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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 22,978 $1,739,507,212 $914,286,928
Carlsbad City 1,511 $99,006,569 $23,622,000
Chula Vista City 1,794 $138,334,321 $31,347,930
Coronado City 598 $29,255,335 $8,906,600
Del Mar City 174 $7,411,566 $1,299,463
El Cajon City 538 $47,597,925 $12,396,178
Encinitas City 432 $32,889,560 $7,363,369
Escondido City 1,183 $85,574,596 $19,014,913
Imperial Beach City 178 $9,368,336 $2,229,223
La Mesa City 368 $30,307,183 $7,141,351
Lemon Grove City 93 $5,372,148 $1,359,174
National City City 464 $36,017,656 $7,700,493
Oceanside City 1,450 $107,685,597 $25,393,678
Poway City 418 $23,845,480 $6,595,707
San Diego City 13,888 $1,186,396,318 $253,407,799
San Marcos City 526 $26,271,233 $6,817,467
Santee City 223 $17,286,573 $4,094,351
Solana Beach City 154 $8,657,481 $1,694,452
Vista City 880 $34,812,177 $8,634,230
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Special District 488 $41,705,251 $11,382,685
North County Cemetery District Special District 37 $1,197,043 $188,285
Pomerado Cemetery District Special District 12 $461,739 $145,465
Ramona Cemetery District Special District 6 $149,282 $60,280
Valley Center Cemetery District Special District 8 $61,923 $0
Descanso Community Water District Special District 3 $0 $0
Fairbanks Ranch Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Jacumba Community Services District Special District 8 $68,153 $0
Julian Community Services District Special District 11 $148,958 $5,461
Majestic Pines Community Services District Special District 10 $187,010 $79,536
Morro Hills Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Pauma Valley Community Services District Special District 28 $875,388 $133,103
Rancho Santa Fe Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rincon Ranch Community Services District Special District 4 $0 $0
Whispering Palms Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Alpine Fire Protection District Special District 24 $2,344,214 $711,105
Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District Special District 17 $1,767,025 $533,158
Deer Springs Fire Protection District Special District 6 $108,014 $14,807
North County Fire Protection District (San Diego) Special District 110 $11,665,919 $3,099,705
Lakeside Fire Protection District Special District 81 $9,825,577 $2,085,328
Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Special District 78 $9,897,346 $2,498,573
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Special District 103 $13,242,926 $3,096,293
Valley Center Fire Protection District Special District 53 $2,833,179 $0
Vista Fire Protection District Special District 6 $55,082 $0
San Diego Unified Port District Special District 677 $67,842,692 $16,271,101
Fallbrook Regional Health District Special District 14 $638,303 $98,185
Grossmont Healthcare District Special District 26 $1,327,832 $414,712
Palomar Health District Special District 3,479 $280,561,564 $47,328,462
Tri-City Healthcare District Special District 2,193 $125,249,811 $21,158,626
Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District Special District 41 $559,174 $9,975
Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County Special District 32 $1,314,325 $160,491
Mission Resource Conservation District Special District 14 $196,454 $9,962
Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District Special District 5 $0 $0
Fallbrook Public Utility District Special District 84 $7,445,266 $2,100,605
Borrego Water District Special District 19 $1,250,242 $364,487
Cuyamaca Water District Special District 7 $42,936 $0
Wynola Water District Special District 11 $43,085 $0
Canebrake County Water District Special District 7 $17,200 $0
Leucadia Wastewater District Special District 28 $2,406,785 $824,363
Vallecitos Water District Special District 119 $10,958,133 $4,037,240
Mootamai Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olivenhain Municipal Water District Special District 102 $9,416,765 $3,286,065
Otay Water District Special District 157 $15,621,891 $6,750,035
Padre Dam Municipal Water District Special District 184 $15,576,800 $3,549,614
Pauma Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Questhaven Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rainbow Municipal Water District Special District 74 $6,828,670 $1,693,544
Ramona Municipal Water District Special District 62 $5,040,667 $1,547,178
Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Special District 30 $2,729,900 $874,557
