SOC 11-9032 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Oxnard, California is $152,300 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $159,120: half of the 610 people in this job in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($118,908).

$152,300average per year

Median $159,120Take-home ≈ $105,291

  • $106K10th
  • $136K25th
  • $159KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $196K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

610people in this job
+28%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 25California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $106,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $196,160 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Oxnard earn between $136,400 and $164,680.

  • $106K10th
  • $136K25th
  • $159KMedian
  • $165K75th
  • $196K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$152,300$12,692—
Median$159,120$13,260—
Entry level (25th percentile)$136,400$11,367—
Experienced (75th percentile)$164,680$13,723—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $152,300, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $105,291 a year, or $8,774 a month and $4,050 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? 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 $152,300 buys what about $137,786 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 12th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($162,910).

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Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Oxnard: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $106,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $136,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $105,291 a year ($8,774 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $152,300. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is 28% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($118,908).

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 11-9032; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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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