IT Manager salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 36 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Corona, Ontario, Eastvale, Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$179,000
Middle 50%$151k–$205.4k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $200,304
Filings36FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $116,300 and $308,452.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,693
25th$150,997
50th (median)$179,000
75th$205,400
90th$245,008

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $165k $220k FY2020: median $131,100 (13 filings) FY2021: median $140,000 (11 filings) FY2023: median $140,579 (12 filings) FY2024: median $138,475 (10 filings) FY2025: median $163,827 (19 filings) FY2026: median $205,400 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 19
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$131,100$125,237$145,22613
FY2021$140,000$123,490$153,42111
FY2022–––8
FY2023$140,579$123,365$157,47612
FY2024$138,475$120,237$210,61310
FY2025$163,827$138,798$199,31719
FY2026$205,400$174,262$210,00017

Cost of living

Riverside's median IT Manager salary of $179,000 is worth about $168,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $176,320 in May 2025 (2,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $179,000, 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
Monster Energytoo few7
Deloittetoo few4
Mphasistoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $155,398 12
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $210,204 12

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$138,798$155,39812
Expert · Level IV$205,400$210,20412

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.