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Welders, Cutters & Solderers salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for welders, cutters & solderers in Oxnard, CA: $49,110/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,840 – $73,900 · about 690 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($48,615) by +$495 (+1%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $49,110 has the buying power of about $43,198 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 85th of the 186 metros we hold welders, cutters & solderers wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 183rd.

The headline number flatters Oxnard. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, welders, cutters & solderers 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 18× 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 73% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where welders, cutters & solderers earn more

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

MetroMedian payvs OxnardRent vs Oxnard
Honolulu, HI $76,540 +56%
Baton Rouge, LA $70,010 +43% 0.5×
Bremerton, WA $66,310 +35% 0.7×
Virginia Beach, VA $63,630 +30% 0.6×

Same job elsewhere in CA

MetroMedian payvs OxnardRent vs Oxnard
San Jose, CA $62,880 +28% 1.2×
San Francisco, CA $61,410 +25% 1.1×
Vallejo, CA $60,780 +24% 0.8×
Sacramento, CA $59,940 +22% 0.8×

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.