How much do Soil and Plant Scientists make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Soil and Plant Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $57,310 and the 90th percentile is $147,740. The difference is $90,430, which is 93.7% 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 $81,200 to the 75th at $117,880, covers $36,680.

The mean annual wage is $102,940, which sits above the median of $96,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 22.4% higher than the national median of $78,850 for Soil and Plant Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,285, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the California median of $91,930.

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 $96,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Soil and Plant Scientists at $87,285 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Soil and Plant Scientists. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 3rd of 7 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 $82,490 and employment of 200. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,636, against $87,285 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 103 miles away, with a median of $81,570 and employment of 30. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,113, against $87,285 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 164 miles away, with a median of $86,330 and employment of 140. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,158, against $87,285 here.