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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 5,219 $394,478,018 $126,086,055
Buellton City 41 $1,950,179 $460,520
Carpinteria City 103 $3,368,913 $987,034
Goleta City 131 $9,323,618 $1,379,539
Guadalupe City 59 $4,138,882 $907,431
Lompoc City 502 $29,515,939 $6,111,385
Santa Barbara City 1,612 $105,877,764 $22,320,224
Santa Maria City 790 $54,789,401 $12,102,139
Solvang City 44 $1,846,767 $186,731
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control Special District 61 $3,690,485 $1,892,223
Santa Maria Public Airport District Special District 19 $872,710 $353,644
Carpinteria Cemetery District Special District 7 $161,820 $86,534
Goleta Cemetery District Special District 8 $311,337 $161,383
Guadalupe Cemetery District Special District 10 $133,230 $0
Lompoc Cemetery District Special District 14 $0 $127,556
Los Alamos Cemetery District Special District 3 $0 $0
Oak Hill Cemetery District Special District 6 $181,372 $139,544
Santa Maria Cemetery District Special District 14 $416,962 $282,196
Casmalia Community Services District Special District 5 $9,300 $0
Cuyama Community Services District Special District 9 $100,677 $17,369
Los Alamos Community Services District Special District 12 $434,258 $189,630
Mission Hills Community Services District Special District 19 $648,105 $158,352
Santa Rita Hills Community Services District Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Ynez Community Services District Special District 12 $580,394 $167,921
Vandenberg Village Community Services District Special District 14 $903,977 $315,837
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District Special District 42 $6,530,979 $2,930,747
Montecito Fire Protection District Special District 56 $11,751,854 $2,894,209
Lompoc Hospital District Special District 979 $47,096,096 $6,536,107
Embarcadero Municipal Improvement District Special District 7 $66,300 $5,400
Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County Special District 15 $420,405 $306,248
Cuyama Valley Recreation and Park District Special District 8 $54,562 $1,680
Isla Vista Recreation and Park District Special District 19 $788,846 $153,856
Carpinteria Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 19 $1,564,913 $447,358
Goleta Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 42 $3,266,502 $1,193,756
Goleta West Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 13 $965,912 $293,265
Montecito Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 23 $1,791,037 $500,548
Summerland Sanitary District (Santa Barbara) Special District 11 $441,461 $226,341
Cachuma Resource Conservation District Special District 8 $144,488 $15,348
Carpinteria Valley Water District Special District 26 $1,986,424 $559,351
Goleta Water District Special District 77 $8,723,201 $2,234,409
Montecito Water District Special District 38 $3,134,827 $616,008
Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District Special District 9 $140,612 $22,068
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Special District 8 $379,168 $23,636
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District Improvement District No. 1 Special District 25 $1,657,095 $554,572
Central Coast Water Authority Special District 42 $3,560,416 $935,891
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 8 $0 $0
Santa Barbara County Finance Corporation Inc. Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Maria-Bonita Capital Facilities Corporation Special District 4 $0 $0
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Special District 220 $13,258,852 $4,451,608
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Special District 39 $2,171,336 $931,973
Allan Hancock Joint Community College District Community College District 1,653 $49,395,686 $11,470,072
Santa Barbara Community College District Community College District 1,909 $70,848,638 $20,282,476
Santa Barbara County Office of Education K-12 Education 688 $28,660,255 $12,727,279
Ballard Elementary K-12 Education
Blochman Union Elementary K-12 Education 42 $1,378,093 $387,506
Santa Maria-Bonita K-12 Education
Buellton Union Elementary K-12 Education 200 $7,348,668 $2,090,471
Carpinteria Unified K-12 Education 491 $18,626,580 $7,500,142
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 204 $7,694,969 $1,970,014
Lompoc Unified K-12 Education 1,514 $69,484,899 $20,389,870
Los Olivos Elementary K-12 Education 36 $1,105,382 $289,250
Montecito Union Elementary K-12 Education
Orcutt Union Elementary K-12 Education
Santa Maria Joint Union High K-12 Education 1,358 $67,078,925 $19,366,695
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 54 $1,480,152 $478,343
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 15,022 $572,242,825 $104,845,268
Santa Barbara Fair and Exposition - DAA 19 Fairs & Expos
Santa Maria Fair Park - DAA 37 Fairs & Expos
Santa Barbara County First 5 First 5 35 $588,630 $180,399
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Superior Court 276 $19,499,577 $7,632,134
Cachuma Conservation Release Board Special District 4 $167,000 $0
Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board Special District 24 $1,524,612 $408,472
Isla Vista Community Services District Special District 28 $249,259 $25,172
Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 11 $0 $0
San Antonio Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 8 $0 $0
California Connections Academy Central Coast K-12 Education
Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special District 6 $0 $0