The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation has issued its 2026 Largest SCV Employers List. More than 32,000 people work for the organizations represented on the list, with overall reported employment increasing approximately 3% from the comparable 2025 total.
More than two dozen of the SCV’s largest private employers reported higher local headcounts, with gains spanning healthcare, logistics, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and other sectors.
The top 10 largest employers in the Santa Clarita Valley for 2026 are:
1 Six Flags Magic Mountain 3,000
2 William S. Hart Union School District 2,084
3 College of the Canyons 1,909
4 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital 1,830
5 Saugus Union School District 1,677
6 City of Santa Clarita 1,171
7 U.S. Postal Service (SCV Processing Distribution) 1,158 *
8 California Institute of the Arts 1,151
9 Newhall School District 913
10 Amazon/Whole Foods 886
* 2026 headcount unavailable; 2025 headcount assumed for 2026.
The SCVEDC analysis showed there was positive movement among private employers this year. Collectively, the largest private employers reported a net increase of 191 employees, with several companies posting notable gains.
Amazon/Whole Foods had the largest increase, adding 208 employees, a 31% increase over its 2025 headcount. Fralock followed with one of the strongest gains on the list, adding 173 employees and increasing its reported workforce by 93%.
Healthcare also delivered one of the year’s biggest employer gains. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital added 135 employees, an 8% increase, bringing its reported workforce to 1,830.
Several other employers posted meaningful growth. ASC Process Systems added 94 employees, a 34% increase. Stay Green added 68, up 14%. DrinkPAK added another 50 employees, an 11% increase.
Several aerospace and advanced-manufacturing companies added workers as well, including Cicoil (+45), Sunvair (+41), Adept Fasteners (+30), Crissair (+18), TA Aerospace (+15) and HRD Aero Systems (+15).
The 2026 Economic Outlook estimates that its Aerospace & Defense composite sector supports approximately 1,824 workers in the Santa Clarita Valley, with an average salary of $114,342 per worker and employment at or near record levels.
Employers grouped in the survey’s public-employer category also contributed significantly to this year’s increase, collectively reporting 636 more employees than in 2025.
Saugus Union School District (+363)
Southern California Edison (+100)
College of the Canyons (+80)
Newhall School District (+56)
William S. Hart Union School District (+35)
Together, these employers provide a substantial employment foundation across education, infrastructure, utilities and public services in the SCV.
To view the complete 2026 Largest Employers list from the SCVEDC click here.
