The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of dental laboratory technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $86,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,970 | -1.97% | -1.97% |
| 2016 | $29,540 | 2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $28,940 | -1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $29,310 | -0.78% | - |
| 2012 | $29,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,970 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for dental laboratory technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.