SOC 17-3019 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Drafters, All Other Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for other drafters in Oxnard, California is $74,150 a year ($35.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $67,670: 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 6% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,689).

$74,150average per year

$35.65 / hourMedian $67,670Take-home ≈ $58,135

  • $47K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
+6%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 11California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Drafters, All Other pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,380 or more. The middle half of other drafters in Oxnard earn between $60,450 and $93,080.

  • $47K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,150$6,179$35.65
Median$67,670$5,639$32.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,450$5,038$29.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,080$7,757$44.75

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

Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $74,150, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $58,135 a year, or $4,845 a month and $2,236 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 other drafters? 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 $74,150 buys what about $67,083 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Drafters, All Other salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 7th of 11 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($91,260).

All Drafters, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other drafters

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,260).

Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Drafters, All Other salary in Oxnard: questions

How much do other drafters make an hour in Oxnard?

$35.65 an hour on average, and $32.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other drafters salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other drafters take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $58,135 a year ($4,845 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,150. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other drafters earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,689).

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 17-3019; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • 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 1.44, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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