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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Oxnard, CA

The median cooks, fast food in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA earns $42,530 a year, 38% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,781 a month.

10th percentile
$35,980
25th percentile
$36,630
Median percentile
$42,530
75th percentile
$43,490
90th percentile
$46,640

Based on 2,520 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$33,376 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,530
Federal income tax−$2,924
Social Security + Medicare−$3,254
California income tax (approx.)−$2,977
Monthly take-home$2,781
Every two weeks$1,284

Does it go far here?

$38,477Median pay in Oxnard, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.5 vs 100).
83%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,317 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oxnard, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$193,890
Lawyers$185,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$179,760
Financial Managers$169,900
Marketing Managers$169,540
Pharmacists$160,430
Software Developers$159,430
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$159,120

All cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in California