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
Food Service Managers	$71,030	3,750	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$70,900	550	View salary detail
Carpenters	$70,880	12,970	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$70,580	840	View salary detail
Editors	$70,560	320	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$70,250	850	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$70,250	850	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$70,250	850	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$70,230	270	View salary detail
Millwrights	$69,880	190	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$69,840	5,280	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$69,840	5,280	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$69,760	90	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$69,740	60	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$69,240	80	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$68,780	750	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$68,570	—	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$68,550	30	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$67,500	100	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$67,500	100	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$67,490	60	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$67,360	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$67,100	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$67,000	750	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$66,920	2,590	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$66,780	100	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$66,500	180	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$66,230	90	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$65,900	1,370	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$65,820	90	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$65,370	110	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$65,060	130	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$64,750	190	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$64,550	980	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$64,550	1,600	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$64,480	2,770	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$64,330	160	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$64,300	4,820	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$64,210	7,680	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$64,120	480	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$64,070	230	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$63,920	4,510	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$63,920	4,510	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$63,850	1,090	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$63,790	2,080	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,650	600	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,630	110	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$63,500	800	View salary detail
Midwives	$63,400	270	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$63,400	270	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.