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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
Santa Barbara County County 5,052 $348,706,842 $116,033,314
Buellton City 36 $1,740,716 $426,916
Carpinteria City 118 $3,242,056 $872,273
Goleta City 116 $6,962,659 $1,050,047
Guadalupe City 70 $2,726,591 $569,306
Lompoc City 519 $24,878,066 $5,407,134
Santa Barbara City 2,029 $105,195,122 $21,341,191
Santa Maria City 828 $46,127,422 $10,968,034
Solvang City 61 $2,220,685 $469,071
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control Special District 62 $3,442,061 $1,525,738
Santa Maria Public Airport District Special District 19 $966,368 $373,448
Carpinteria Cemetery District Special District 7 $147,501 $69,751
Goleta Cemetery District Special District 10 $296,165 $138,350
Guadalupe Cemetery District Special District 9 $48,834 $0
Lompoc Cemetery District Special District 11 $251,167 $101,759
Los Alamos Cemetery District Special District 3 $0 $0
Oak Hill Cemetery District Special District 7 $181,491 $105,769
Santa Maria Cemetery District Special District 14 $389,959 $253,786
Casmalia Community Services District Special District 5 $9,300 $0
Cuyama Community Services District Special District 13 $173,700 $17,810
Los Alamos Community Services District Special District 10 $381,110 $155,600
Mission Hills Community Services District Special District 15 $711,746 $182,546
Santa Rita Hills Community Services District Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ynez Community Services District Special District 13 $601,425 $232,105
Vandenberg Village Community Services District Special District 15 $866,595 $296,926
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District Special District 46 $5,660,054 $2,359,465
Montecito Fire Protection District Special District 62 $9,620,928 $2,527,123
Lompoc Hospital District Special District 851 $38,938,616 $4,872,301
Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District Special District 7 $56,598 $5,400
Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County Special District 16 $423,397 $257,523
Cuyama Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 17 $100,977 $16,021
Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Special District 36 $848,845 $186,644
Carpinteria Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 26 $1,481,870 $334,780
Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 43 $2,922,037 $1,063,314
Goleta West Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 12 $778,475 $204,223
Montecito Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 26 $1,822,393 $562,022
Summerland Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 12 $432,809 $205,739
Cachuma Resource Conservation District Special District 11 $75,000 $6,826
Carpinteria Valley Water District Special District 25 $1,824,644 $486,270
Goleta Water District Special District 110 $8,253,294 $1,774,561
Montecito Water District Special District 36 $2,736,593 $548,354
Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District Special District 10 $151,115 $19,514
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Special District 8 $364,815 $13,664
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Improvement District No. 1 Special District 25 $1,648,573 $588,917
Central Coast Water Authority Special District 39 $3,176,500 $1,000,470
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 4 $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 249 $13,338,976 $4,281,466
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Special District 41 $2,074,286 $730,174
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District Community College District 1,590 $42,611,117 $9,047,693
Santa Barbara Community College District Community College District 3,008 $74,829,644 $18,991,003
Santa Barbara County Office of Education K-12 Education 684 $28,027,967 $11,669,916
Ballard Elementary K-12 Education
Blochman Union Elementary K-12 Education 35 $1,096,039 $280,223
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 220 $6,532,329 $1,637,320
Lompoc Unified K-12 Education 1,627 $65,978,526 $17,732,041
Los Olivos Elementary K-12 Education 45 $1,093,767 $281,167
Montecito Union Elementary K-12 Education 129 $6,909,916 $2,468,824
Orcutt Union Elementary K-12 Education
Santa Maria Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,376 $54,421,362 $14,877,832
Santa Ynez Valley Union High K-12 Education 184 $6,411,412 $2,312,695
Solvang Elementary K-12 Education
Vista del Mar Union K-12 Education
Cuyama Joint Unified K-12 Education 58 $1,659,980 $509,940
Santa Barbara Unified K-12 Education
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 17,651 $526,270,378 $99,135,546
Santa Barbara Fair and Exposition - DAA 19 Fairs & Expos
Santa Maria Fair Park - DAA 37 Fairs & Expos
Santa Barbara County First 5 First 5 43 $865,654 $257,849
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Superior Court 292 $19,639,218 $6,771,030
Cachuma Conservation Release Board Special District 3 $0 $0
Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board Special District 24 $1,261,489 $428,853
California STEAM Santa Barbara K-12 Education
Uplift California Santa Barbara K-12 Education
Valiant Santa Barbara K-12 Education
Isla Vista Community Services District Special District 7 $0 $0
Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 11 $0 $0
San Antonio Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 8 $0 $0