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Lawyer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$81,660
25th Percentile Wage
$105,050
50th Percentile Wage
$145,520
75th Percentile Wage
$181,140
90th Percentile Wage
$186,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $186,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $145,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,660.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$145,520
9.00% 22.44%
2021
$132,420
-16.49% -
2020
$154,260
-2.19% -
2019
$157,640
0.12% -
2018
$157,450
9.06% -
2017
$143,190
6.06% -
2016
$134,510
2.94% -
2015
$130,550
14.03% -
2014
$112,240
-4.20% -
2013
$116,950
3.49% -
2012
$112,870
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $145,520 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 44.3 percent (44.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$232,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$213,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$174,860
Napa
$170,960
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$170,800
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$168,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$164,240
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$161,240
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$161,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$152,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$151,940
Stockton
$146,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$145,520
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$144,730
Bakersfield-Delano
$140,910
Fresno
$140,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$139,230
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$138,570
Chico
$137,590
Modesto
$136,610
Salinas
$134,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$132,960
Vallejo-Fairfield
$131,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$131,390
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$130,680
Visalia-Porterville
$129,290
El Centro
$129,180
Merced
$127,550
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$126,920
Redding
$122,900
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$122,310
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$120,890
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,460
Hanford-Corcoran
$111,210
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$111,130
Yuba City
$107,040
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$97,110
Madera-Chowchilla
$87,590
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,110

See also: Top paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California.