Speech Language Pathologist salary in Riverside, CA

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Moreno Valley, Fontana, Norco, Hemet, Loma Linda.

Also listed as: Rpe Cfy Speech Language Pathologist

Median salary$94,474
Middle 50%$77.6k–$120k
vs. national median+9%comparison median $86,778
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,989 and $150,176.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,084
25th$77,605
50th (median)$94,474
75th$120,000
90th$130,208

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $63,222 (54 filings) FY2021: median $82,000 (41 filings) FY2022: median $71,136 (22 filings) FY2023: median $74,547 (19 filings) FY2024: median $74,940 (18 filings) FY2025: median $83,907 (12 filings) FY2026: median $97,926 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 54 filings FY20 FY2021: 41 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 54
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$63,222$62,629$75,00054
FY2021$82,000$67,350$96,91741
FY2022$71,136$67,350$99,20622
FY2023$74,547$71,136$84,44519
FY2024$74,940$74,547$101,77418
FY2025$83,907$76,954$95,01812
FY2026$97,926$77,605$120,64017

Cost of living

Riverside's median Speech Language Pathologist salary of $94,474 is worth about $88,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Speech-Language Pathologists in the Riverside, CA area earned a median of $118,560 in May 2025 (2,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,474, 20% lower.

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
Pristine Rehab Care$77,60510
BMR Health Servicestoo few3
Interface Rehabtoo few3
Extensive Therapy Connection and Solutiontoo few2
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,605 18
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
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$77,605$77,60518

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.