How much do Plant and System Operators, All Other make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Plant and System Operators, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,670 and the 90th percentile is $104,080. The difference is $65,410, which is 142.4% 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 $38,670 to the 75th at $76,550, covers $37,880.

The mean annual wage is $62,770, which sits above the median of $45,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $62,470 for Plant and System Operators, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,553, which is 33.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 41.1% lower than the California median of $78,020.

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 $45,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Plant and System Operators, All Other at $41,553 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 Plant and System Operators, All Other. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 6th 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $77,130 and employment of 400. That median is 67.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,916, against $41,553 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $81,660 and employment of 40. That median is 77.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,943, against $41,553 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $77,330 and employment of 150. That median is 68.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,114, against $41,553 here.

Employment share

Plant and System Operators, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (70 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.39 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.