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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Oxnard, CA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA earns $37,480 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,473 a month.

10th percentile
$35,010
25th percentile
$35,990
Median percentile
$37,480
75th percentile
$45,990
90th percentile
$49,890

Based on 700 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

$29,672 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,480
Federal income tax−$2,318
Social Security + Medicare−$2,867
California income tax (approx.)−$2,624
Monthly take-home$2,473
Every two weeks$1,141

Does it go far here?

$33,908Median pay in Oxnard, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.5 vs 100).
94%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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