Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $219,980. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $212,710.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$219,980	$98,650	510
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$212,710	$67,640	290
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$172,470	$103,160	940
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$170,600	$83,420	90
5	Psychiatrists	$169,560	$125,150	70
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,910	$107,650	550
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$165,130	$100,580	210
8	Petroleum Engineers	$165,020	$75,660	110
9	Lawyers	$164,240	$84,280	1,040
10	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$158,400	$139,140	100
11	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$153,050	$75,680	30
12	Nurse Practitioners	$152,930	$105,280	200
13	Pharmacists	$152,720	$126,300	660
14	Database Architects	$147,990	$86,290	60
15	Financial Managers	$144,600	$81,830	1,460
16	Physician Assistants	$140,680	$93,690	170
17	Marketing Managers	$139,710	$82,250	640
18	All Other Managers	$137,850	$75,640	1,260
19	Human Resources Managers	$135,010	$79,660	360
20	Public Relations Managers	$132,180	$73,640	100
21	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$130,760	$52,570	150
22	Software Developers	$129,130	$79,050	2,050
23	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$128,570	$82,700	580
24	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$128,490	$81,660	960
25	Purchasing Managers	$127,050	$86,400	100
26	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$125,360	$78,050	40
27	General Dentists	$124,320	$69,290	450
28	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$123,890	$74,240	250
29	Computer Hardware Engineers	$122,970	$83,530	450
30	Computer Network Architects	$121,530	$76,640	180
31	Financial Examiners	$120,590	$61,730	110
32	Aerospace Engineers	$120,560	$79,290	100
33	Environmental Engineers	$118,620	$76,130	120
34	Optometrists	$117,310	$81,690	130
35	Veterinarians	$116,910	$61,420	270
36	Medical and Health Services Managers	$113,530	$68,800	1,010
37	Computer Systems Analysts	$111,670	$63,130	820
38	Registered Nurses	$111,260	$83,970	5,280
39	Electrical Engineers	$110,040	$74,170	390
40	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$109,750	$48,820	40
41	School Psychologists	$108,930	$92,660	200
42	Industrial Production Managers	$108,650	$65,400	530
43	Physical Therapists	$108,020	$82,050	540
44	Construction Managers	$107,660	$54,330	650
45	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$107,260	$81,270	80
46	Dental Hygienists	$106,230	$71,350	840
47	Fundraising Managers	$106,000	$69,750	40
48	Training and Development Managers	$105,930	$40,930	80
49	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$105,770	$76,130	270
50	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$105,250	$66,760	1,130
51	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$104,990	$61,930	150
52	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$104,740	$62,080	30
53	Speech-Language Pathologists	$104,540	$70,660	320
54	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$104,520	$61,050	80
55	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$104,460	$65,670	30
56	Information Security Analysts	$104,300	$74,370	130
57	Financial Risk Specialists	$104,260	$82,950	0
58	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$104,010	$69,330	160
59	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$103,190	$76,650	70
60	Sales Engineers	$103,020	$70,740	110
61	Credit Analysts	$102,850	$56,250	170
62	Sales Managers	$102,790	$50,910	1,890
63	Computer Programmers	$102,650	$50,850	310
64	Materials Engineers	$102,610	$71,400	40
65	Data Scientists	$102,170	$59,090	350
66	Urban and Regional Planners	$101,870	$63,910	120
67	Occupational Therapists	$101,770	$82,830	290
68	Art Directors	$101,280	$71,700	130
69	Other Education Administrators	$101,190	$58,720	180
70	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$100,880	$64,310	300
71	Administrative Services Managers	$100,480	$60,440	500
72	Computer Occupations, All Other	$100,230	$47,380	1,090
73	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$100,080	$37,630	490
74	Commercial Pilots	$100,000	$64,650	140
75	Facilities Managers	$99,840	$62,900	280
76	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$99,800	$55,720	300
77	Engineers, All Other	$99,250	$60,930	490
78	Database Administrators	$99,200	$54,040	110
79	General and Operations Managers	$98,920	$55,630	5,700
80	Mechanical Engineers	$98,840	$63,710	850
81	Forensic Science Technicians	$98,820	$50,590	50
82	Microbiologists	$98,550	$65,230	40
83	Civil Engineers	$97,940	$40,420	720
84	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$97,860	$57,030	400
85	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,390	$54,090	470
86	Logisticians	$97,320	$62,190	880
87	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$97,320	$49,460	560
88	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$97,320	$57,150	3,430
89	Industrial Engineers	$97,160	$63,980	320
90	Financial Analysts	$97,130	$65,410	390
91	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$96,630	$49,600	1,620
92	Management Analysts	$96,560	$61,900	1,360
93	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$96,550	$59,570	940
94	Insurance Underwriters	$96,310	$63,100	50
95	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$95,370	$45,540	200
96	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,340	$52,000	450
97	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$95,270	$59,570	2,470
98	Power Plant Operators	$94,550	$68,640	30
99	Technical Writers	$92,950	$61,810	110
100	Construction and Building Inspectors	$92,830	$44,450	240

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$174,740
2	Petroleum Engineers	$172,050
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$164,030
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,070
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$162,700
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,630
7	Commercial Pilots	$162,410
8	Pharmacists	$153,480
9	Lawyers	$153,340
10	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$138,880

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$203,790
2	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$188,480
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$163,050
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,650
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$157,510
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,630
7	Petroleum Engineers	$153,080
8	Pharmacists	$148,410
9	Human Resources Managers	$140,740
10	Lawyers	$140,220

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$205,470
2	Natural Sciences Managers	$194,530
3	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$179,130
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$167,790
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$159,560
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,760
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$158,400
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,710
9	Lawyers	$150,540
10	Pharmacists	$142,510

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