The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of power plant operators 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 | $68,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant operators 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 $138,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $94,550 | -35.02% | 10.78% |
| 2021 | $127,660 | 29.63% | - |
| 2019 | $89,840 | 3.81% | - |
| 2018 | $86,420 | 2.38% | - |
| 2017 | $84,360 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $84,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,550 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 35.2 percent (35.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.