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

Percentile spread

For Archivists, the published 10th percentile is $40,910 and the 90th percentile is $134,310. The difference is $93,400, which is 125.3% 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 $61,050 to the 75th at $120,540, covers $59,490.

The mean annual wage is $86,110, which sits above the median of $74,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 15.5% higher than the national median of $64,550 for Archivists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,436, which is 4.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the California median of $70,530.

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 $74,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Archivists at $67,436 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 Archivists. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st 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 $70,630 and employment of 490. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,193, against $67,436 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $62,050 and employment of 70. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,458, against $67,436 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $62,030 and employment of 50. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,276, against $67,436 here.

Employment share

Archivists 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 (7,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.01 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.