The annual salary statistics of legislators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $140,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $55,710 | -3.39% | 21.65% |
| 2018 | $57,600 | -0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $57,700 | 6.08% | - |
| 2016 | $54,190 | 10.13% | - |
| 2015 | $48,700 | 7.54% | - |
| 2014 | $45,030 | -4.55% | - |
| 2013 | $47,080 | 7.29% | - |
| 2012 | $43,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,710 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 51.4 percent (51.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Bakersfield-Delano and 49.8 percent (49.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.