Entry-level Accountant salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 45 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ontario, Fontana, Chino, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$66,560
Middle 50%$62.4k–$70.7k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $72,488
Filings45FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,803 and $88,552.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,882
25th$62,400
50th (median)$66,560
75th$70,720
90th$76,051

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $49,700 (20 filings) FY2021: median $51,979 (21 filings) FY2022: median $51,979 (15 filings) FY2023: median $55,120 (21 filings) FY2024: median $54,540 (24 filings) FY2025: median $63,450 (24 filings) FY2026: median $66,560 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 24
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$49,700$49,254$50,55020
FY2021$51,979$50,315$58,24021
FY2022$51,979$50,710$52,00015
FY2023$55,120$52,000$62,00021
FY2024$54,540$54,059$60,84024
FY2025$63,450$58,180$69,16024
FY2026$66,560$62,400$70,72021

Cost of living

Riverside's median entry-level Accountant salary of $66,560 is worth about $62,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Riverside = 106.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $83,920 in May 2025 (9,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $66,560, 21% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Prime Healthcare Managementtoo few3
Marcum Asia CPAstoo few2
Omni Ingredientstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,560 45
Mid-level · Level II $77,584 31
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$60,611$66,56045
Mid-level · Level II$76,752$77,58431

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.