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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
San Diego County County 18,835 $1,035,822,838 $453,334,178
Carlsbad City 1,191 $59,900,596 $20,781,084
Chula Vista City 1,270 $77,042,248 $35,268,203
Coronado City 598 $20,368,621 $6,726,499
Del Mar City 155 $5,087,290 $1,324,815
El Cajon City 604 $35,088,417 $10,880,686
Encinitas City 380 $22,796,526 $6,317,140
Escondido City 1,251 $63,625,271 $22,985,439
Imperial Beach City 161 $5,525,193 $1,181,734
La Mesa City 377 $20,419,027 $7,638,154
Lemon Grove City 91 $4,639,806 $1,232,641
National City City 582 $24,104,724 $8,344,200
Oceanside City 1,126 $71,041,644 $24,103,701
Poway City 333 $16,646,914 $6,402,355
San Diego City 11,190 $670,281,992 $70,435,540
San Marcos City 493 $21,426,908 $8,340,947
Santee City 177 $10,972,336 $4,375,795
Solana Beach City 146 $4,808,066 $1,290,019
Vista City 838 $23,154,411 $7,764,831
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Special District 405 $30,214,307 $8,823,938
North County Cemetery District Special District 21 $644,743 $138,611
Pomerado Cemetery District Special District 8 $248,366 $261,184
Ramona Cemetery District Special District 6 $105,263 $57,309
Valley Center Cemetery District Special District 8 $45,483 $0
Descanso Community Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Fairbanks Ranch Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Jacumba Community Services District Special District 7 $70,856 $0
Julian Community Services District Special District 8 $105,976 $6,196
Majestic Pines Community Services District Special District 10 $170,687 $42,935
Morro Hills Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Pauma Valley Community Services District Special District 19 $570,342 $136,512
Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rincon Ranch Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Valley Center Parks and Recreation District Special District 30 $103,984 $0
Whispering Palms Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Alpine Fire Protection District Special District 22 $1,794,162 $631,552
Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District Special District 17 $1,256,334 $431,424
Borrego Springs Fire Protection District Special District 22 $940,728 $374,857
Deer Springs Fire Protection District Special District 7 $67,300 $31,619
North County Fire Protection District (San Diego) Special District 87 $7,276,158 $278,748
Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District Special District 30 $353,905 $50,400
Lakeside Fire Protection District Special District 61 $6,192,112 $1,675,156
Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District Special District 3 $0 $0
Pine Valley Fire Protection District Special District 12 $143,173 $7,200
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Special District 68 $6,246,885 $2,047,423
Rural Fire Protection District Special District 8 $35,438 $11,712
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Special District 95 $1,647,977 $205,881
Valley Center Fire Protection District Special District 54 $596,601 $0
Vista Fire Protection District Special District 5 $5,400 $0
San Diego Unified Port District Special District 587 $44,672,094 $22,003,610
Fallbrook Regional Health District Special District 9 $138,478 $15,010
Grossmont Healthcare District Special District 18 $618,190 $364,910
Palomar Health District Special District 4,810 $225,956,717 $47,436,236
Tri-City Healthcare District Special District 2,493 $144,997,955 $22,549,103
Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District Special District 55 $555,013 $9,828
Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County Special District 8 $218,347 $39,684
Mission Resource Conservation District Special District 16 $266,049 $1,562
Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $0 $0
Fallbrook Public Utility District Special District 73 $4,910,745 $2,170,527
Borrego Water District Special District 19 $871,593 $433,817
Cuyamaca Water District Special District 7 $25,104 $0
Wynola Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Canebrake County Water District Special District 6 $9,600 $0
