Biochemist salary in Oxnard, CA

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Thousand Oaks, Thousands Oaks.

Median salary$130,000
Middle 50%$103k–$139.7k
vs. national median+63%comparison median $79,802
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,814 and $154,966.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,248
25th$103,045
50th (median)$130,000
75th$139,725
90th$149,965

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $102,500 (10 filings) FY2021: median $95,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $115,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 17
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$102,500$79,128$119,61310
FY2021$95,000$80,000$110,00017
FY2022–––9
FY2023–––5
FY2024$115,000$90,104$123,83711
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Oxnard's median Biochemist salary of $130,000 is worth about $117,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Oxnard = 110.5).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Amgen$131,56311
Receptive Biotoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.