QA Engineer salary in Oxnard, CA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Westlake Village.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$118,082
Middle 50%$109k–$130k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $105,602
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,706 and $158,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,165
25th$109,000
50th (median)$118,082
75th$130,000
90th$145,512

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2021: median $83,022 (12 filings) FY2024: median $107,827 (15 filings) FY2025: median $114,138 (14 filings) FY2026: median $118,082 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 15
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–––7
FY2021$83,022$71,698$91,49212
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––8
FY2024$107,827$87,942$133,80015
FY2025$114,138$107,827$125,38314
FY2026$118,082$118,082$140,27911

Cost of living

Oxnard's median QA Engineer salary of $118,082 is worth about $106,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Oxnard, CA area earned a median of $113,680 in May 2025 (290 employed). The H-1B median here is $118,082, 4% higher.

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
Cognizanttoo few6
Aletoo few5
Amgentoo few2
Capgemini Americatoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III $118,082 12
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$118,082$118,08212

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.