Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Riverside, CA

795 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Riverside, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$129,490	30	View salary detail
Materials Scientists	$129,050	50	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$128,750	1,580	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$128,110	400	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$128,110	400	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$127,420	1,510	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$127,420	1,510	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$127,420	1,510	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$126,820	40	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$126,640	310	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$126,620	860	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$126,040	3,450	View salary detail
Dentists, General	$125,230	1,560	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$124,480	90	View salary detail
Actuaries	$124,140	40	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$123,910	240	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$123,670	170	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$123,650	120	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$122,410	130	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$121,090	2,120	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$120,110	2,240	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$119,980	130	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$119,970	—	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$119,970	—	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$119,750	110	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$119,750	110	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$119,750	110	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$119,590	140	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$119,530	1,110	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$119,530	1,110	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$118,560	2,120	View salary detail
Economists	$117,920	40	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$117,920	40	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$117,360	260	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$115,740	660	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$115,120	3,510	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$115,120	3,510	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$115,120	3,510	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$114,970	350	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$112,910	1,000	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$112,910	1,000	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$112,910	1,000	View salary detail
Commercial Pilots	$112,320	250	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$109,990	1,150	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$109,100	90	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.