How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $54,010 and the 90th percentile is $103,230. The difference is $49,220, which is 75.1% 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 $61,790 to the 75th at $83,350, covers $21,560.

The mean annual wage is $73,520, which sits above the median of $65,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,258, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.2% lower than the California median of $82,090.

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 $65,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $59,258 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 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 4th 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 $82,950 and employment of 1,350. That median is 26.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,041, against $59,258 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $79,990 and employment of 270. That median is 22.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,492, against $59,258 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $70,230 and employment of 270. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,980, against $59,258 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (80 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.35 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.