How much do Solar Photovoltaic Installers make in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA?

Percentile spread

For Solar Photovoltaic Installers, the published 10th percentile is $43,650 and the 90th percentile is $79,750. The difference is $36,100, which is 60.5% 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 $48,930 to the 75th at $67,440, covers $18,510.

The mean annual wage is $60,970, which sits above the median of $59,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA median is 12.3% higher than the national median of $53,140 for Solar Photovoltaic Installers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,965, which is 1.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the California median of $60,600.

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 $59,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Solar Photovoltaic Installers at $53,965 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 Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ranks 6th 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 $59,960 and employment of 100. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,111, against $53,965 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $59,600 and employment of 1,930. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,480, against $53,965 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $56,990 and employment of 370. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,490, against $53,965 here.