The annual salary statistics of economists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of economists 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 | $54,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $177,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,320 | -3.79% | 37.24% |
| 2021 | $101,010 | 10.34% | - |
| 2020 | $90,570 | -9.16% | - |
| 2019 | $98,870 | 3.06% | - |
| 2018 | $95,840 | -10.57% | - |
| 2017 | $105,970 | 3.99% | - |
| 2016 | $101,740 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $99,650 | 32.87% | - |
| 2014 | $66,900 | 4.89% | - |
| 2013 | $63,630 | 4.01% | - |
| 2012 | $61,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,320 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.