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Salaries & Cost of Living in Riverside County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 40 occupations in Riverside County, CA.

Jobs listed
40
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Median of medians
$46,380
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,705
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
38 of 40

Pay and cost of living in Riverside County, CA

Across the 40 occupations we cover in Riverside County, CA, the middle median salary is $46,380 a year. Pay runs from $34,320 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $133,940 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $99,620. Wages come from the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Riverside County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,705 a month and a two-bedroom $2,103. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $30,071 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $43,827 a year, and 38 of the 40 occupations listed here (95%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Riverside County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–40 of 40.

Occupations in Riverside County, CA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Registered Nurses$133,940$94,146$5,340
2General and Operations Managers$102,260$75,103$3,753
3Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$100,130$73,802$3,644
4Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$98,520$72,819$3,562
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,640$57,598$2,294
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,100$56,637$2,214
7Carpenters$70,880$55,877$2,150
8First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$69,920$55,278$2,101
9Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,780$49,222$1,596
10Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,580$49,074$1,584
11Construction Laborers$59,500$48,271$1,517
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$55,610$45,378$1,276
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,560$43,854$1,149
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$52,920$43,378$1,109
15First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,460$41,549$957
16Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,820$41,074$917
17Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,850$39,609$795
18Customer Service Representatives$47,150$39,088$751
19Medical Assistants$46,700$38,754$724
20Nursing Assistants$46,430$38,553$707
21Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,330$38,479$701
22Office Clerks, General$46,270$38,434$697
23Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,060$38,278$684
24Light Truck Drivers$45,560$37,902$653
25First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,990$37,467$616
26Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,520$37,108$586
27Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$43,650$36,443$531
28Stockers and Order Fillers$43,200$36,100$502
29Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,120$36,039$497
30Cooks, Fast Food$42,480$35,550$457
31Cooks, Restaurant$42,450$35,527$455
32Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,280$35,397$444
33Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,860$34,313$353
34Food Preparation Workers$38,420$32,450$198
35Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,400$32,435$197
36Security Guards$37,280$31,580$126
37Retail Salespersons$36,720$31,152$90
38Cashiers$35,700$30,374$25
39Waiters and Waitresses$34,800$29,686−$32
40Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$29,320−$63