SOC 19-4042 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oxnard, California is $66,990 a year ($32.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,020: half of the 90 people in this job in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

$66,990average per year

$32.21 / hourMedian $60,020Take-home ≈ $53,671

  • $43K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
+10%vs U.S. average
#12 of 17California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,860 or more. The middle half of environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oxnard earn between $49,640 and $82,070.

  • $43K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $98K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,990$5,582$32.21
Median$60,020$5,002$28.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,640$4,137$23.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,070$6,839$39.46

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

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health pay in Oxnard vs. California and the U.S.

Environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Oxnard earn about the same as the California average ($67,750) and 10% more than the U.S. average ($60,800). At the median the gap is +9% against the U.S. median of $55,090.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oxnard$66,990$60,020$43,280$97,86090
California$67,750$61,220$37,670$106,8406,010
United States$60,800$55,090$38,170$94,16034,670

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $66,990, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $53,671 a year, or $4,473 a month and $2,064 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 environmental science and protection technicians, including health? 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 $66,990 buys what about $60,606 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 13.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 12th of 17 California metro areas for this job; Redding pays the most ($95,860).

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Highest-paying cities for environmental science and protection technicians, including health

Redding, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($95,860).

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary by city

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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Oxnard: questions

How much do environmental science and protection technicians, including health make an hour in Oxnard?

$32.21 an hour on average, and $28.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level environmental science and protection technicians, including health salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,640, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the environmental science and protection technicians, including health take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $53,671 a year ($4,473 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,990. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do environmental science and protection technicians, including health earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% more than the U.S. average for this job ($60,800).

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 19-4042; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.23, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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