Cognizant salaries in Oxnard, CA

Based on 52 certified H-1B filings by Cognizant in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$116,334
Middle 50%$109k–$118.1k
vs. all employers here−9%comparison median $128,257
Filings52FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,749 and $147,851.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,686
25th$109,013
50th (median)$116,334
75th$118,082
90th$139,277

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $90,979 (81 filings) FY2021: median $96,762 (29 filings) FY2022: median $113,422 (28 filings) FY2023: median $117,790 (39 filings) FY2024: median $103,958 (35 filings) FY2025: median $116,334 (35 filings) FY2026: median $109,013 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 81 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 39 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 81
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$90,979$82,285$99,86181
FY2021$96,762$90,355$106,43429
FY2022$113,422$96,762$117,79028
FY2023$117,790$98,197$117,79039
FY2024$103,958$86,902$105,89335
FY2025$116,334$108,420$116,33435
FY2026$109,013$109,013$139,27717

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Systems Engineer / Architect$116,33442
QA Engineertoo few6
Programmer Analysttoo few2
Software Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Oxnard, CA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III $116,334 36
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.