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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
Santa Barbara County County 5,392 $334,265,592 $172,471,012
Buellton City 39 $1,584,904 $419,607
Carpinteria City 115 $2,968,495 $886,470
Goleta City 87 $5,995,910 $973,397
Guadalupe City 66 $2,254,943 $527,478
Lompoc City 581 $25,894,270 $8,249,383
Santa Barbara City 2,146 $97,517,327 $32,260,855
Santa Maria City 803 $44,057,318 $13,929,968
Solvang City 61 $2,278,211 $792,059
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control Special District 73 $3,433,886 $1,442,048
Santa Maria Public Airport District Special District 21 $897,754 $291,723
Carpinteria Cemetery District Special District 7 $145,468 $70,950
Goleta Cemetery District Special District 10 $298,644 $133,716
Guadalupe Cemetery District Special District 9 $35,957 $0
Lompoc Cemetery District Special District 12 $250,598 $107,084
Los Alamos Cemetery District Special District 3 $0 $0
Oak Hill Cemetery District Special District 6 $166,072 $109,234
Santa Maria Cemetery District Special District 12 $370,740 $196,198
Casmalia Community Services District Special District 5 $9,300 $0
Cuyama Community Services District Special District 14 $165,838 $18,631
Los Alamos Community Services District Special District 11 $362,301 $143,659
Mission Hills Community Services District Special District 15 $590,861 $102,525
Santa Rita Hills Community Services District Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ynez Community Services District Special District 12 $588,688 $182,082
Vandenberg Village Community Services District Special District 14 $803,472 $261,333
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District Special District 40 $5,010,506 $1,927,745
Montecito Fire Protection District Special District 66 $8,743,013 $2,517,492
Lompoc Hospital District Special District 879 $38,443,942 $4,399,849
Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District Special District 6 $45,000 $5,400
Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County Special District 14 $428,310 $238,209
Cuyama Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 19 $103,326 $15,554
Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Special District 29 $814,835 $77,456
Carpinteria Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 20 $1,329,500 $414,035
Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 44 $2,669,330 $963,543
Goleta West Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 12 $849,547 $230,031
Montecito Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 21 $1,631,114 $487,771
Summerland Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 9 $359,473 $224,968
Cachuma Resource Conservation District Special District 12 $98,331 $8,393
Carpinteria Valley Water District Special District 25 $1,659,903 $440,584
Goleta Water District Special District 110 $7,260,976 $1,540,461
Montecito Water District Special District 36 $2,365,487 $368,937
Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District Special District 10 $106,983 $19,836
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Special District 7 $143,371 $0
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Improvement District No. 1 Special District 23 $1,396,008 $530,006
Central Coast Water Authority Special District 38 $2,902,805 $1,005,479
Goleta Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Barbara County Schools Self-Insurance Program for Employees Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Maria Public Financing Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Barbara County Finance Corporation Inc. Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Maria-Bonita Capital Facilities Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Building Corporation Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Special District 236 $12,216,871 $3,899,009
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Special District 37 $1,820,674 $753,850
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District Community College District 1,329 $39,224,418 $7,070,410
Santa Barbara Community College District Community College District 3,370 $75,496,665 $16,636,826
Santa Barbara County Office of Education K-12 Education
Ballard Elementary K-12 Education
Blochman Union Elementary K-12 Education 37 $1,011,653 $222,068
Santa Maria-Bonita K-12 Education
Buellton Union Elementary K-12 Education
Carpinteria Unified K-12 Education
Cold Spring Elementary K-12 Education
College Elementary K-12 Education
Goleta Union Elementary K-12 Education
Guadalupe Union Elementary K-12 Education
Hope Elementary (Santa Barbara) K-12 Education
Lompoc Unified K-12 Education 1,717 $62,135,318 $14,797,972
Los Olivos Elementary K-12 Education 54 $1,097,180 $282,264
Montecito Union Elementary K-12 Education 144 $7,008,812 $1,947,277
Orcutt Union Elementary K-12 Education
Santa Maria Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,182 $51,624,001 $12,850,675
Santa Ynez Valley Union High K-12 Education
Solvang Elementary K-12 Education
Vista del Mar Union K-12 Education
Cuyama Joint Unified K-12 Education
Santa Barbara Unified K-12 Education 1,970 $100,237,568 $17,558,877
Peabody Charter K-12 Education
Santa Ynez Valley Charter K-12 Education
Family Partnership Charter K-12 Education
Manzanita Public Charter K-12 Education
Adelante Charter K-12 Education
Trivium Charter K-12 Education
University of California, Santa Barbara University of California 16,815 $473,736,602 $111,179,159
Santa Barbara Fair and Exposition - DAA 19 Fairs & Expos
Santa Maria Fair Park - DAA 37 Fairs & Expos
Santa Barbara County First 5 First 5 50 $968,076 $443,962
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Superior Court 280 $18,979,801 $6,382,996
Cachuma Conservation Release Board Special District 3 $0 $0
Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board Special District 27 $1,134,034 $425,302
California STEAM Santa Barbara K-12 Education