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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 21,041 $1,291,496,218 $631,376,625
Carlsbad City 1,456 $70,879,544 $16,662,241
Chula Vista City 1,434 $99,180,635 $24,706,834
Coronado City 711 $24,389,678 $6,888,654
Del Mar City 178 $5,995,386 $1,042,112
El Cajon City 602 $37,790,538 $17,068,139
Encinitas City 414 $25,065,971 $5,351,757
Escondido City 1,204 $74,046,291 $16,430,435
Imperial Beach City 172 $6,805,551 $1,518,568
La Mesa City 403 $24,200,919 $5,986,398
Lemon Grove City 98 $5,263,644 $987,131
National City City 445 $29,486,293 $6,628,390
Oceanside City 1,219 $85,515,107 $20,377,938
Poway City 368 $19,528,204 $5,581,824
San Diego City 12,613 $846,095,822 $170,139,560
San Marcos City 507 $24,838,658 $6,512,108
Santee City 188 $13,574,088 $3,523,432
Solana Beach City 153 $6,200,013 $1,097,189
Vista City 827 $27,192,089 $9,173,818
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Special District 477 $35,538,683 $11,279,207
North County Cemetery District Special District 22 $768,125 $127,660
Pomerado Cemetery District Special District 12 $338,560 $105,117
Ramona Cemetery District Special District 7 $108,041 $76,136
Valley Center Cemetery District Special District 9 $41,342 $0
Descanso Community Water District Special District 4 $0 $0
Fairbanks Ranch Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Jacumba Community Services District Special District 8 $82,709 $0
Julian Community Services District Special District 11 $132,762 $6,084
Majestic Pines Community Services District Special District 9 $156,269 $71,180
Morro Hills Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Pauma Valley Community Services District Special District 26 $835,727 $163,719
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 20 $104,219 $0
Whispering Palms Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Alpine Fire Protection District Special District 25 $2,226,801 $898,048
Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District Special District 17 $1,565,057 $418,800
Borrego Springs Fire Protection District Special District 22 $1,134,282 $266,516
Deer Springs Fire Protection District Special District 7 $76,479 $12,635
North County Fire Protection District (San Diego) Special District 112 $8,920,675 $2,443,459
Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District Special District
Lakeside Fire Protection District Special District 59 $6,952,435 $1,500,477
Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District Special District 3 $0 $0
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Special District 85 $9,272,270 $2,073,158
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Special District 93 $8,196,643 $2,066,925
Valley Center Fire Protection District Special District 68 $1,985,449 $54,606
Vista Fire Protection District Special District 5 $5,400 $0
San Diego Unified Port District Special District 683 $55,245,319 $25,390,681
Fallbrook Regional Health District Special District 9 $329,915 $15,218
Grossmont Healthcare District Special District 22 $811,005 $346,416
Palomar Health District Special District 5,334 $325,690,150 $56,086,756
Tri-City Healthcare District Special District 2,590 $148,281,964 $23,436,574
Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District Special District 30 $413,028 $9,000
Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County Special District 13 $363,802 $63,220
Mission Resource Conservation District Special District 15 $324,687 $18,664
Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $0 $0
Fallbrook Public Utility District Special District 78 $5,657,648 $1,399,485
Borrego Water District Special District 16 $783,684 $314,566
Cuyamaca Water District Special District 8 $21,350 $0
Wynola Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Canebrake County Water District Special District 8 $11,595 $0
Leucadia Wastewater District Special District 24 $2,110,312 $664,543
Vallecitos Water District Special District 118 $9,595,398 $3,323,559
Mootamai Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olivenhain Municipal Water District Special District 95 $7,582,923 $2,688,426
Otay Water District Special District 152 $13,975,168 $7,254,740
Padre Dam Municipal Water District Special District 169 $12,161,400 $5,108,352
Pauma Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Questhaven Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rainbow Municipal Water District Special District 69 $5,235,657 $1,511,083
Ramona Municipal Water District Special District 56 $4,230,301 $1,320,099
Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Special District 27 $1,829,115 $265,982
San Luis Rey Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Valley Center Municipal Water District Special District 75 $6,424,294 $2,100,015
Yuima Municipal Water District Special District 17 $1,142,817 $351,868
San Diego County Water Authority Special District 310 $28,313,246 $10,873,517
Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) Special District 12 $0 $0
California Municipal Finance Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
California Qualified School Bond Joint Powers Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Encina Wastewater Authority Special District 93 $7,827,866 $2,015,981
