$90,000 in Riverside ≈ $82,810 in Richmond

$82,810

Purchasing-power equivalent using BEA RPP 2024 (106.4 → 97.9). BLS OEWS May 2025 wages on linked pages.

Prices in Richmond run −8.0% vs Riverside for equal purchasing power at this salary level.

Riverside RPP
106.4
Richmond RPP
97.9
Price gap
−8.0%
Base salary
$90,000

Prices in Richmond run −8.0% versus Riverside on BEA all-items RPP (2024), so overall price levels are lower at the destination. A $90,000 paycheck in Riverside maps to about $82,810 in Richmond for equal purchasing power.

Your salary

Needed in Richmond: $82,810

Live math: salary × (97.9 ÷ 106.4). Same formula as the static ladder below.

Salary needed in Richmond

In RiversideIn Richmond
$60,000$55,207
$90,000$82,810
$150,000$138,017

Equivalent = origin salary × (97.9 ÷ 106.4). Adjust the base with the slider above.

Price level components

ComponentRiversideRichmondUS
All items106.497.9100
Goods101.496.8100
Housing (rents)129.399.1100
Other services101.398.6100

BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, US = 100. Housing is rents; utilities omitted in this view.

Wages in both metros

OccupationRiversideRichmondDest. middle halfDest. OEWS emp.Gap
Physicians, All Other$279,090$284,090$204,860 to $333,4501,760+1.8%
Chief Executives$176,700$326,160$188,360 to $401,930820+84.6%
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320$180,640$153,580 to $224,3201,900+2.5%
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600$167,170$140,830 to $200,830570−3.1%
Financial Managers$160,230$173,140$136,020 to $218,6503,480+8.1%
Marketing Managers$157,670$174,130$132,730 to $214,9301,090+10.4%
Pharmacists$161,870$144,940$129,440 to $157,0001,350−10.5%
Nurse Practitioners$169,920$127,820$107,830 to $135,4101,440−24.8%

BLS OEWS May 2025 metro medians where published for both CBSAs. Employment is OEWS published employment, not job openings.

FAQ

What salary do I need in Richmond to match $90,000 in Riverside?
About $82,810, based on BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) of 106.4 and 97.9. Formula: salary × (RPP_destination / RPP_origin). Not financial advice.
What do goods, housing, and other RPP components mean?
BEA publishes component indexes alongside all-items RPP. Goods covers merchandise prices; housing (rents) covers rents; other services covers remaining services. All are indexed to US = 100 for the same vintage year.
How do OEWS wages relate to this comparison?
BLS OEWS (May 2025) publishes occupation medians by metro. The wage bridge shows jobs with published medians in both metros, plus middle-half bands and OEWS employment where available. RPP adjusts purchasing power; OEWS reports pay.
Does this include taxes or benefits?
No. PayByCity does not model income taxes, childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave. Use the figures as a price-level starting point, not a take-home or total-rewards calculator.

What this covers

Includes

  • BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
  • BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
  • Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

  • Federal, state, or local income taxes
  • Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
  • Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

See methodology and disclaimer.