SOC 29-1291 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Acupuncturists make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $70,080. The 10th percentile is $35,380 and the 90th percentile is $103,200. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$70,080

10th percentile
$35,380
25th percentile
$47,650
Median
$70,080
75th percentile
$103,200
90th percentile
$103,200
Mean
$72,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Acupuncturists, the published 10th percentile is $35,380 and the 90th percentile is $103,200. The difference is $67,820, which is 96.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,650 to the 75th at $103,200, covers $55,550.

The mean annual wage is $72,410, which sits above the median of $70,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $76,040 for Acupuncturists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,401, which is 16.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% lower than the California median of $75,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 110.534, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $70,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Acupuncturists at $63,401 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Acupuncturists. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $86,530. That median is 23.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,194, against $63,401 here.
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $64,490 and employment of 300. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,639, against $63,401 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $52,000. That median is 25.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,853, against $63,401 here.

Employment share

Acupuncturists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (50 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (7,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.07 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Acupuncturists make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $70,080. The 10th percentile is $35,380 and the 90th percentile is $103,200. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Acupuncturists?

The local median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $76,040.

What is Acupuncturists pay in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 110.534, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $70,080 is $63,401. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Acupuncturists?

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $86,530. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.