San Luis Rey Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Valley Center Municipal Water District Special District 83 $8,163,107 $2,456,013
Yuima Municipal Water District Special District 14 $871,219 $293,228
San Diego County Water Authority Special District 306 $35,651,176 $15,504,860
Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) Special District 12 $12,850 $0
California Municipal Finance Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
California Qualified School Bond Joint Powers Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
Convention Center Expansion Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Encina Wastewater Authority Special District 90 $7,998,250 $2,696,634
Public Agencies Self Insurance System Special District 7 $0 $0
Heartland Communications Facility Authority Special District 29 $1,999,345 $418,021
Metro Wastewater JPA Special District 12 $0 $0
North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority Special District 55 $3,066,769 $762,480
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 25 $644,251 $397,706
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Special District 43 $3,114,094 $779,544
Serra Cooperative Library System Special District 13 $0 $0
Southern California Intergovernmental Training and Develop Center Special District 31 $718,134 $98,286
Sweetwater Authority Special District 151 $14,238,706 $4,797,871
Water Conservation Garden Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Helix Water District Special District 195 $17,146,815 $5,329,175
Lakeside Water District Special District 23 $1,270,049 $485,899
Santa Fe Irrigation District Special District 58 $5,359,068 $1,317,337
South Bay Irrigation District Special District 5 $6,700 $0
Vista Irrigation District Special District 101 $9,255,462 $3,451,608
Carlsbad Unified School District Educational Facilities Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Special District 5 $1,500 $0
North County Transit District Special District 426 $28,931,745 $5,118,462
San Diego Transit Corporation Special District 915 $50,327,041 $13,249,108
San Diego Trolley Inc. Special District 863 $43,928,145 $7,671,300
San Diego Association of Governments Special District 513 $43,356,910 $11,294,228
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Special District 212 $16,208,963 $3,607,617
Encinitas Ranch Golf Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District Community College District 1,813 $90,202,654 $31,510,105
MiraCosta Community College District Community College District 2,219 $99,427,914 $31,631,027
Palomar Community College District Community College District
San Diego Community College District Community College District
Southwestern Community College District Community College District
State University, San Marcos California State University 3,538 $138,776,304 $61,140,180
State University, San Diego California State University 10,438 $343,023,307 $147,871,910
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 6 $0 $0
Heartland Fire Training Authority Special District 14 $204,476 $0
San Diego County Office of Education K-12 Education 2,019 $137,046,859 $48,218,865
Alpine Union Elementary K-12 Education 824 $12,517,111 $7,917,628
Borrego Springs Unified K-12 Education
Cajon Valley Union K-12 Education 3,597 $178,159,609 $52,388,475
Cardiff Elementary K-12 Education
Chula Vista Elementary K-12 Education 5,339 $262,125,386 $84,709,370
Coronado Unified K-12 Education
Dehesa Elementary K-12 Education
Del Mar Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,049 $47,199,950 $13,841,150
Encinitas Union Elementary K-12 Education
Escondido Union K-12 Education
Escondido Union High K-12 Education 1,509 $77,652,008 $27,389,822
Fallbrook Union Elementary K-12 Education 1,226 $63,067,981 $21,412,600
Fallbrook Union High K-12 Education
Grossmont Union High K-12 Education 3,345 $184,346,270 $63,131,657
Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary K-12 Education 215 $6,616,378 $2,246,751
Julian Union Elementary K-12 Education
Julian Union High K-12 Education
Lakeside Union Elementary (San Diego) K-12 Education 1,578 $42,496,527 $26,851,649
La Mesa-Spring Valley K-12 Education
Lemon Grove K-12 Education
Mountain Empire Unified K-12 Education
National Elementary K-12 Education 1,005 $51,356,441 $18,789,776
Poway Unified K-12 Education
Ramona City Unified K-12 Education
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary K-12 Education
San Diego Unified K-12 Education
San Dieguito Union High K-12 Education 1,825 $111,585,695 $25,456,370
San Pasqual Union Elementary K-12 Education
Santee K-12 Education
San Ysidro Elementary K-12 Education