Leucadia Wastewater District Special District 25 $1,704,660 $666,263
Vallecitos Water District Special District 121 $8,035,896 $3,090,203
Mootamai Municipal Water District Special District 4 $0 $0
Olivenhain Municipal Water District Special District 90 $6,376,146 $2,326,790
Otay Water District Special District 155 $12,512,462 $5,299,656
Padre Dam Municipal Water District Special District 147 $11,130,960 $3,880,427
Pauma Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Questhaven Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rainbow Municipal Water District Special District 54 $4,133,978 $1,368,638
Ramona Municipal Water District Special District 56 $3,613,826 $1,713,603
Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Special District 29 $1,421,510 $674,012
San Luis Rey Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Valley Center Municipal Water District Special District 70 $5,722,028 $1,239,582
Yuima Municipal Water District Special District 15 $1,130,863 $544,677
San Diego County Water Authority Special District 304 $27,084,733 $9,669,665
Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) Special District 15 $0 $0
California Municipal Finance Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
California Qualified School Bond Joint Powers Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Chula Vista Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $390,400 $185,975
City of San Diego/MTDB Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Coronado Financing Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Encina Wastewater Authority Special District 91 $5,869,175 $2,903,819
Encina Financing Joint Powers Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Public Agencies Self Insurance System Special District 7 $0 $0
Heartland Communications Facility Authority Special District 44 $1,232,152 $215,540
Metro Wastewater JPA Special District 15 $0 $0
North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority Special District 42 $1,870,390 $389,853
Quantification Settlement Agreement Joint Powers Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
San Diego Area Housing and Finance Agency Special District 10 $0 $0
San Diego County Water Authority Financing Agency Special District 5 $0 $0
San Diego County Schools Risk Management Joint Powers Authority Special District 20 $1,295,518 $371,425
San Diego County Schools Fringe Benefits Consortium Special District 20 $927,796 $290,921
San Diego Pooled Insurance Program Special District 15 $169,081 $49,323
San Diego Regional Building Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority Special District 21 $583,730 $227,399
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Special District 26 $1,936,245 $656,524
Serra Cooperative Library System Special District 12 $5,860 $0
Southern California Intergovernmental Training and Develop Center Special District 28 $523,006 $102,326
Sweetwater Authority Special District 148 $12,302,694 $6,039,762
Water Conservation Garden Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Helix Water District Special District 187 $12,628,713 $5,063,063
Lakeside Water District Special District 19 $744,415 $198,428
Santa Fe Irrigation District Special District 52 $4,200,793 $1,483,564
South Bay Irrigation District Special District 5 $5,200 $0
Vista Irrigation District Special District 100 $7,847,604 $3,258,440
Carlsbad Unified School District Educational Facilities Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Special District 5 $1,200 $0
San Diego Data Processing Corporation, Inc. Special District 69 $3,374,003 $876,860
San Diego Facilities and Equipment Leasing Corporation Special District 3 $0 $0
North County Transit District Special District 160 $9,122,595 $2,344,021
San Diego Transit Corporation Special District 901 $36,136,842 $19,040,590
San Diego Trolley Inc. Special District 695 $28,201,191 $5,553,182
San Diego Association of Governments Special District 408 $22,256,757 $7,836,364
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Special District 182 $9,414,788 $3,466,637
