High paying management jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA run 10.5% above the national average (2024), so a Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Employed

1Chief Executives$202,750
Bachelor's degree
$86,020 – $447,980430
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,760
Bachelor's degree
$130,510 – $267,240540
3Natural Sciences Managers$176,740
Bachelor's degree
$126,940 – $316,610180
4Financial Managers$169,900
Bachelor's degree
$101,490 – $332,0901,330
5Marketing Managers$169,540
Bachelor's degree
$93,070 – $287,460620
6Human Resources Managers$162,230
Bachelor's degree
$79,890 – $268,280380
7Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$159,120
Master's degree
$106,160 – $196,160610
8Managers, All Other$156,730
Bachelor's degree
$90,020 – $249,6001,260
9Purchasing Managers$139,560
Bachelor's degree
$94,440 – $206,140130
10Construction Managers$130,700
Bachelor's degree
$83,440 – $192,500580
11Medical and Health Services Managers$126,540
Bachelor's degree
$65,430 – $212,4401,320
12Industrial Production Managers$126,250
Bachelor's degree
$76,700 – $198,650570
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$123,260
Master's degree
$75,490 – $205,740260
14Administrative Services Managers$120,370
Bachelor's degree
$65,060 – $209,060550
15Facilities Managers$120,130
Bachelor's degree
$69,990 – $178,610360
16Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$119,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,940 – $191,860400
17Sales Managers$107,720
Bachelor's degree
$56,640 – $241,6102,050
18General and Operations Managers$103,870
Bachelor's degree
$53,020 – $232,2805,770
19Education Administrators, All Other$96,450
Bachelor's degree
$59,700 – $212,920170
20Social and Community Service Managers$80,840
Bachelor's degree
$56,110 – $124,640610
21Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$79,830
Bachelor's degree
$48,210 – $167,250140
22Food Service Managers$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $143,710590
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$70,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $136,910640
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$64,410
Bachelor's degree
$45,560 – $103,500220

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$202,750	$86,020 – $447,980	430
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$179,760	$130,510 – $267,240	540
3	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$176,740	$126,940 – $316,610	180
4	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,900	$101,490 – $332,090	1,330
5	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,540	$93,070 – $287,460	620
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,230	$79,890 – $268,280	380
7	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$159,120	$106,160 – $196,160	610
8	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$156,730	$90,020 – $249,600	1,260
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,560	$94,440 – $206,140	130
10	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,700	$83,440 – $192,500	580
11	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,540	$65,430 – $212,440	1,320
12	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,250	$76,700 – $198,650	570
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$123,260	$75,490 – $205,740	260
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,370	$65,060 – $209,060	550
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,130	$69,990 – $178,610	360
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,850	$66,940 – $191,860	400
17	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,720	$56,640 – $241,610	2,050
18	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,870	$53,020 – $232,280	5,770
19	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,450	$59,700 – $212,920	170
20	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$80,840	$56,110 – $124,640	610
21	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$79,830	$48,210 – $167,250	140
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$46,180 – $143,710	590
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,000	$42,990 – $136,910	640
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$64,410	$45,560 – $103,500	220

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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