The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $54,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $91,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,050 | -11.45% | 12.54% |
| 2021 | $74,730 | -30.44% | - |
| 2020 | $97,480 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $92,610 | 6.41% | - |
| 2018 | $86,670 | 15.59% | - |
| 2017 | $73,160 | 2.79% | - |
| 2016 | $71,120 | 1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $69,710 | 14.42% | - |
| 2014 | $59,660 | 0.54% | - |
| 2013 | $59,340 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $58,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,050 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 35.2 percent (35.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.