How much do Semiconductor Processing Technicians make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Semiconductor Processing Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $43,910 and the 90th percentile is $64,910. The difference is $21,000, which is 38.1% 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 $46,420 to the 75th at $59,260, covers $12,840.

The mean annual wage is $54,410, which sits below the median of $55,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 7.3% higher than the national median of $51,430 for Semiconductor Processing Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,912, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.9% higher than the California median of $48,030.

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 $55,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Semiconductor Processing Technicians at $49,912 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Semiconductor Processing Technicians. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 1st of 3 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 $40,770 and employment of 1,080. That median is 26.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,900, against $49,912 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $47,200 and employment of 290. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,185, against $49,912 here.

Employment share

Semiconductor Processing Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (40 of 323,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.