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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Oxnard, CA

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA earns $153,570 a year, 64% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,790 a month.

10th percentile
$80,790
25th percentile
$89,990
Median percentile
$153,570
75th percentile
$170,270
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 70 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

$105,481 take-home a year
Gross pay$153,570
Federal income tax−$25,591
Social Security + Medicare−$11,748
California income tax (approx.)−$10,750
Monthly take-home$8,790
Every two weeks$4,057

Does it go far here?

$138,935Median pay in Oxnard, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.5 vs 100).
26%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

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