The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $78,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $166,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $130,980 | 3.34% | 18.93% |
| 2020 | $126,600 | 12.25% | - |
| 2017 | $111,090 | 11.13% | - |
| 2016 | $98,730 | 0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $98,280 | -0.75% | - |
| 2014 | $99,020 | -10.25% | - |
| 2013 | $109,170 | 2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $106,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,980, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is the second highest paying city for chemical engineers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $137,390). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of chemical engineers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.