The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forensic science technicians 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 | $50,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science 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 $126,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,820 | 0.26% | 25.18% |
| 2021 | $98,560 | -2.51% | - |
| 2020 | $101,030 | 5.61% | - |
| 2019 | $95,360 | 3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $92,340 | -1.05% | - |
| 2017 | $93,310 | -0.87% | - |
| 2016 | $94,120 | 0.93% | - |
| 2015 | $93,240 | 16.88% | - |
| 2014 | $77,500 | 2.17% | - |
| 2013 | $75,820 | 2.48% | - |
| 2012 | $73,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,820 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.7 percent (52.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.