Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $223,390. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $214,420.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$223,390	$191,430	0
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$214,420	$61,990	520
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$214,320	$214,320	90
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$209,240	$83,990	1,230
5	Chief Executives	$184,740	$81,270	2,230
6	Nurse Midwives	$178,640	$127,910	60
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$173,540	$173,150	210
8	Podiatrists	$168,740	$57,910	80
9	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$165,000	$62,040	180
10	Hydrologists	$162,540	$73,980	90
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,260	$98,190	2,310
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,030	$80,940	1,290
13	Pharmacists	$152,510	$96,770	3,000
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$148,800	$94,350	490
15	Database Architects	$146,270	$71,780	200
16	Lawyers	$145,520	$81,660	3,080
17	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$144,050	$72,150	120
18	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,840	$70,900	250
19	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$141,980	$72,890	170
20	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$141,940	$83,220	70
21	Nurse Practitioners	$137,840	$95,700	1,920
22	Postsecondary Education Teachers	$135,340	$45,380	200
23	Radiation Therapists	$134,360	$93,900	90
24	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$134,150	$103,810	2,750
25	Financial Managers	$133,180	$77,680	4,740
26	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$131,550	$63,480	80
27	Physician Assistants	$131,350	$104,400	1,330
28	Computer Hardware Engineers	$131,210	$78,500	220
29	Marketing Managers	$129,690	$69,520	1,730
30	Software Developers	$129,500	$79,550	4,040
31	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$129,180	$60,440	30
32	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$128,950	$58,560	40
33	Human Resources Managers	$128,760	$77,920	1,250
34	Physicists	$128,340	$80,850	60
35	Public Relations Managers	$128,300	$75,410	260
36	Emergency Management Directors	$125,960	$74,980	70
37	Medical and Health Services Managers	$125,700	$63,000	4,180
38	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$124,630	$74,050	140
39	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$123,090	$60,710	660
40	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$122,910	$78,860	660
41	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$122,510	$67,990	100
42	Registered Nurses	$122,190	$82,070	31,270
43	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$122,090	$85,890	130
44	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$121,430	$62,600	230
45	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$119,960	$76,780	130
46	Other Psychologists	$119,350	$52,890	110
47	Optometrists	$115,390	$83,990	580
48	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$115,250	$109,740	570
49	Postsecondary History Teachers	$115,060	$62,730	70
50	General Dentists	$114,840	$63,800	1,740
51	All Other Managers	$114,810	$37,590	4,830
52	Purchasing Managers	$113,970	$79,160	420
53	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$113,030	$94,100	580
54	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$112,690	$83,150	850
55	Computer Network Architects	$111,770	$64,960	700
56	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$111,170	$47,290	400
57	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$111,080	$77,480	1,640
58	Environmental Engineers	$110,340	$71,990	260
59	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$110,240	$77,800	1,240
60	Database Administrators	$108,530	$56,720	390
61	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$108,440	$76,450	80
62	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$108,030	$74,040	260
63	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$107,810	$79,070	220
64	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$107,710	$79,030	100
65	Civil Engineers	$107,590	$70,180	2,800
66	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$107,000	$65,600	110
67	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$106,980	$59,510	90
68	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$106,970	$61,520	280
69	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$106,900	$75,300	30
70	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$106,480	$62,200	200
71	Veterinarians	$106,460	$60,390	600
72	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$106,260	$71,780	150
73	Audiologists	$105,980	$63,660	40
74	Statisticians	$105,970	$71,530	110
75	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$105,590	$63,220	490
76	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$105,390	$74,050	11,150
77	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$104,870	$80,100	470
78	Physical Therapists	$104,670	$79,760	1,890
79	Construction Managers	$104,000	$75,760	3,210
80	School Psychologists	$103,980	$75,720	910
81	Art Directors	$103,940	$61,670	260
82	Instructional Coordinators	$103,340	$46,560	790
83	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$102,820	$74,690	840
84	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$102,440	$62,270	2,900
85	Gas Plant Operators	$102,440	$79,460	100
86	Training and Development Managers	$102,320	$66,850	340
87	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,320	$63,490	2,250
88	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$102,200	$55,960	70
89	General and Operations Managers	$102,020	$52,270	21,120
90	Fundraising Managers	$101,840	$65,740	120
91	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$101,840	$60,390	100
92	Data Scientists	$101,700	$57,970	650
93	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$101,460	$69,200	6,430
94	Sales Engineers	$101,210	$59,300	390
95	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$101,190	$44,870	360
96	Administrative Services Managers	$101,140	$51,150	2,420
97	Speech-Language Pathologists	$101,090	$75,400	1,860
98	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$100,820	$79,060	170
99	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,560	$60,680	550
100	Occupational Therapists	$100,550	$69,650	1,080

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$205,090
2	Chief Executives	$168,540
3	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$163,840
4	General Dentists	$163,650
5	Podiatrists	$155,810
6	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$155,750
7	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$155,040
8	Pharmacists	$153,480
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,730
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$150,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$191,490
2	Nurse Midwives	$178,640
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$160,930
4	Natural Sciences Managers	$160,040
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$156,040
6	Optometrists	$154,490
7	Lawyers	$154,260
8	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$152,770
9	General Dentists	$145,740
10	Pharmacists	$142,160

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$200,150
2	Exercise Physiologists	$193,310
3	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$190,340
4	Chief Executives	$186,690
5	Lawyers	$157,640
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$156,880
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$153,040
8	Pharmacists	$149,040
9	Natural Sciences Managers	$148,310
10	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$144,000

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