How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $35,300 and the 90th percentile is $49,260. The difference is $13,960, which is 32.5% 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 $36,830 to the 75th at $47,200, covers $10,370.

The mean annual wage is $41,900, which sits below the median of $42,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 19.8% higher than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,893, which is 8.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% higher than the California median of $42,930.

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 $42,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $38,893 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 Cooks, Short Order. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd 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 $38,340 and employment of 360. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,240, against $38,893 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $43,680 and employment of 12,410. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,462, against $38,893 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $38,490 and employment of 330. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,152, against $38,893 here.