The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $85,750 | 7.45% | 19.64% |
| 2020 | $79,360 | 18.08% | - |
| 2019 | $65,010 | 3.52% | - |
| 2018 | $62,720 | 3.25% | - |
| 2017 | $60,680 | -28.26% | - |
| 2016 | $77,830 | -32.56% | - |
| 2015 | $103,170 | 55.65% | - |
| 2013 | $45,760 | -50.59% | - |
| 2012 | $68,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,750 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.