Electrical Engineer salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ontario, Upland, Eastvale, Menifee, Mountain Pass.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$112,679
Middle 50%$102k–$136.6k
vs. national median−9%comparison median $123,560
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,285 and $161,458.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,000
25th$102,000
50th (median)$112,679
75th$136,552
90th$145,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $100k $150k FY2020: median $74,659 (20 filings) FY2021: median $86,000 (16 filings) FY2022: median $83,304 (15 filings) FY2023: median $115,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $65,853 (18 filings) FY2025: median $109,548 (10 filings) FY2026: median $133,595 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 20
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$74,659$64,891$94,64520
FY2021$86,000$79,781$97,37516
FY2022$83,304$68,280$90,00015
FY2023$115,000$80,028$136,25012
FY2024$65,853$65,853$104,20118
FY2025$109,548$91,426$118,24310
FY2026$133,595$103,826$145,30011

Cost of living

Riverside's median Electrical Engineer salary of $112,679 is worth about $105,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $109,990 in May 2025 (1,150 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,679, 2% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
E2 Consulting Engineerstoo few2
MP Mine Operationstoo few2
YA Engineering Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $107,048 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
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
Mid-level · Level II$96,470$107,04810

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.