SOC 11-1011 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Chief Executives 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 Chief Executives in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $202,750. The 10th percentile is $86,020 and the 90th percentile is $447,980. Employment is 430.

Median annual wage

$202,750

10th percentile
$86,020
25th percentile
$126,930
Median
$202,750
75th percentile
$335,270
90th percentile
$447,980
Mean
$253,100

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $86,020 and the 90th percentile is $447,980. The difference is $361,960, which is 178.5% 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 $126,930 to the 75th at $335,270, covers $208,340.

The mean annual wage is $253,100, which sits above the median of $202,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $183,428, which is 14.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.3% lower than the California median of $218,600.

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 $202,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $183,428 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 4th of 11 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 $195,650 and employment of 360. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $179,829, against $183,428 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $234,290 and employment of 10,800. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $206,303, against $183,428 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $195,400 and employment of 390. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $193,684, against $183,428 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (430 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.

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Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Chief Executives in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $202,750. The 10th percentile is $86,020 and the 90th percentile is $447,980. Employment is 430.

How does that compare with the national median for Chief Executives?

The local median is 5.3% lower than the national median of $213,990.

What is Chief Executives 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 $202,750 is $183,428. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $195,650. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 4th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.