File Clerks pay range in Oxnard
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,970 or more. The middle half of file clerks in Oxnard earn between $41,000 and $49,770.
- $36K10th
- $41K25th
- $47KMedian
- $50K75th
- $61K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $48,120 | $4,010 | $23.13 |
| Median | $46,680 | $3,890 | $22.44 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $41,000 | $3,417 | $19.71 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $49,770 | $4,148 | $23.93 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
File Clerks salary after taxes in Oxnard
On the average salary of $48,120, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $39,765 a year, or $3,314 a month and $1,529 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 file clerks? 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 $48,120 buys what about $43,534 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 18.4 years of this average salary before tax.
File Clerks salary in other California cities
Oxnard ranks 17th of 23 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($65,520).
- San Jose$65,520
- San Francisco$60,000
- Napa$58,830
- Salinas$56,620
- Vallejo$54,610
- Santa Cruz$54,560
- Hanford$54,120
- Stockton$53,620
- San Diego$53,530
- Oxnard$48,120
Highest-paying cities for file clerks
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,520).
- San Jose, CA$65,520
- San Francisco, CA$60,000
- Napa, CA$58,830
- Salinas, CA$56,620
- Chicago, IL$55,780
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File Clerks salary in Oxnard: questions
How much do file clerks make an hour in Oxnard?
$23.14 an hour on average, and $22.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level file clerks salary in Oxnard?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,410 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,000, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the file clerks take-home pay in Oxnard?
About $39,765 a year ($3,314 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,120. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do file clerks earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,326).
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 43-4071; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
- 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 1.80, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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