SOC 29-1021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dentists, General 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 Dentists, General in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $178,150. The 10th percentile is $80,900 and the 90th percentile is $283,690. Employment is 310.

Median annual wage

$178,150

10th percentile
$80,900
25th percentile
$162,760
Median
$178,150
75th percentile
$214,230
90th percentile
$283,690
Mean
$189,430

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $80,900 and the 90th percentile is $283,690. The difference is $202,790, which is 113.8% 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 $162,760 to the 75th at $214,230, covers $51,470.

The mean annual wage is $189,430, which sits above the median of $178,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $161,172, which is 5.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% higher than the California median of $165,950.

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 $178,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $161,172 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 Dentists, General. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 5th 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 $170,940 and employment of 140. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $157,117, against $161,172 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $139,990 and employment of 6,300. That median is 21.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,268, against $161,172 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $172,120 and employment of 220. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $170,608, against $161,172 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (310 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.20 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 Dentists, General make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dentists, General in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $178,150. The 10th percentile is $80,900 and the 90th percentile is $283,690. Employment is 310.

How does that compare with the national median for Dentists, General?

The local median is 4.2% higher than the national median of $170,950.

What is Dentists, General 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 $178,150 is $161,172. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Dentists, General?

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $170,940. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 5th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.