SOC 13-2020 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Property Appraisers and Assessors 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 Property Appraisers and Assessors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $78,690. The 10th percentile is $56,070 and the 90th percentile is $130,520. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$78,690

10th percentile
$56,070
25th percentile
$72,650
Median
$78,690
75th percentile
$102,710
90th percentile
$130,520
Mean
$92,040

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Property Appraisers and Assessors, the published 10th percentile is $56,070 and the 90th percentile is $130,520. The difference is $74,450, which is 94.6% 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 $72,650 to the 75th at $102,710, covers $30,060.

The mean annual wage is $92,040, which sits above the median of $78,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 15.8% higher than the national median of $67,960 for Property Appraisers and Assessors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,191, which is 4.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.5% lower than the California median of $88,900.

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 $78,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Property Appraisers and Assessors at $71,191 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 Property Appraisers and Assessors. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 7th 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 $95,730 and employment of 40. That median is 21.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,989, against $71,191 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $91,600 and employment of 2,240. That median is 16.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,658, against $71,191 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $60,960 and employment of 100. That median is 22.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,425, against $71,191 here.

Employment share

Property Appraisers and Assessors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (140 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.18 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 Property Appraisers and Assessors make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Property Appraisers and Assessors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $78,690. The 10th percentile is $56,070 and the 90th percentile is $130,520. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Property Appraisers and Assessors?

The local median is 15.8% higher than the national median of $67,960.

What is Property Appraisers and Assessors 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 $78,690 is $71,191. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Property Appraisers and Assessors?

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $95,730. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.