SOC 33-9099 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Protective Service Workers, All Other 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 Protective Service Workers, All Other in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $46,760. The 10th percentile is $35,240 and the 90th percentile is $75,270. Employment is 790.

Median annual wage

$46,760

10th percentile
$35,240
25th percentile
$36,300
Median
$46,760
75th percentile
$49,200
90th percentile
$75,270
Mean
$47,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,240 and the 90th percentile is $75,270. The difference is $40,030, which is 85.6% 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 $36,300 to the 75th at $49,200, covers $12,900.

The mean annual wage is $47,620, which sits above the median of $46,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,304, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.9% higher than the California median of $39,330.

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 $46,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $42,304 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Protective Service Workers, All Other. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 10 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 $39,910 and employment of 280. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,683, against $42,304 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $37,290 and employment of 9,160. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,836, against $42,304 here.
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $38,010 and employment of 350. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,676, against $42,304 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (790 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.65 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 Protective Service Workers, All Other make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Protective Service Workers, All Other in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $46,760. The 10th percentile is $35,240 and the 90th percentile is $75,270. Employment is 790.

How does that compare with the national median for Protective Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $42,540.

What is Protective Service Workers, All Other 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 $46,760 is $42,304. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA compare with nearby metros for Protective Service Workers, All Other?

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $39,910. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.