Public Agencies Self Insurance System Special District 7 $0 $0
Heartland Communications Facility Authority Special District 32 $1,489,097 $189,071
Metro Wastewater JPA Special District 15 $0 $0
North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority Special District 51 $2,654,361 $499,817
Quantification Settlement Agreement Joint Powers Authority Special District 8 $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 3 $0 $0
San Diego County Schools Fringe Benefits Consortium Special District 3 $0 $0
San Diego Geographic Information Source (SanGIS) Special District 5 $0 $0
San Diego Regional Building Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park Joint Powers Authority Special District 22 $632,564 $345,016
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Special District 29 $2,162,700 $539,216
Serra Cooperative Library System Special District 12 $0 $0
Southern California Intergovernmental Training and Develop Center Special District 30 $589,514 $98,942
Sweetwater Authority Special District 137 $12,182,676 $4,482,087
Water Conservation Garden Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Helix Water District Special District 186 $14,008,996 $4,127,055
Lakeside Water District Special District 22 $965,314 $359,838
Santa Fe Irrigation District Special District 57 $4,810,861 $1,239,568
South Bay Irrigation District Special District 5 $4,900 $0
Vista Irrigation District Special District 102 $9,450,940 $3,444,479
San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
North County Transit District Special District 164 $10,363,684 $2,232,277
San Diego Transit Corporation Special District 1,011 $41,303,910 $12,352,861
San Diego Trolley Inc. Special District 749 $32,869,077 $5,583,194
San Diego Association of Governments Special District 444 $26,139,803 $7,452,315
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Special District 217 $12,881,096 $2,704,568
Encinitas Ranch Golf Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District Community College District
MiraCosta Community College District Community College District 2,703 $82,108,136 $21,622,166
Palomar Community College District Community College District 2,841 $93,113,300 $28,359,224
San Diego Community College District Community College District 6,665 $229,637,566 $67,302,123
Southwestern Community College District Community College District 2,959 $76,862,604 $17,492,188
State University, San Marcos California State University 3,305 $112,462,653 $47,479,470
State University, San Diego California State University 9,303 $257,659,662 $108,493,519
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
Imperial Valley Schools Joint Powers Authority (IVSJPA) Special District 8 $0 $0
Heartland Fire Training Authority Special District 10 $153,543 $0
San Diego County Office of Education K-12 Education 1,980 $96,771,460 $31,745,387
Alpine Union Elementary K-12 Education 319 $10,157,118 $2,411,167
Borrego Springs Unified K-12 Education 132 $3,353,606 $1,237,152
Cajon Valley Union K-12 Education 3,189 $124,922,027 $32,481,894
Cardiff Elementary K-12 Education 253 $6,556,657 $1,554,483
Chula Vista Elementary K-12 Education 5,164 $212,436,405 $56,802,229
Coronado Unified K-12 Education 768 $21,351,608 $6,826,204
Dehesa Elementary K-12 Education
Del Mar Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,195 $39,652,956 $9,729,045
Encinitas Union Elementary K-12 Education
Escondido Union K-12 Education
Escondido Union High K-12 Education 1,536 $59,539,296 $19,092,117
Fallbrook Union Elementary K-12 Education 833 $38,257,776 $11,110,187
Fallbrook Union High K-12 Education
Grossmont Union High K-12 Education 3,310 $134,165,344 $41,272,358
Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary K-12 Education
Julian Union Elementary K-12 Education
Julian Union High K-12 Education
Lakeside Union Elementary (San Diego) K-12 Education 1,094 $34,760,705 $12,144,803
La Mesa-Spring Valley K-12 Education
Lemon Grove K-12 Education
Mountain Empire Unified K-12 Education
National Elementary K-12 Education 1,083 $42,658,818 $12,797,500
Poway Unified K-12 Education
Ramona City Unified K-12 Education 1,074 $34,997,124 $10,459,136
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary K-12 Education
San Diego Unified K-12 Education 18,353 $832,881,536 $315,038,361
San Dieguito Union High K-12 Education
San Pasqual Union Elementary K-12 Education 119 $3,789,665 $918,546
Santee K-12 Education 1,175 $43,983,345 $9,924,444
San Ysidro Elementary K-12 Education 847 $37,524,377 $10,216,008
Solana Beach Elementary K-12 Education 1,005 $31,559,386 $9,976,948
South Bay Union K-12 Education 1,355 $54,660,892 $17,168,418
Spencer Valley Elementary K-12 Education
Sweetwater Union High K-12 Education
Vallecitos Elementary K-12 Education
Vista Unified K-12 Education 4,221 $166,249,777 $45,674,296
Carlsbad Unified K-12 Education
Oceanside Unified K-12 Education
San Marcos Unified K-12 Education 3,848 $136,401,468 $44,067,431
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
Museum K-12 Education
Escondido Charter High K-12 Education
Helix High K-12 Education 405 $15,421,633 $2,742,909
Preuss School UCSD K-12 Education
Classical Academy K-12 Education 373 $9,427,726 $2,490,936
Holly Drive Leadership Academy K-12 Education
Julian Charter K-12 Education
High Tech High K-12 Education
San Diego Cooperative Charter K-12 Education
