Registered Nurses salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for registered nurses in Oxnard, CA: $123,570/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $84,520 – $169,310 · about 5,570 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$42,760 (+53%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $123,570 has the buying power of about $108,695 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 19th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.

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 7.1× 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 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses 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
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+51%	0.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+47%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+45%	1.2×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+28%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+51%	0.8×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+47%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+45%	1.2×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+28%	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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