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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 26,432 $1,914,511,478 $1,059,894,439
Carlsbad City 1,473 $101,168,761 $24,874,067
Chula Vista City 1,833 $150,580,708 $35,403,756
Coronado City 633 $31,091,619 $9,923,129
Del Mar City 178 $8,116,299 $1,469,910
El Cajon City 546 $50,578,029 $11,823,540
Encinitas City 452 $38,239,264 $8,825,325
Escondido City 1,188 $92,324,875 $20,024,700
Imperial Beach City 181 $10,168,400 $2,662,862
La Mesa City 393 $33,772,140 $7,849,999
Lemon Grove City 95 $5,830,588 $1,403,361
National City City 476 $40,992,989 $8,564,280
Oceanside City 1,489 $114,067,738 $26,582,921
Poway City 424 $26,604,475 $6,748,471
San Diego City 14,570 $1,359,419,053 $288,242,722
San Marcos City 537 $28,709,177 $7,376,450
Santee City 247 $18,906,530 $4,685,908
Solana Beach City 168 $9,798,526 $1,940,201
Vista City 931 $38,931,094 $10,129,363
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Special District 519 $45,492,270 $12,767,823
North County Cemetery District Special District 33 $1,455,997 $294,569
Pomerado Cemetery District Special District 10 $461,801 $154,995
Ramona Cemetery District Special District 6 $160,665 $47,975
Valley Center Cemetery District Special District 9 $70,588 $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 6 $0 $0
Julian Community Services District Special District 10 $154,632 $8,677
Majestic Pines Community Services District Special District 8 $210,360 $64,246
Morro Hills Community Services District Special District 5 $0 $0
Pauma Valley Community Services District Special District 27 $798,106 $124,243
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 25 $2,903,917 $812,269
Bonita-Sunnyside Fire Protection District Special District 17 $2,137,859 $622,324
Deer Springs Fire Protection District Special District 6 $96,940 $18,858
North County Fire Protection District (San Diego) Special District 112 $12,488,810 $3,219,104
Lakeside Fire Protection District Special District 85 $11,672,953 $2,292,618
Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Special District 81 $12,369,199 $2,918,784
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District Special District 103 $14,204,156 $3,217,078
Valley Center Fire Protection District Special District 47 $3,255,122 $0
Vista Fire Protection District Special District 7 $69,359 $0
San Diego Unified Port District Special District 694 $76,729,821 $22,999,337
Fallbrook Regional Health District Special District 15 $757,879 $131,877
Grossmont Healthcare District Special District 30 $1,493,084 $485,303
Palomar Health District Special District 3,301 $278,821,119 $47,557,158
Tri-City Healthcare District Special District 2,011 $122,225,319 $18,892,720
Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District Special District 39 $628,653 $7,200
Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County Special District 32 $1,642,788 $371,735
Mission Resource Conservation District Special District 13 $229,124 $0
Upper San Luis Rey Resource Conservation District Special District 5 $0 $0
Fallbrook Public Utility District Special District 81 $7,974,427 $2,355,815
Borrego Water District Special District 18 $1,359,781 $400,101
Cuyamaca Water District Special District 8 $51,085 $0
Wynola Water District Special District 11 $20,355 $0
Canebrake County Water District Special District 7 $15,680 $0
Leucadia Wastewater District Special District 25 $2,401,242 $855,227
Vallecitos Water District Special District 124 $11,730,364 $4,350,845
Mootamai Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Olivenhain Municipal Water District Special District 102 $9,776,530 $3,656,260
Otay Water District Special District 162 $16,261,479 $7,528,454
Padre Dam Municipal Water District Special District 187 $16,255,885 $3,758,720
Pauma Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Questhaven Municipal Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Rainbow Municipal Water District Special District 75 $7,143,319 $1,866,005
Ramona Municipal Water District Special District 64 $5,497,913 $1,729,230
Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District Special District 33 $2,992,939 $948,937
San Luis Rey Municipal Water District Special District 4 $0 $0
Valley Center Municipal Water District Special District 84 $8,589,343 $2,709,804
Yuima Municipal Water District Special District 17 $1,005,697 $325,965
San Diego County Water Authority Special District 300 $38,315,782 $17,139,311
Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) Special District 12 $13,578 $0
California Municipal Finance Authority Special District 8 $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 95 $12,000,873 $3,014,892
Public Agencies Self Insurance System Special District 7 $0 $0
Heartland Communications Facility Authority Special District 34 $2,182,394 $481,838
Metro Wastewater JPA Special District 12 $0 $0
North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority Special District 60 $3,592,670 $805,698
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 $772,522 $487,827
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority Special District 44 $3,751,374 $991,488
Serra Cooperative Library System Special District 13 $0 $0
Southern California Intergovernmental Training and Develop Center Special District 31 $702,059 $113,081
Sweetwater Authority Special District 149 $14,368,870 $5,076,580
Water Conservation Garden Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
Helix Water District Special District 195 $19,064,018 $5,963,871
Lakeside Water District Special District 23 $1,332,442 $506,892
Santa Fe Irrigation District Special District 59 $5,682,524 $1,486,743
South Bay Irrigation District Special District 5 $6,900 $0
Vista Irrigation District Special District 101 $9,701,440 $3,628,907
Carlsbad Unified School District Educational Facilities Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Special District 5 $2,000 $0
North County Transit District Special District 480 $35,209,299 $6,698,657
San Diego Transit Corporation Special District 948 $54,198,147 $15,985,773
San Diego Trolley Inc. Special District 922 $48,376,634 $8,908,538
San Diego Association of Governments Special District 514 $46,150,234 $12,095,454
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Special District 229 $18,348,388 $4,319,637
Encinitas Ranch Golf Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Grossmont-Cuyamaca College District Community College District 2,645 $111,269,647 $36,618,877
MiraCosta Community College District Community College District 2,339 $109,246,451 $35,790,521
Palomar Community College District Community College District 2,270 $116,207,465 $40,139,103
San Diego Community College District Community College District
Southwestern Community College District Community College District
State University, San Marcos California State University 3,680 $153,949,322 $65,283,917
State University, San Diego California State University 10,942 $383,366,959 $158,117,927
OMWD Financing Authority Special District 6 $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 15 $197,054 $0
University of California, San Diego University of California 55,158 $4,093,342,994 $660,147,126
San Diego County Fair - DAA 22 Fairs & Expos
San Diego County First 5 First 5 22 $1,336,969 $669,481
San Diego County Superior Court Superior Court 1,392 $118,328,958 $58,261,670
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 7 $4,200 $0
Unified San Diego County Emergency Services Organization Special District 47 $0 $0
Solana Beach School District Public Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
San Diego City Schools Financing Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Diego Convention Center Corporation Inc. Special District 531 $23,642,496 $3,046,106
Chula Vista Bayfront Facilities Financing Authority Special District 8 $0 $0
San Marcos Schools Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
The Centre for Organization Effectiveness Special District 15 $1,002,124 $85,067
San Dieguito Schools Facilities Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Clean Energy Alliance Special District 13 $1,119,158 $253,406
CMFA Special Finance Agency I Special District 8 $0 $0
East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Special District 3 $0 $0
San Diego Community Power Special District 101 $10,854,218 $1,757,057
CMFA Special Finance Agency Special District 8 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency VII Special District 8 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Special District 8 $0 $0
CMFA Special Finance Agency XII Special District 8 $0 $0
Upper San Luis Rey Groundwater Management Authority Special District 9 $0 $0
San Diego County Air Pollution Control Special District 205 $17,189,144 $9,157,356
Santee-Lakeside Emergency Medical Services Joint Powers Authority Special District 11 $0 $0