SOC 17-3023 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $97,680. The 10th percentile is $50,340 and the 90th percentile is $151,510. Employment is 690.

Median annual wage

$97,680

10th percentile
$50,340
25th percentile
$65,710
Median
$97,680
75th percentile
$126,260
90th percentile
$151,510
Mean
$98,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $50,340 and the 90th percentile is $151,510. The difference is $101,170, which is 103.6% 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 $65,710 to the 75th at $126,260, covers $60,550.

The mean annual wage is $98,390, which sits above the median of $97,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 24.9% higher than the national median of $78,190 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,371, which is 13% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.5% higher than the California median of $86,090.

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 $97,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $88,371 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 9 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 $85,510 and employment of 130. That median is 12.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,595, against $88,371 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $81,940 and employment of 3,230. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,152, against $88,371 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $103,170 and employment of 540. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,264, against $88,371 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (690 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (95,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.48 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $97,680. The 10th percentile is $50,340 and the 90th percentile is $151,510. Employment is 690.

How does that compare with the national median for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

The local median is 24.9% higher than the national median of $78,190.

What is Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 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 $97,680 is $88,371. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians?

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $85,510. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.