Encinitas Ranch Golf Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District Community College District 1,738 $61,738,817 $15,712,952
MiraCosta Community College District Community College District 1,800 $62,367,724 $14,162,059
Palomar Community College District Community College District 2,712 $77,050,871 $19,339,067
San Diego Community College District Community College District 5,837 $163,720,306 $39,921,930
Southwestern Community College District Community College District 2,123 $60,080,843 $4,817,700
State University, San Marcos California State University 2,295 $71,663,031 $25,900,393
State University, San Diego California State University 7,696 $195,859,541 $70,665,323
OMWD Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Rancho Santa Fe CSD Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
R.E. Badger Water Facilities Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Southern Counties Special Education Charter Consortium Special District 4 $0 $0
San Diego Regional Public Safety Training Institute Special District 11 $0 $0
Heartland Fire Training Authority Special District 10 $144,391 $0
San Diego County Office of Education K-12 Education 2,105 $80,625,225 $22,274,499
Alpine Union Elementary K-12 Education
Bonsall Union Elementary K-12 Education 237 $9,867,036 $3,032,288
Borrego Springs Unified K-12 Education 132 $2,744,791 $1,015,917
Cajon Valley Union K-12 Education 2,578 $87,886,220 $18,902,779
Cardiff Elementary K-12 Education 254 $4,979,700 $731,996
Chula Vista Elementary K-12 Education 4,180 $150,749,709 $27,002,577
Coronado Unified K-12 Education 661 $19,161,622 $4,233,590
Dehesa Elementary K-12 Education
Del Mar Union Elementary K-12 Education 927 $31,461,652 $5,623,926
Encinitas Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,052 $33,564,553 $2,818,366
Escondido Union K-12 Education 2,855 $94,228,825 $24,386,506
Escondido Union High K-12 Education 1,394 $44,237,933 $10,948,652
Fallbrook Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,518 $31,577,160 $8,554,955
Fallbrook Union High K-12 Education 570 $12,565,731 $2,934,817
Grossmont Union High K-12 Education 3,342 $125,044,737 $30,030,686
Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary K-12 Education 121 $3,748,107 $694,729
Julian Union Elementary K-12 Education 49 $2,072,146 $240,634
Julian Union High K-12 Education 56 $1,035,559 $142,340
Lakeside Union Elementary (San Diego) K-12 Education
La Mesa-Spring Valley K-12 Education 2,043 $69,044,083 $13,035,434
Lemon Grove K-12 Education
Mountain Empire Unified K-12 Education 382 $9,660,941 $2,466,463
National Elementary K-12 Education
Poway Unified K-12 Education
Ramona City Unified K-12 Education 1,170 $29,565,389 $8,049,221
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary K-12 Education 222 $6,545,474 $974,376
San Diego Unified K-12 Education 28,785 $761,197,383 $230,648,394
San Dieguito Union High K-12 Education 2,003 $76,269,464 $6,757,995
San Pasqual Union Elementary K-12 Education 101 $2,810,084 $531,747
Santee K-12 Education 1,204 $33,660,942 $5,648,662
San Ysidro Elementary K-12 Education
Solana Beach Elementary K-12 Education 1,085 $24,014,331 $3,633,556
South Bay Union K-12 Education 2,161 $45,966,100 $11,065,414
Spencer Valley Elementary K-12 Education
Sweetwater Union High K-12 Education 5,596 $234,282,166 $43,404,927
Vallecitos Elementary K-12 Education
Vista Unified K-12 Education 3,498 $120,878,522 $30,492,349
Carlsbad Unified K-12 Education 944 $48,561,472 $13,800,109
Oceanside Unified K-12 Education
San Marcos Unified K-12 Education 6,114 $96,554,773 $24,388,985
Warner Unified K-12 Education
Valley Center-Pauma Unified K-12 Education
Darnall Charter K-12 Education
Harriet Tubman Village Charter K-12 Education
Guajome Park Academy Charter K-12 Education 155 $5,138,442 $1,159,850
Museum K-12 Education 39 $813,356 $226,799
Escondido Charter High K-12 Education
Nubia Leadership Academy K-12 Education
Helix High K-12 Education
Preuss School UCSD K-12 Education 107 $3,836,894 $1,092,700
Classical Academy K-12 Education 163 $3,447,907 $548,695
Holly Drive Leadership Academy K-12 Education
Julian Charter K-12 Education
High Tech High K-12 Education 138 $5,720,430 $950,403
