Police officer · Oxnard, CA
Police officer in Oxnard: $2,669/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Oxnard at $119,640 a year. About 1,330 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $78,360 and the 90th is $128,580. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,669 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salinas, about 179 miles away, at $2,879 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,669
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$119,640
$78,360 to $128,580
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
1,330
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
10th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $119,640.
- Taxes$2,856
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$2,669
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $119,640
- Federal income tax
- −$17,961
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,152
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,154
- Take-home pay
- $85,373
- Effective tax rate
- 28.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$9,970 gross, minus $2,856 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$2,669
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salinas, $2,879/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Oxnard?
$119,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,330 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Oxnard?
$2,669 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Salinas, about 179 miles away, leaves $2,879 a month, more than Oxnard.