Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Across all occupations in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,400 a year ($23.27 an hour) and the mean $65,160, May 2025. That median is −5% against the US median of $50,980 and −17% against California's $58,240. BLS counts 1,716,760 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is obstetricians and gynecologists; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA vs California and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area, California and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Hourly	$16.76	$18.48	$23.27	$36.16	$57.39	$31.33	1,716,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	Annual	$34,850	$38,430	$48,400	$75,210	$119,360	$65,160	1,716,760
California	Hourly	$17.28	$20.00	$28.00	$47.06	$76.48	$38.79	18,213,700
California	Annual	$35,950	$41,600	$58,240	$97,880	$159,080	$80,690	18,213,700
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

674 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: California. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$375,400	$180.48	280
2	Psychiatrists	$364,530	$175.25	490
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$298,910	$143.71	140
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$298,890	$143.70	**
5	Physicians, All Other	$279,090	$134.18	2,130
6	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,190	$110.67	**
7	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$223,240	*	150
8	Nurse Midwives	$218,760	$105.17	40
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$207,000	*	160
10	Podiatrists	$196,500	$94.47	100
11	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$194,520	*	40
12	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$192,320	*	110
13	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$180,650	*	300
14	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$180,230	*	180
15	Chief Executives	$176,700	$84.95	1,920
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers in California	$176,320	$84.77	2,270
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,600	$82.98	1,160
18	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$171,660	*	130
19	Nurse Practitioners	$169,920	$81.69	1,710
20	Natural Sciences Managers	$169,370	$81.43	260

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in California	102,760	59.86	2.16	$34,320
2	Stockers and Order Fillers in California	77,160	44.95	2.47	$43,200
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in California	69,820	40.67	2.14	$46,060
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in California	51,310	29.89	1.21	$42,280
5	Retail Salespersons in California	41,270	24.04	0.96	$36,720
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in California	40,230	23.43	1.77	$60,580
7	Cashiers in California	35,730	20.82	1.05	$35,700
8	Registered Nurses in California	35,290	20.56	0.95	$133,940
9	Office Clerks, General in California	27,620	16.09	1.02	$46,270
10	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in California	24,180	14.08	2.83	$47,850
11	General and Operations Managers in California	23,090	13.45	0.60	$102,260
12	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in California	22,500	13.11	1.43	$46,330
13	Security Guards in California	22,010	12.82	1.55	$37,280
14	Waiters and Waitresses in California	20,810	12.12	0.83	$34,800
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in California	19,520	11.37	0.80	$40,860
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in California	18,850	10.98	1.23	$98,520
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California	17,380	10.12	1.29	$44,990
18	Cooks, Fast Food in California	16,910	9.85	2.39	$42,480
19	Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	15,430	8.99	2.66	$60,780
20	Customer Service Representatives in California	15,180	8.84	0.53	$47,150

Most concentrated occupations in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	6.05	1,290	0.75	$53,580
2	Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	5.51	1,310	0.76	$36,630
3	Material Moving Workers, All Other	5.16	1,340	0.78	$38,070
4	Tapers	5.14	730	0.43	$59,740
5	Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	4.29	350	0.21	$46,780
6	Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	3.97	3,640	2.12	$61,420
7	Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	3.91	610	0.36	$46,750
8	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	3.40	3,180	1.85	$35,260
8	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	3.40	520	0.30	$59,820
10	Gambling Cage Workers	3.09	490	0.29	$36,500

Occupation groups in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$116,530	$132,000	87,080	50.72	0.71
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$109,090	$124,370	96,810	56.39	0.89
Legal	$101,250	$155,890	7,060	4.11	0.49
Computer and Mathematical	$100,780	$109,370	19,480	11.35	0.34
Architecture and Engineering	$99,370	$104,010	16,360	9.53	0.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$90,420	$97,240	11,220	6.54	0.69
Business and Financial Operations	$78,790	$86,920	72,770	42.39	0.63
Educational Instruction and Library	$64,070	$78,940	111,040	64.68	1.11
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$63,390	$68,160	61,910	36.07	0.92
Construction and Extraction	$63,030	$72,090	81,550	47.51	1.15
Community and Social Service	$61,120	$70,670	34,300	19.98	1.16
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$58,610	$71,780	13,320	7.76	0.59
Office and Administrative Support	$49,490	$54,220	169,550	98.76	0.87
Protective Service	$47,840	$67,260	48,310	28.14	1.16
Production	$46,010	$51,050	74,140	43.19	0.78
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,420	$49,780	272,380	158.66	1.80
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$43,520	$45,890	49,480	28.82	0.99
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$39,790	$42,790	170,120	99.09	1.13
Sales and Related	$39,270	$51,360	136,560	79.55	0.92
Personal Care and Service	$37,260	$43,080	36,310	21.15	1.01
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,920	$39,460	6,750	3.94	1.41
Healthcare Support	$34,320	$39,570	140,260	81.70	1.61

Every occupation in California, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 674 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA estimates (area 40140).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.