SOC 43-5051 · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro

Postal Service Clerks Salary in Oxnard, CA

The average salary for postal service clerks in Oxnard, California is $65,360 a year ($31.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,710: half of the 110 people in this job in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

$65,360average per year

$31.42 / hourMedian $65,710Take-home ≈ $52,540

  • $54K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

110people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#2 of 23California metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Postal Service Clerks pay range in Oxnard

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,360 or more. The middle half of postal service clerks in Oxnard earn between $58,880 and $75,030.

  • $54K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,360$5,447$31.42
Median$65,710$5,476$31.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,880$4,907$28.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,030$6,252$36.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Postal Service Clerks pay in Oxnard vs. California and the U.S.

Postal service clerks in Oxnard earn about the same as the California average ($64,270) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($61,860). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $62,130.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oxnard$65,360$65,710$54,330$76,360110
California$64,270$63,650$54,330$76,3606,410
United States$61,860$62,130$42,600$75,03073,720

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postal Service Clerks salary after taxes in Oxnard

On the average salary of $65,360, a single filer in Oxnard takes home about $52,540 a year, or $4,378 a month and $2,021 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Oxnard a good place for postal service clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oxnard area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 110.5), so the average $65,360 buys what about $59,131 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Oxnard ($52,510). A typical home costs $883,047, or 13.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postal Service Clerks salary in other California cities

Oxnard ranks 2nd of 23 California metro areas for this job; Merced pays the most ($66,630).

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Highest-paying cities for postal service clerks

Hattiesburg, MS pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,480).

Postal Service Clerks salary by city

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Postal Service Clerks salary in Oxnard: questions

How much do postal service clerks make an hour in Oxnard?

$31.42 an hour on average, and $31.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level postal service clerks salary in Oxnard?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,330 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the postal service clerks take-home pay in Oxnard?

About $52,540 a year ($4,378 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,360. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do postal service clerks earn more in Oxnard than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($61,860).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5051; area Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (37100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.74, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.74).

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