What is the median salary for Machinists in Riverside?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Machinists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $49,440.

How does Riverside pay compare to the US median for Machinists?

Local median pay is 15.8% below the national OEWS median of $58,750.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Riverside is 106.4 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $49,440 has about the same purchasing power as $46,466 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Machinists, Riverside

$49,440

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. Middle half of wages roughly $42,280 to $62,660.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −15.8%
US median: $58,750
Metro RPP: 106.4
Middle half: $42,280 to $62,660
OEWS employment: 1,810
SOC: 51-4041

Machinists in Riverside pay a median $49,440 (May 2025), 15.8% below the US median of $58,750. At local prices (RPP 106.4), that median buys about what $46,466 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$49,440 in Riverside buys about what $46,466 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 106.4, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 129.3 vs all-items 106.4 (US = 100, 2024).

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Machinists in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Riverside	$49,440	$42,280 to $62,660	106.4
Sacramento	$57,900	$47,240 to $75,210	106.7
San Francisco	$67,750	$56,990 to $91,080	115.6
Tulsa	$53,260	$46,850 to $62,050	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Machinists in Riverside?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Machinists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $49,440.
How does Riverside pay compare to the US median for Machinists?: Local median pay is 15.8% below the national OEWS median of $58,750.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Riverside is 106.4 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $49,440 has about the same purchasing power as $46,466 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

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

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.