Data Scientist salary in Oxnard, CA

Based on 92 certified H-1B filings in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Ventura, Camarillo, Simi Valley.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$126,257
Middle 50%$98.8k–$149.9k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $123,531
Filings92FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,982 and $245,861.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,030
25th$98,821
50th (median)$126,257
75th$149,882
90th$198,057

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $100k $140k FY2021: median $75,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $96,250 (22 filings) FY2023: median $115,500 (47 filings) FY2024: median $132,933 (61 filings) FY2025: median $124,000 (50 filings) FY2026: median $129,069 (42 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 47 filings FY23 FY2024: 61 filings FY24 FY2025: 50 filings FY25 FY2026: 42 filings FY26 61
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–––5
FY2021$75,000$65,000$90,35512
FY2022$96,250$77,253$113,61022
FY2023$115,500$95,586$135,47747
FY2024$132,933$100,000$150,00061
FY2025$124,000$98,821$146,90350
FY2026$129,069$113,880$149,96142

Cost of living

Oxnard's median Data Scientist salary of $126,257 is worth about $114,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Oxnard, CA area earned a median of $126,360 in May 2025 (460 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,257, 0% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Amgen$145,00037
Agilisium Consultingtoo few6
Private National Mortgage Acceptance Companytoo few6
Clinicas Del Camino Realtoo few4
AmeriHome Mortgage Companytoo few3
Ava Enterprisestoo few2
Care It Servicestoo few2
Sage Publicationstoo few2
The Trade Desktoo few2
ZS Associatestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $86,724 23
Mid-level · Level II $123,757 40
Senior · Level III $145,000 11
Expert · Level IV $207,672 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$77,917$86,72423
Mid-level · Level II$113,880$123,75740
Senior · Level III$121,680$145,00011
Expert · Level IV$144,518$207,67214

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.