SOC 13-2031 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Budget Analysts Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for budget analysts in Oxnard, California is $100,550 a year ($48.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $96,260: half of the 40 people in this job in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($97,889).

$100,550average per year

$48.34 / hourMedian $96,260Take-home ≈ $74,308

  • $72K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $143K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 15California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Budget Analysts pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $143,330 or more. The middle half of budget analysts in Oxnard earn between $76,450 and $113,650.

  • $72K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $96KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $143K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$100,550$8,379$48.34
Median$96,260$8,022$46.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$76,450$6,371$36.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$113,650$9,471$54.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Budget Analysts salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $100,550, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $74,308 a year, or $6,192 a month and $2,858 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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.

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Is Oxnard a good place for budget analysts? 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 $100,550 buys what about $90,967 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Budget Analysts salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 10th of 15 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($130,420).

All Budget Analysts salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for budget analysts

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,420).

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Budget Analysts salary in Oxnard: questions

How much do budget analysts make an hour in Oxnard?

$48.34 an hour on average, and $46.28 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level budget analysts salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $72,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $76,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the budget analysts take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $74,308 a year ($6,192 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $100,550. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do budget analysts earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($97,889).

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 13-2031; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 0.39, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.39).

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