407 $326,637,045 $141,130,536
Orange County - City Hazardous Material Emergency Response Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
School Employers Association of California Special District 12 $227,244 $0
Cooperative Organization For The Development of Employee Selection Procedures Special District 16 $776,273 $182,428
Orange County Department of Education K-12 Education 2,096 $129,030,211 $57,245,849
Lowell Joint K-12 Education 619 $29,821,596 $10,901,145
Anaheim Elementary K-12 Education
Anaheim Union High K-12 Education
Brea-Olinda Unified K-12 Education 1,153 $53,654,152 $16,154,619
Buena Park Elementary K-12 Education
Capistrano Unified K-12 Education 7,050 $412,282,679 $130,023,652
Centralia Elementary K-12 Education 986 $46,734,604 $14,321,134
Cypress Elementary K-12 Education 692 $32,991,505 $11,728,586
Fountain Valley Elementary K-12 Education 1,165 $59,939,599 $17,815,187
Fullerton Elementary K-12 Education 2,343 $117,540,222 $44,631,357
Fullerton Joint Union High K-12 Education
Garden Grove Unified K-12 Education 8,061 $474,187,353 $205,811,021
Huntington Beach City Elementary K-12 Education 907 $46,806,468 $16,148,073
Huntington Beach Union High K-12 Education
Laguna Beach Unified K-12 Education 737 $45,453,580 $14,349,328
La Habra City Elementary K-12 Education
Magnolia Elementary K-12 Education 1,248 $67,702,041 $24,530,103
Newport-Mesa Unified K-12 Education 4,087 $264,127,695 $107,252,968
Ocean View (Orange) K-12 Education 1,457 $72,556,742 $22,723,432
Orange Unified K-12 Education 3,261 $236,320,801 $76,335,632
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified K-12 Education 4,255 $227,549,536 $82,539,923
Santa Ana Unified K-12 Education 7,878 $538,598,283 $190,027,885
Savanna Elementary K-12 Education 480 $21,955,950 $5,963,273
Westminster K-12 Education 1,955 $101,191,141 $31,586,397
Saddleback Valley Unified K-12 Education 4,447 $227,324,033 $80,251,379
Tustin Unified K-12 Education 3,666 $205,779,817 $59,320,632
Irvine Unified K-12 Education
Los Alamitos Unified K-12 Education 1,843 $88,684,806 $28,450,070
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
University of California, Irvine University of California 38,158 $2,694,054,405 $445,586,407
Orange County Fair - DAA 32 Fairs & Expos 129 $9,468,708 $3,877,180
Orange County Children and Families Commission First 5 21 $1,861,391 $546,048
Orange County Superior Court Superior Court 1,838 $160,260,146 $41,727,054
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 $175,777 $0
Metro Cities Fire Authority Special District 14 $0 $0
National Water Research Institute Special District 19 $461,405 $31,283
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 22 $710,809 $137,315
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 $38,940 $87,062
Ednovate - Legacy College Prep. K-12 Education
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts K-12 Education
Epic California Academy K-12 Education 83 $6,815,252 $1,706,353
Scholarship Prep - Orange County K-12 Education
Orange County Workforce Innovation High K-12 Education
Citrus Springs Charter K-12 Education 136 $2,830,294 $922,158
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
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 13 $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 28 $2,654,323 $501,515
Vista Meridian Global Academy K-12 Education
California Republic Leadership Academy Capistrano K-12 Education
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy K-12 Education
Explore Academy K-12 Education
California Republic Leadership Academy Yorba Linda K-12 Education