Graphic Designers salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for graphic designers in Oxnard, CA: $63,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,900 – $103,650 · about 430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,005) by +$13,655 (+27%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $63,660 has the buying power of about $55,997 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $102,141 · median home $883,047 · median rent $2,979/mo.

Full Oxnard cost of living & taxes →

How Oxnard ranks for this job

On raw pay, Oxnard, CA is 15th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 60th.

The headline number flatters Oxnard. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, graphic designers here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Oxnard

A median home in Oxnard, CA costs $883,047 — about 13.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $2,979/mo works out at 56% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Oxnard.

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+51%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+45%	1.1×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+26%	0.8×
New York, NY	$75,900	+19%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+51%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+45%	1.1×
Los Angeles, CA	$74,050	+16%	1×
Santa Maria, CA	$72,480	+14%	1.1×

Staying in CA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Other jobs in Oxnard