Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Oxnard, CA

Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,300 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Oxnard earn between $34,470 and $36,270.

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $42,730, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $35,669 a year, or $2,972 a month and $1,372 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 waiters and waitresses? 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 $42,730 buys what about $38,658 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 20.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 12th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($52,010).

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Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,210).

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Related jobs in Oxnard

• Bartenders$45,270 a year
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$41,530 a year
• Fast Food and Counter Workers$41,340 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$65,020 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$50,510 a year
• Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$46,240 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$42,550 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$41,900 a year

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