Medical Technologist salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Palm Springs, Victorville, Needles, Barstow, Banning.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$107,748
Middle 50%$60.6k–$132.2k
vs. national median+58%comparison median $68,411
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,597 and $172,726.
PercentileSalary
10th$58,240
25th$60,632
50th (median)$107,748
75th$132,210
90th$134,233

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $95k $140k FY2021: median $61,100 (14 filings) FY2022: median $56,576 (10 filings) FY2023: median $93,059 (11 filings) FY2026: median $124,800 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 14
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–––8
FY2021$61,100$56,576$72,04114
FY2022$56,576$56,576$75,91010
FY2023$93,059$68,065$113,36011
FY2024–––9
FY2025–––9
FY2026$124,800$105,373$133,66113

Cost of living

Riverside's median Medical Technologist salary of $107,748 is worth about $101,200 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Desert Regional Medical Centertoo few6
Community Healthcare Partnertoo few4
Desert Valley Hospitaltoo few3
Comtrix Solutionstoo few2
Hospital of Barstowtoo 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 $105,373 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 6

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$57,699$105,37311

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.