Largest employers in California
Ranked by reported employee headcount from public sources, each with the date the figure was reported.
| # | Company | Employees (dated) | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Activewear | 590000 (2014-01-01) | — |
| 2 | Nestlé USA - Beverages Division | 335000 (2015-01-01) | food and beverage |
| 3 | Costco | 316000 (2023-01-01) | retail |
| 4 | HP | 302000 (2014-01-01) | technology |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc. | 190234 (2022-12-31) | technology |
| 6 | Microsoft | 140768 (2018-06-30) | technology, manufacturing |
| 7 | Intel | 110800 (2019-01-01) | technology, energy |
| 8 | Caterpillar Inc. | 95400 (2016-01-01) | — |
| 9 | Kyocera Communications, Inc. | 79185 (2024-03-31) | technology, manufacturing |
| 10 | Cisco Systems | 75900 (2019-07-27) | telecom |
| 11 | McKesson Corporation | 68000 (2016-03-31) | — |
| 12 | Northrop Grumman | 65600 (2015-01-01) | technology, aerospace defense |
| 13 | Jacobs Engineering Group | 55000 (2021-01-01) | professional services |
| 14 | Google LLC | 53861 (2012-01-01) | technology, professional services |
| 15 | Mazda North American Operations | 48750 (2022-01-01) | transportation |
| 16 | Chevron Corporation | 48600 (2018-01-01) | energy |
| 17 | Qualcomm | 45000 (2021-09-26) | technology, telecom |
| 18 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. | 42625 (2022-11-10) | transportation |
| 19 | The Cheesecake Factory | 38800 (2016-01-01) | energy |
| 20 | Dole Food Company | 35371 (2024-01-01) | — |
| 21 | eBay | 34600 (2015-01-01) | retail |
| 22 | Sun Microsystems | 34600 (2007-01-01) | technology |
| 23 | VMware | 34000 (2021-01-01) | technology |
| 24 | Emerson Network Power | 31000 (2024-12-01) | manufacturing, energy |
| 25 | Adobe Inc. | 25988 (2021-12-03) | technology |
| 26 | CKE Restaurants | 20200 (2012-01-01) | food and beverage |
| 27 | Broadcom Inc. | 20000 (2021-10-31) | technology |
| 28 | Waste Connections | 19998 (2021-01-01) | — |
| 29 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 19424 (2012-01-01) | — |
| 30 | Amgen | 17900 (2014-01-01) | healthcare |
| 31 | Agilent Technologies | 17671 (2023-03-16) | technology |
| 32 | Experian | 17000 (2015-01-01) | professional services |
| 33 | Edison International | 16677 (2013-01-01) | energy |
| 34 | NBCUniversal | 16000 (2020-01-01) | media |
| 35 | Genentech | 14815 (2016-09-01) | healthcare |
| 36 | Nvidia | 13775 (2020-01-26) | technology |
| 37 | Tesla, Inc. | 13058 (2015-12-31) | energy, transportation |
| 38 | Blizzard Entertainment | 13000 (2022-12-31) | media |
| 39 | NetApp | 12000 (2022-01-01) | — |
| 40 | Gilead Sciences | 11800 (2020-01-31) | healthcare |
| 41 | Advanced Micro Devices | 11400 (2019-01-01) | technology, energy |
| 42 | Visa Inc. | 11300 (2015-01-01) | finance |
| 43 | Electronic Arts | 11000 (2021-03-31) | media |
| 44 | ServiceNow | 10371 (2019-12-31) | technology |
| 45 | Juniper Networks | 9419 (2019-12-31) | technology, manufacturing |
| 46 | Skechers | 9200 (2016-01-01) | consumer goods |
| 47 | Quiksilver | 7500 (2021-01-01) | — |
| 48 | Logitech | 7300 (2024-03-31) | technology |
| 49 | Nintendo | 6717 (2022-03-31) | media |
| 50 | Netflix, Inc. | 6700 (2019-01-01) | media |