Dehesa Charter K-12 Education
Albert Einstein Academy Charter Elementary K-12 Education
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Heritage K-8 Charter K-12 Education
SIATech K-12 Education 207 $8,901,401 $2,470,018
Learning Choice Academy K-12 Education
Keiller Leadership Academy K-12 Education
High Tech Middle Media Arts K-12 Education
High Tech Elementary Explorer K-12 Education
Barona Indian Charter K-12 Education 26 $545,366 $151,766
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego K-12 Education
High Tech High International K-12 Education
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego K-12 Education
Charter School of San Diego K-12 Education
Audeo Charter K-12 Education
McGill School of Success K-12 Education
High Tech High Media Arts K-12 Education
The O'Farrell Charter K-12 Education
Albert Einstein Academies K-12 Education
Classical Academy High K-12 Education 171 $3,006,418 $785,874
High Tech Middle K-12 Education
Literacy First Charter K-12 Education
Pacific View Charter K-12 Education 75 $3,402,548 $817,207
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
Steele Canyon High K-12 Education
Health Sciences High and Middle College K-12 Education
Urban Discovery Academy Charter K-12 Education
MAAC Community Charter 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
Arroyo Vista Charter K-12 Education
Chula Vista Learning Community Charter K-12 Education
Discovery Charter (San Diego) K-12 Education
Feaster (Mae L.) Charter K-12 Education
Gompers Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
King-Chavez Community High K-12 Education
Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter K-12 Education
Mueller Charter (Robert L.) K-12 Education
River Valley Charter K-12 Education 58 $1,455,465 $536,266
San Diego Neighborhood Homeschools K-12 Education
EJE Middle Academy K-12 Education
College Preparatory Middle - East County K-12 Education
All Tribes Elementary Charter K-12 Education
School for Entrepreneurship and Technology K-12 Education
San Diego Global Vision Academy K-12 Education
San Diego Virtual K-12 Education
Guajome Learning Centers K-12 Education
America's Finest Charter K-12 Education
Insight @ San Diego K-12 Education
Kavod Charter K-12 Education
The Heights Charter K-12 Education
Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter K-12 Education
City Heights Preparatory Charter K-12 Education
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter K-12 Education
Howard Gardner Community Charter K-12 Education
Compass Charter Schools of San Diego K-12 Education
University of California, San Diego University of California 45,208 $2,424,785,746 $422,018,818
San Diego County Fair - DAA 22 Fairs & Expos 2,458 $19,989,750 $5,133,889
San Diego County First 5 First 5 23 $957,250 $397,415
San Diego County Superior Court Superior Court 1,475 $94,011,993 $42,593,262
Harbor Springs Charter K-12 Education
Epiphany Prep Charter K-12 Education
e3 Civic High K-12 Education
Bella Mente Montessori Academy K-12 Education
Imperial Beach Charter K-12 Education
Health Sciences Middle K-12 Education
Otay Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Del Mar Race Track Authority Special District 8 $99,358 $0
Regional Solid Waste Association (RSWA) Special District 11 $4,500 $0
Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization Special District 66 $0 $0
Solana Beach School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
San Diego City Schools Financing Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Diego Convention Center Corporation Inc. Special District 647 $16,732,765 $2,861,797
Bonsall Unified K-12 Education 453 $16,703,287 $4,763,172
California Pacific Charter - San Diego K-12 Education
Motivated Youth Academy K-12 Education
Elevate K-12 Education
Empower Language Academy K-12 Education
High Tech Elementary K-12 Education
Ingenuity Charter K-12 Education
Cabrillo Point Academy K-12 Education
MethodSchools K-12 Education
Valiant Academy of Southern California K-12 Education
North San Diego County Health Facilities Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
San Marcos Schools Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
The Centre for Organization Effectiveness Special District 10 $598,587 $67,707
San Diego Workforce Innovation High K-12 Education
San Dieguito Schools Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Scholarship Prep - Oceanside K-12 Education
School of Universal Learning (SOUL) K-12 Education
Pacific Coast Academy K-12 Education
Diego Hills Central Public Charter K-12 Education
Sparrow Academy K-12 Education
Coastal Academy Charter K-12 Education 304 $9,815,958 $2,566,825
Community Montessori K-12 Education
Dimensions Collaborative K-12 Education
Pacific Springs Charter K-12 Education
Classical Academy Vista K-12 Education
Dual Language Immersion North County K-12 Education
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista K-12 Education
California Academy of Sports Science K-12 Education
University Prep K-12 Education
Audeo Charter School III K-12 Education
Diego Valley East Public Charter K-12 Education
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire K-12 Education
Suncoast STEAM Academy K-12 Education
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II K-12 Education