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Highest paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

The best paying occupations in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 10.5% above the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#OccupationMedianOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darkerEmployed
1Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$535,800$221,970 – $535,800—
2General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$314,720$167,490 – $488,980—
3Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$266,740$83,540 – $311,180410
4Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree$202,750$86,020 – $447,980430
5Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$193,890$99,570 – $310,460710
6LawyersDoctoral or professional degree$185,520$82,480 – $284,6901,220
7Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree$179,760$130,510 – $267,240540
8Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$178,150$80,900 – $283,690310
9Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree$176,740$126,940 – $316,610180
10Financial ManagersBachelor's degree$169,900$101,490 – $332,0901,330
11Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree$169,540$93,070 – $287,460620
12Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree$168,390$108,880 – $200,00060
13PhysicistsDoctoral or professional degree$163,210$100,480 – $239,93050
14Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree$162,230$79,890 – $268,280380
15Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree$161,050$86,820 – $221,46040
16PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree$160,430$80,740 – $202,760630
17Software DevelopersBachelor's degree$159,430$94,560 – $223,4902,170
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree$159,120$106,160 – $196,160610
19VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree$158,810$63,590 – $280,060290
20Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree$156,730$90,020 – $249,6001,260
21Physician AssistantsMaster's degree$154,760$107,410 – $196,870210
22Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$153,570$80,790 – $195,19070
23First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent$149,460$125,240 – $198,510270
24Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree$148,800$123,360 – $204,530320
25Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree$147,180$97,050 – $188,720830
26Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree$142,950$98,570 – $255,59030
27Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree$140,290$86,580 – $254,29080
28Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree$139,560$94,440 – $206,140130
29Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree$137,350$82,340 – $200,140180
30Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree$131,640$80,790 – $179,19050
31Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree$131,220$45,250 – $219,57080
32Registered NursesBachelor's degree$131,160$94,360 – $169,7805,710
33Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent$131,050$82,610 – $166,610200
34Construction ManagersBachelor's degree$130,700$83,440 – $192,500580
35Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree$130,440$79,390 – $177,380190
36Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree$129,910$90,120 – $164,560250
37Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree$129,880$86,610 – $189,630460
38School PsychologistsMaster's degree$129,610$105,600 – $158,730220
39OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree$129,150$103,790 – $203,770120
40Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree$128,670$77,880 – $195,190110
41Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayPostsecondary nondegree award$128,540$80,580 – $164,76060
42Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree$128,530$51,150 – $165,33050
43Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree$127,730$86,370 – $177,430380
44Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree$126,680$85,880 – $166,59030
45Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree$126,540$65,430 – $212,4401,320
46Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree$126,530$107,880 – $128,290500
47Data ScientistsBachelor's degree$126,360$66,700 – $179,470460
48Sales EngineersBachelor's degree$126,310$79,690 – $171,13090
49Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree$126,250$76,700 – $198,650570
50Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree$125,750$52,510 – $166,290140

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