Tax Preparers pay range in Oxnard
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,650 or more. The middle half of tax preparers in Oxnard earn between $46,670 and $76,100.
- $40K10th
- $47K25th
- $62KMedian
- $76K75th
- $81K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $63,350 | $5,279 | $30.46 |
| Median | $62,050 | $5,171 | $29.83 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $46,670 | $3,889 | $22.44 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $76,100 | $6,342 | $36.59 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Tax Preparers salary after taxes in Oxnard
On the average salary of $63,350, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $51,086 a year, or $4,257 a month and $1,965 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 tax preparers? 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 $63,350 buys what about $57,313 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 13.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Tax Preparers salary in other California cities
Oxnard ranks 13th of 17 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($84,300).
- San Francisco$84,300
- San Jose$83,550
- Santa Rosa$71,350
- San Diego$69,700
- Salinas$68,190
- Los Angeles$68,140
- Stockton$67,450
- Modesto$66,970
- Sacramento$66,850
- Oxnard$63,350
Highest-paying cities for tax preparers
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($84,300).
- San Francisco, CA$84,300
- San Jose, CA$83,550
- Kansas City, MO$82,540
- Anchorage, AK$77,620
- Jefferson City, MO$77,180
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Tax Preparers salary in Oxnard: questions
How much do tax preparers make an hour in Oxnard?
$30.46 an hour on average, and $29.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level tax preparers salary in Oxnard?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,670, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the tax preparers take-home pay in Oxnard?
About $51,086 a year ($4,257 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,350. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do tax preparers earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($63,965).
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 13-2082; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.3%.
- 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 1.65, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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