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title: "Average Salary in Riverside, CA"
description: "Mean $65,160, median $48,400 in the Riverside metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Riverside, CA

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $65,160, median $48,400 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 1,716,760 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $45,470.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,850 |
| 25th | $38,430 |
| 50th | $48,400 |
| 75th | $75,210 |
| 90th | $119,360 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 106.4 |
| Housing (rents) | 129.3 |
| Goods | 101.4 |
| Utilities | 148.6 |
| Other services | 101.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $230,690
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $220,110
- [Podiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/podiatrist): $200,220
- [Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/criminal-justice-and-law-enforcement-teacher-postsecondary): $200,140
- [Nurse Midwife](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-midwife): $193,190
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $188,610
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $187,490
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $184,790
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $177,610
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $175,450

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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