Cost of hiring in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA

Median pay by role in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks

The employer pays more than the wage: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², so a $57,670 median for bookkeepers, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $74,413 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks against the US

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks pays above the US median for 15 of the 17 roles, most of all for paralegals (+18.9%) and HR assistants (+14.9%), and below it only for sales development representatives (-7.6%). For e-commerce order specialists it is within 1% of the US figure. The middle gap across all 17 is +8.0%: for most of these roles, hiring costs more here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for executive assistants, #16 of 509 areas by median pay; its lowest is for e-commerce order specialists, #93 of 287.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks has more e-commerce order specialists (0.8% of these jobs here, against 0.5% nationally) and medical administrative assistants (9.0% against 6.1%), and fewer customer support specialists (10.5% against 16.4%) and paralegals (1.9% against 2.5%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Kahului-Wailuku, HI is nearest, at +7.3%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, sales development representatives in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks span $38,330–$133,240, the widest band (3.5×); e-commerce order specialists the narrowest, $39,510–$60,090. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 10 of 17 roles, data entry specialists most ($31,200–$58,790 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives, marketing specialists, recruiters and 1 more role: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($77,100 against a $64,670 median for sales development representatives).

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks against California

Against California as a whole, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks pays about the same or less for all 17 roles, and less for 15, most of all sales development representatives (-20.0%). Its best rank within California is #6 of 28 areas, for marketing specialists.

Other areas in California

By jobs in these roles, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks is #8 of 28 areas in California. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from San Diego-Chula Vista to Modesto.

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