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Office Clerks, General Salary in Oxnard, CA

Office Clerks, General in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn a median $48,370 a year — 7% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $39,465 take-home, or $3,289 a month.

Median salary
$48,370
$23.25 per hour
Typical range
$35,530 – $71,620
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Oxnard, CA
5,750
1.12× national concentration
▲1.5%
Pay trend: The median for office clerks, general in Oxnard, CA rose from $47,660 (May 2024) to $48,370 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 0.9%.

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Office Clerks, General in Oxnard, CA
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$39,465
per year · effective tax rate 18.4%
$3,289Monthly
$1,644Twice a month
$1,518Every 2 weeks
$18.97Hourly
  • Federal income tax$3,624
  • Social Security (6.2%)$2,999
  • Medicare (1.45%)$701
  • California income tax$952
  • CA State Disability Insurance (SDI)$629
  • Take-home pay$39,465

Marginal rate: 12% federal + 6.00% state

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Office Clerks, General pay by experience in Oxnard, CA

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$35,530$17.08$29,856$2,488
25th percentile$39,370$18.93$32,738$2,728
Median (50th)$48,370$23.25$39,465$3,289
75th percentile$59,230$28.48$47,398$3,950
90th percentile (top earners)$71,620$34.43$55,766$4,647

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, California resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $48,370 buys in Oxnard, CA

Prices in Oxnard, CA are 10.5% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.71× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median office clerks, general's $39,465 take-home pay has the buying power of $35,704 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$2,250
68% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$2,693
82% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$1,039
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

Office Clerks, General jobs are about as common in Oxnard, CA as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 1.12).

Best-paying cities for office clerks, general, adjusted for cost of living

Oxnard, CA ranks #114 of 157 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Fargo, ND $49,060$41,600$45,779
2Duluth, MN $46,820$38,114$42,936
3San Jose, CA $58,840$47,113$42,666
4Des Moines, IA $46,540$38,458$41,939
5Denver, CO $53,990$43,894$41,495
6Reno, NV $49,230$41,736$41,317
7Santa Maria, CA $55,620$44,761$41,141
8Kansas City, MO $45,640$37,644$40,677
114Oxnard, CA$48,370$39,465$35,704

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 157 metros →

About the job: office clerks, general

Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-6.0% (declining)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a office clerks, general make in Oxnard, CA?

The median office clerks, general salary in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area is $48,370 a year, or about $23.25 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $39,370 and $59,230.

What is a office clerks, general’s take-home pay in Oxnard, CA?

On the median $48,370 salary, a single filer living in California takes home about $39,465 a year ($3,289 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $1,581 in California taxes in 2026.

Is Oxnard, CA a good place to work as a office clerks, general?

Pay here is 7% above the national median of $45,010. Local prices are 10.5% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $35,704 would in a typical U.S. city. Oxnard, CA ranks #114 of 157 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a office clerks, general afford rent in Oxnard, CA?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Oxnard, CA is $2,250 a month ($2,693 for two bedrooms) — 68% of a median office clerks, general’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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