H-1B salaries in Riverside, CA

Based on 2,818 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,000
Middle 50%$76k–$134.2k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,818FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,760 and $299,405.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,000
25th$76,000
50th (median)$100,000
75th$134,195
90th$166,580

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $78,957 (1,004 filings) FY2021: median $83,200 (1,017 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (1,135 filings) FY2023: median $93,309 (1,123 filings) FY2024: median $95,002 (1,166 filings) FY2025: median $94,972 (1,562 filings) FY2026: median $104,270 (1,256 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,004 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,017 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,135 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,123 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,166 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,562 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,256 filings FY26 1,562
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$78,957$62,629$101,9991,004
FY2021$83,200$65,000$105,0001,017
FY2022$90,000$67,350$120,3201,135
FY2023$93,309$72,000$125,0001,123
FY2024$95,002$72,687$124,8001,166
FY2025$94,972$73,947$130,8001,562
FY2026$104,270$78,000$139,5321,256

Cost of living

Riverside's median H-1B salary of $100,000 is worth about $93,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,705Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,103Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)106.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$93,900Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$130,000418
Data Scientist$80,706174
Systems Engineer / Architect$107,500168
Market Research Analyst$66,456132
QA Engineer$97,760123
Logistician$64,96994
Accountant$72,48890
Physician$90,28476
Industrial Engineer$96,17171
Operations Research Analyst$74,25658
Management Consultant$70,00057
Mechanical Engineer$89,00054
Programmer Analyst$81,37053
Systems Analyst$104,00051
Supply Chain Manager$142,80050

By job title

.NET Developer$102k · 17 Product Manager$122.7k · 15 DevOps Engineer$130.2k · 12 Solutions Architect$145.6k · 12 Full Stack Developer$101.6k · 10 Systems Engineer$83.1k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Riverside, CA. Figure: median salary · filings.