Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Oxnard, CA

Median pay for heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers in Oxnard, CA: $56,850/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,300 – $73,970 · about 2,740 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($51,330) by +$5,520 (+11%).

What it's really worth in Oxnard

With Oxnard's cost of living at 114 (US=100), that $56,850 has the buying power of about $50,007 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 43rd of the 187 metros we hold heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers wages for. Once Oxnard's cost of living is applied, it ranks 158th.

The headline number flatters Oxnard. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 15.5× 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 63% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where heavy & tractor-trailer truck drivers 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
Lincoln, NE	$89,760	+58%	0.5×
Seattle, WA	$63,460	+12%	0.7×
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+10%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+10%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Oxnard	Rent vs Oxnard
San Francisco, CA	$62,750	+10%	1.1×
San Jose, CA	$62,560	+10%	1.2×
Stockton, CA	$59,060	+4%	0.8×
Santa Rosa, CA	$58,980	+4%	0.9×

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

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