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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Oxnard, CA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA earns $44,580 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,907 a month.

10th percentile
$37,070
25th percentile
$38,650
Median percentile
$44,580
75th percentile
$52,500
90th percentile
$62,320

Based on 220 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

$34,879 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,580
Federal income tax−$3,170
Social Security + Medicare−$3,410
California income tax (approx.)−$3,121
Monthly take-home$2,907
Every two weeks$1,342

Does it go far here?

$40,331Median pay in Oxnard, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.5 vs 100).
80%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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