Entry-level Market Research Analyst salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ontario, Chino, Corona, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$50,000
Middle 50%$47.4k–$57k
vs. all levels here−25%comparison median $66,456
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $42,390 and $104,160.
PercentileSalary
10th$42,390
25th$47,445
50th (median)$50,000
75th$57,000
90th$66,512

Salary by year

Median salary

$30k $45k $60k FY2023: median $43,202 (17 filings) FY2024: median $41,995 (18 filings) FY2025: median $47,840 (25 filings) FY2026: median $55,380 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 25
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–––9
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––6
FY2023$43,202$39,541$45,76017
FY2024$41,995$41,600$49,50218
FY2025$47,840$42,390$50,96025
FY2026$55,380$49,660$62,10024

Cost of living

Riverside's median entry-level Market Research Analyst salary of $50,000 is worth about $47,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $69,840 in May 2025 (5,280 employed). The H-1B median here is $50,000, 28% 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
Swiftxtoo few3
E&K Sunrisetoo few2
Gratortoo few2
Jjfktoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $50,000 49
Mid-level · Level II $66,456 55
Senior · Level III $85,446 19
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$47,445$50,00049
Mid-level · Level II$59,114$66,45655
Senior · Level III$85,446$85,44619

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.