Art Directors pay range in Oxnard
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $203,110 or more. The middle half of art directors in Oxnard earn between $98,230 and $164,970.
- $64K10th
- $98K25th
- $122KMedian
- $165K75th
- $203K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $130,960 | $10,913 | $62.96 |
| Median | $121,920 | $10,160 | $58.62 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $98,230 | $8,186 | $47.23 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $164,970 | $13,748 | $79.31 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Art Directors salary after taxes in Oxnard
On the average salary of $130,960, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $92,690 a year, or $7,724 a month and $3,565 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Oxnard a good place for art directors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Oxnard area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.5), so the average $130,960 buys what about $118,479 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.
Art Directors salary in other California cities
Oxnard ranks 7th of 12 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($182,620).
- San Jose$182,620
- San Francisco$169,940
- Los Angeles$156,680
- Stockton$147,650
- Santa Cruz$144,450
- San Diego$137,320
- Oxnard$130,960
- Fresno$123,560
- Santa Maria$121,830
- Riverside$120,670
Highest-paying cities for art directors
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($182,620).
- San Jose, CA$182,620
- San Francisco, CA$169,940
- New York, NY$161,120
- Portland, OR$158,630
- Los Angeles, CA$156,680
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Art Directors salary in Oxnard: questions
How much do art directors make an hour in Oxnard?
$62.96 an hour on average, and $58.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level art directors salary in Oxnard?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $98,230, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the art directors take-home pay in Oxnard?
About $92,690 a year ($7,724 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,960. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do art directors earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($134,942).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1011; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.7%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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