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Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Oxnard, CA

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA earns $83,290 a year, 39% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,133 a month.

10th percentile
$53,740
25th percentile
$68,430
Median percentile
$83,290
75th percentile
$124,940
90th percentile
$131,870

Based on 780 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

$61,594 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,290
Federal income tax−$9,494
Social Security + Medicare−$6,372
California income tax (approx.)−$5,830
Monthly take-home$5,133
Every two weeks$2,369

Does it go far here?

$75,352Median pay in Oxnard, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.5 vs 100).
45%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 operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in California