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

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $41,830 and the 90th percentile is $79,830. The difference is $38,000, which is 64.9% 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 $46,920 to the 75th at $61,780, covers $14,860.

The mean annual wage is $58,010, which sits below the median of $58,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 3% lower than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,997, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the California median of $59,510.

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 $58,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $52,997 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 10 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).).

• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 53 miles away, with a median of $57,610 and employment of 80. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,951, against $52,997 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $58,070 and employment of 2,330. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,133, against $52,997 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $56,630 and employment of 140. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,133, against $52,997 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (130 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.08 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.