Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Riverside Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

Figures describe the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Riverside city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (11 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 671 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, May 2025
#	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	Not published
5	Physicians, All Other	$279,090	$134.18	2,130
6	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$230,190	$110.67	Not published
7	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$223,240	Not published	150
8	Nurse Midwives	$218,760	$105.17	40
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$207,000	Not published	160
10	Podiatrists	$196,500	$94.47	100
11	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$194,520	Not published	40
12	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$192,320	Not published	110
13	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$180,650	Not published	300
14	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$180,230	Not published	180
15	Chief Executives	$176,700	$84.95	1,920
16	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$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	Not published	130
19	Nurse Practitioners	$169,920	$81.69	1,710
20	Natural Sciences Managers	$169,370	$81.43	260
21	Physician Assistants	$165,490	$79.56	1,020
22	Physicists	$163,990	$78.84	Not published
23	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$163,750	Not published	560
24	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$163,120	Not published	60
25	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$163,110	Not published	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Riverside metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.