SOC 27-1026 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Riverside, California is $47,900 a year ($23.03 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,320: half of the 1,630 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$47,900average per year

$23.03 / hourMedian $46,320Take-home ≈ $39,601

  • $39K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,630people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#13 of 21California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,940 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,740 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Riverside earn between $40,650 and $50,680.

  • $39K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,900$3,992$23.03
Median$46,320$3,860$22.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,650$3,388$19.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,680$4,223$24.37

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Riverside earn about the same as the California average ($49,090) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$47,900$46,320$38,940$54,7401,630
California$49,090$47,010$38,080$61,87017,840
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $47,900, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $39,601 a year, or $3,300 a month and $1,523 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Riverside a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $47,900 buys what about $45,001 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 12.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 13th of 21 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($60,630).

All Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Riverside: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Riverside?

$23.03 an hour on average, and $22.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,940 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Riverside?

About $39,601 a year ($3,300 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,900. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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