SOC 17-3026 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Industrial 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 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $78,890. The 10th percentile is $50,000 and the 90th percentile is $96,820. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$78,890

10th percentile
$50,000
25th percentile
$61,290
Median
$78,890
75th percentile
$83,810
90th percentile
$96,820
Mean
$74,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $50,000 and the 90th percentile is $96,820. The difference is $46,820, which is 59.3% 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 $61,290 to the 75th at $83,810, covers $22,520.

The mean annual wage is $74,490, which sits below the median of $78,890. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 19.3% higher than the national median of $66,120 for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,372, which is 7.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% lower than the California median of $79,070.

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 $78,890 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $71,372 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 6 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 $84,410 and employment of 100. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,584, against $71,372 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $77,640 and employment of 1,380. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,366, against $71,372 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $74,310 and employment of 40. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,657, against $71,372 here.

Employment share

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (100 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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 Industrial 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 Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $78,890. The 10th percentile is $50,000 and the 90th percentile is $96,820. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 19.3% higher than the national median of $66,120.

What is Industrial 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 $78,890 is $71,372. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Industrial 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 $84,410. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.