Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Oxnard, CA: $114,650/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $74,470 – $140,030 · about 1,090 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$44,805 (+64%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $114,650 has the buying power of about $100,849 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How Oxnard ranks for this job

On raw pay, Oxnard, CA is 5th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 9th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Oxnard sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Oxnard

A median home in Oxnard, CA costs $883,047 — about 7.7× 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 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where police & sheriff's patrol officers 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	$145,340	+27%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+18%	1.1×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+9%	0.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+3%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
San Jose, CA	$145,340	+27%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,860	+18%	1.1×
Vallejo, CA	$125,130	+9%	0.8×
Santa Maria, CA	$118,140	+3%	1.1×

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

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