How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $125,240 and the 90th percentile is $198,510. The difference is $73,270, which is 49.0% 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 $140,910 to the 75th at $160,860, covers $19,950.

The mean annual wage is $156,140, which sits above the median of $149,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 40.9% higher than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $135,216, which is 27.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the California median of $163,960.

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 $149,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $135,216 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 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. 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 $161,440 and employment of 110. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,385, against $135,216 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $167,600 and employment of 4,840. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,579, against $135,216 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $122,960 and employment of 340. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,880, against $135,216 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (270 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.