SOC 43-9061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Clerks, 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 Office Clerks, General in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $48,370. The 10th percentile is $35,530 and the 90th percentile is $71,620. Employment is 5,750.

Median annual wage

$48,370

10th percentile
$35,530
25th percentile
$39,370
Median
$48,370
75th percentile
$59,230
90th percentile
$71,620
Mean
$51,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $35,530 and the 90th percentile is $71,620. The difference is $36,090, which is 74.6% 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 $39,370 to the 75th at $59,230, covers $19,860.

The mean annual wage is $51,570, which sits above the median of $48,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 7.5% higher than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,760, which is 2.8% lower 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 $48,460.

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 $48,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $43,760 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 Office Clerks, General. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 3rd 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 $55,620 and employment of 3,630. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,122, against $43,760 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $48,100 and employment of 112,270. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,354, against $43,760 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $45,440 and employment of 5,500. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,041, against $43,760 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (5,750 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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 Office Clerks, General make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $48,370. The 10th percentile is $35,530 and the 90th percentile is $71,620. Employment is 5,750.

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

The local median is 7.5% higher than the national median of $45,010.

What is Office Clerks, 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 $48,370 is $43,760. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $55,620. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 3rd of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.