Carpenters salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for carpenters in Oxnard, CA: $61,350/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,190 – $101,560 · about 2,370 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$11,360 (+23%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $61,350 has the buying power of about $53,965 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 33rd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 88th.

The headline number flatters Oxnard. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, carpenters 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 14.4× 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 58% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters 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
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+47%	1×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+31%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+30%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+23%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+31%	0.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+30%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+23%	1.2×
Vallejo, CA	$69,740	+14%	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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