Solana Beach Elementary K-12 Education 815 $36,893,301 $12,973,776
South Bay Union K-12 Education 1,287 $64,140,497 $22,893,589
Spencer Valley Elementary K-12 Education
Sweetwater Union High K-12 Education
Vallecitos Elementary K-12 Education
Vista Unified K-12 Education 6,876 $198,183,605 $126,937,089
Carlsbad Unified K-12 Education
Oceanside Unified K-12 Education
San Marcos Unified K-12 Education
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 123 $6,532,739 $2,116,114
Helix High K-12 Education
Preuss School UCSD K-12 Education
Classical Academy K-12 Education
Holly Drive Leadership Academy K-12 Education
Julian Charter K-12 Education 271 $12,532,215 $4,021,979
High Tech High K-12 Education
San Diego Cooperative Charter K-12 Education
KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy K-12 Education
Heritage K-8 Charter K-12 Education 259 $7,705,216 $3,265,719
SIATech K-12 Education 155 $10,312,331 $3,452,573
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 29 $765,089 $254,015
California Virtual Academy @ San Diego K-12 Education
High Tech High International K-12 Education
Magnolia Science Academy San Diego K-12 Education
Altus Schools Charter School of San Diego K-12 Education
Altus Schools Audeo 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
High Tech Middle K-12 Education
Literacy First Charter K-12 Education
Pacific View Charter K-12 Education 98 $5,283,739 $1,903,981
King-Chavez Academy of Excellence K-12 Education
King-Chavez Preparatory 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 29 $1,636,626 $326,332
Innovations Academy K-12 Education
All Tribes Charter K-12 Education
Arroyo Vista 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
River Valley Charter K-12 Education 63 $1,635,614 $851,457
EJE Middle Academy 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 52,701 $3,629,240,018 $596,446,309
San Diego County Fair - DAA 22 Fairs & Expos
San Diego County First 5 First 5 23 $1,485,180 $721,758
San Diego County Superior Court Superior Court 1,475 $112,691,658 $45,052,192
Harbor Springs Charter K-12 Education
e3 Civic High K-12 Education
Bella Mente Montessori Academy K-12 Education
Otay Water District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Del Mar Race Track Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
Regional Solid Waste Association (RSWA) Special District 8 $3,300 $0
Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization Special District 55 $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 634 $20,742,838 $2,660,414
Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Bonsall Unified K-12 Education 559 $21,100,646 $7,322,029
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
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 15 $877,806 $76,244
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
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
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
JCS - Manzanita K-12 Education
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista K-12 Education
Altus Schools North County K-12 Education
Diego Valley East Public Charter K-12 Education
JCS - Mountain Oaks K-12 Education
JCS - Cedar Cove K-12 Education
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire K-12 Education
JCS - Pine Valley K-12 Education
Pivot Charter School - San Diego II K-12 Education
Kidinnu Academy K-12 Education
The Learning Choice Academy - East County K-12 Education
Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy K-12 Education
San Diego Mission Academy K-12 Education
Sage Oak Charter School - South K-12 Education
Excel Academy Charter (San Diego) K-12 Education
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education K-12 Education
Clean Energy Alliance Special District 7 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency I Special District 6 $0 $0
East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Diego Community Power Special District 76 $6,888,166 $805,624
Bostonia Global K-12 Education
Audeo Charter II K-12 Education
CMFA Special Finance Agency Special District 6 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency VII Special District 6 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Special District 6 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency XII Special District 6 $0 $0
Upper San Luis Rey Groundwater Management Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
San Diego County Air Pollution Control Special District 199 $15,664,107 $8,020,896
Santee-Lakeside Emergency Medical Services Joint Powers Authority Special District 11 $0 $0