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Jobs in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area has 1,003 open job postings from 166 employers in our data. 48.9% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $106,500 a year, 0.7% are remote and 37.8% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
- A $106,500 posted salary in the Riverside area buys about what $100,000 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 6% above the national average.
- After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($48,500) is worth $45,500 in average-US dollars, 97th of 99 metro areas.
- The unemployment rate is 5.9%, 1.8 points above the median of the metro areas in this report.
- 48.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 13th of 99 metro areas.
- Housing costs run 29% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
The metro area's unemployment rate was 5.9% in 2026-08 (6.2% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across California, employers had 674,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.6% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 2.8% above its February 2020 level and 2.3% lower than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands, CA | 195 | 4 | 93.3% | $126,500 |
| Corona, CA | 110 | 20 | 52.5% | $103,000 |
| Riverside, CA | 101 | 46 | 42.1% | $85,500 |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 80 | 19 | 20% | – |
| Ontario, CA | 72 | 31 | 23.3% | – |
| Upland, CA | 65 | 4 | n/a | – |
| San Bernardino, CA | 51 | 24 | 58.3% | $70,000 |
| Temecula, CA | 40 | 18 | 48.6% | – |
| Victorville, CA | 37 | 11 | 47.2% | – |
| Murrieta, CA | 36 | 18 | n/a | – |
| Palm Desert, CA | 30 | 14 | 38.5% | – |
| Moreno Valley, CA | 25 | 8 | 62.5% | – |
| La Quinta, CA | 17 | 5 | n/a | – |
| Palm Springs, CA | 16 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Fontana, CA | 16 | 10 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Riverside.
Posted pay by kind of job
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $163,000 | 14 |
| Nursing and clinical care | $154,000 | 10 |
| Product and design | $144,500 | 12 |
| Software engineering | $134,500 | 26 |
| Security and IT | $106,500 | 12 |
| Marketing | $100,500 | 14 |
| Operations and logistics | $87,500 | 11 |
| Sales | $35,500 | 79 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 232 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 229 |
| Software & Technology | 216 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 77 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 62 |
| Other | 59 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 49 |
| Financial Services | 27 |
| Energy & Utilities | 22 |
Employers with the most openings
- Esri: 189 postings
- Boxlunch: 94 postings
- Monsterenergy: 72 postings
- Careers Sarh: 60 postings
- Careers Iehp: 48 postings
Federal government hiring
163 federal job announcements open to the public list Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $105,000. Agencies hiring most: U.S. Marine Corps (53), Indian Health Service (20), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (17), Veterans Health Administration (16). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area run 6% above the national average, and housing runs 29% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $48,500, which is worth $45,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $106,500 is worth $100,000.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 48.9% | $106,500 | $48,500 | 106.4 | $45,500 |
| Denver | 63.7% | $144,000 | $62,500 | 105.8 | $59,000 |
| Detroit | 19.1% | $145,000 | $52,000 | 100.3 | $52,000 |
| San Diego | 50.9% | $137,500 | $58,500 | 111.9 | $52,500 |
| Minneapolis | 37.4% | $110,000 | $59,500 | 104.8 | $56,500 |
| Tampa | 19.3% | $115,000 | $49,000 | 100.9 | $48,500 |
| Seattle | 61.3% | $182,500 | $72,500 | 111.1 | $65,500 |
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Related pages
- State pages: California
- Compare Riverside with other metro areas
- Paycheck calculator: what a salary in Riverside is worth elsewhere
- Mentioned in: October 2026 report
Where it ranks
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)