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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 Clara County County 18,452 $1,346,912,037 $466,337,733
Campbell City 466 $17,956,340 $5,310,276
Cupertino City 377 $14,410,553 $4,480,608
Gilroy City 362 $23,372,267 $8,374,224
Los Altos City 207 $12,045,569 $4,130,947
Los Altos Hills City 40 $1,792,118 $511,758
Los Gatos City 190 $15,194,202 $5,328,953
Milpitas City 597 $40,860,190 $12,488,341
Monte Sereno City 13 $768,251 $185,254
Morgan Hill City 429 $17,271,182 $5,932,893
Mountain View City 973 $63,932,706 $22,142,283
Palo Alto City 1,561 $98,090,078 $37,040,594
San Jose City 7,347 $464,424,265 $291,019,290
Santa Clara City 1,412 $103,367,162 $35,803,252
Saratoga City 86 $5,377,948 $1,507,245
Sunnyvale City 1,406 $86,002,679 $38,840,962
Saratoga Cemetery District Special District 9 $172,480 $28,594
Lake Canyon Community Services District Special District 4 $0 $0
Lions Gate Community Services District Special District 3 $0 $0
Los Altos Hills County Fire District Special District 7 $0 $0
Saratoga Fire Protection District Special District 4 $112,351 $7,485
South Santa Clara County Fire District Special District 7 $0 $0
El Camino Hospital District Special District 5 $0 $0
South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District Special District 5 $0 $0
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Special District 140 $8,137,848 $2,869,870
Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District Special District 48 $377,084 $0
Burbank Sanitary District (Santa Clara) Special District 6 $5,661 $0
Cupertino Sanitary District (Santa Clara) Special District 6 $30,492 $8,550
West Valley Sanitation District of Santa Clara County (Santa Clara) Special District 39 $2,958,134 $939,648
Guadalupe Coyote Resource Conservation District Special District 6 $28,250 $0
Loma Prieta Resource Conservation District Special District 10 $36,920 $0
Aldercroft Heights County Water District Special District 5 $0 $0
Purissima Hills Water District Special District 16 $690,464 $153,171
San Martin County Water District Special District 3 $0 $0
Santa Clara Valley Water District Special District 766 $83,466,735 $21,473,288
Bay Area Community College Districts Joint Power Agency Special District 10 $0 $0
North County Library Authority Special District 6 $0 $0
Northern California Community College Pool Special District 5 $0 $0
San Jose-Santa Clara Clean Water Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Clara County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Service Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Santa Clara County-El Camino Hospital District Hospital Facilities Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
Library Joint Powers Authority of Santa Clara County Special District 11 $0 $0
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Special District 33 $1,261,993 $351,495
Santa Clara County Schools Insurance Group Special District 12 $443,742 $145,725
Schools Alliance for Workers Compensation Excess Self-Funded Joint Powers Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority Special District 10 $165,467 $4,961
South Bay Area Schools Insurance Authority Special District 12 $0 $0
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Special District 20 $1,183,212 $313,049
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Financing Authority Special District 5 $0 $0
City of Santa Clara Public Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 10 $0 $0
Gilroy Unified School District School Building Corporation Special District 3 $0 $0
Morgan Hill Wastewater Facilities Financing Corporation Special District 6 $0 $0
Palo Alto Public Improvement Corporation Special District 9 $0 $0
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Special District 2,166 $171,451,011 $70,642,720
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Special District 34 $3,152,387 $977,457
West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority Special District 4 $0 $0
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Community College District 4,243 $137,509,464 $27,313,863
Gavilan Joint Community College District Community College District 604 $20,564,185 $4,987,445
San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Community College District 1,988 $58,650,187 $15,391,807
West Valley-Mission Community College District Community College District 2,128 $67,042,897 $15,987,107
State University, San Jose California State University 6,764 $183,378,128 $59,475,757
Ballpark Joint Powers Finance Authority of Santa Clara County Special District 6 $0 $0
Gilroy School Facilities Financing Authority Special District 7 $0 $0
City of Santa Clara Joint Financing Authority Special District 10 $0 $0
South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium Special District 36 $2,355,679 $0