San Diego Cooperative Charter K-12 Education
Dehesa Charter K-12 Education
Albert Einstein Academy Charter Elementary K-12 Education
Coastal Academy K-12 Education 140 $3,276,901 $767,356
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Heritage K-8 Charter K-12 Education
SIATech K-12 Education
Learning Choice Academy K-12 Education
Keiller Leadership Academy K-12 Education
Integrity Charter K-12 Education
High Tech Middle Media Arts K-12 Education 52 $1,194,690 $203,345
High Tech Elementary Explorer K-12 Education 91 $1,626,480 $204,565
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego K-12 Education
High Tech High International K-12 Education 62 $1,638,701 $262,988
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego K-12 Education
Charter School of San Diego K-12 Education
Audeo Charter K-12 Education 93 $2,668,967 $835,708
Bayshore Preparatory Charter K-12 Education
McGill School of Success K-12 Education
High Tech High Media Arts K-12 Education 62 $1,619,311 $280,848
The O'Farrell Charter K-12 Education 182 $4,673,844 $1,102,359
RAI Online Charter K-12 Education
Albert Einstein Academies K-12 Education
Classical Academy High K-12 Education 105 $2,261,131 $414,297
High Tech Middle K-12 Education 57 $1,237,301 $203,234
Literacy First Charter K-12 Education
Pacific View Charter K-12 Education 33 $1,787,164 $309,202
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence K-12 Education
King-Chavez Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
King-Chavez Athletics Academy K-12 Education
King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy K-12 Education
King-Chavez Primary Academy K-12 Education
IFTIN Charter K-12 Education
EJE Elementary Academy Charter K-12 Education
Arroyo Paseo Charter High K-12 Education
Steele Canyon High K-12 Education
Health Sciences High and Middle College K-12 Education
Urban Discovery Academy Charter K-12 Education 75 $1,322,579 $108,929
MAAC Community Charter K-12 Education
Juan Bautista de Anza K-12 Education
North County Trade Tech High K-12 Education
Innovations Academy K-12 Education
National University Academy K-12 Education
All Tribes Charter K-12 Education
Diego Hills Charter K-12 Education 56 $2,258,943 $275,490
Gompers Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Greater San Diego Academy K-12 Education 44 $1,624,527 $335,290
CALPAC - San Diego K-12 Education
King-Chavez Community High K-12 Education
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter K-12 Education
Mountain Peak Charter K-12 Education 66 $2,041,729 $318,829
River Valley Charter K-12 Education
San Diego Neighborhood Homeschools K-12 Education 12 $358,155 $58,262
EJE Middle Academy K-12 Education
Pivot Charter School - San Diego K-12 Education
College Preparatory Middle - East County K-12 Education 29 $623,239 $92,397
All Tribes Elementary Charter K-12 Education
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology K-12 Education
Pacific American Academy K-12 Education
San Diego Global Vision Academy K-12 Education
San Diego Virtual K-12 Education 12 $387,093 $66,459
Diego Valley Charter K-12 Education 45 $1,348,989 $212,335
Guajome Learning Centers K-12 Education 17 $260,835 $29,302
Evangeline Roberts Institute of Learning K-12 Education
America's Finest Charter K-12 Education 65 $783,044 $45,337
Insight @ San Diego K-12 Education
Kavod Charter K-12 Education 16 $219,340 $20,148
The Heights Charter K-12 Education 24 $324,037 $0
City Heights Preparatory Charter K-12 Education 33 $269,045 $36,351
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter K-12 Education
Howard Gardner Community Charter K-12 Education 39 $454,010 $59,686
Academy of Arts and Sciences: Del Mar Elementary (K-5) K-12 Education
Compass Charter Schools of San Diego K-12 Education
Academy of Arts and Sciences: El Cajon Middle and High (6-12) K-12 Education
Save Our Future K-12 Education
University of California, San Diego University of California 37,580 $1,665,739,036 $333,030,254
San Diego County Fair - DAA 22 Fairs & Expos 202 $9,703,159 $3,174,939
San Diego County First 5 First 5 32 $1,463,228 $623,848
San Diego County Superior Court Superior Court 1,519 $102,162,862 $39,434,549