H-1B salaries in Oxnard, CA

Based on 918 certified H-1B filings in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$128,257
Middle 50%$100k–$150.4k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $122,699
Filings918FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,605 and $310,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,000
25th$100,000
50th (median)$128,257
75th$150,438
90th$184,030

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $99,861 (802 filings) FY2021: median $106,434 (770 filings) FY2022: median $113,610 (732 filings) FY2023: median $117,000 (610 filings) FY2024: median $116,334 (593 filings) FY2025: median $126,880 (526 filings) FY2026: median $129,667 (392 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 802 filings FY20 FY2021: 770 filings FY21 FY2022: 732 filings FY22 FY2023: 610 filings FY23 FY2024: 593 filings FY24 FY2025: 526 filings FY25 FY2026: 392 filings FY26 802
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$99,861$85,000$122,901802
FY2021$106,434$86,708$126,000770
FY2022$113,610$90,625$134,250732
FY2023$117,000$93,621$137,136610
FY2024$116,334$93,443$140,000593
FY2025$126,880$99,632$150,000526
FY2026$129,667$100,805$152,431392

Cost of living

Oxnard's median H-1B salary of $128,257 is worth about $116,000 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$2,035Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,424Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)110.5Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$116,000Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$139,693131
Systems Engineer / Architect$116,334106
Data Scientist$126,25792
Industrial Engineer$120,00045
Operations Research Analyst$154,42536
Electronics Engineer$130,00031
Chemist$135,00029
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$125,50326
QA Engineer$118,08225
Mechanical Engineer$117,34622
Data Engineer$125,00015
Electrical Engineer$123,78415
Systems Analyst$124,01015
Chemical Engineer$144,98514
Statistician$157,45414

By job title

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Oxnard, CA. Figure: median salary · filings.