SOC 43-9061 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Office Clerks, General Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for office clerks, general in Riverside, California is $48,180 a year ($23.16 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,270: half of the 27,620 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,952).

$48,180average per year

$23.16 / hourMedian $46,270Take-home ≈ $39,809

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

27,620people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#17 of 25California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Office Clerks, General pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,780 or more. The middle half of office clerks, general in Riverside earn between $38,760 and $54,720.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,180$4,015$23.16
Median$46,270$3,856$22.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,760$3,230$18.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,720$4,560$26.31

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

Office Clerks, General salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $48,180, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $39,809 a year, or $3,317 a month and $1,531 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 office clerks, general? 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 $48,180 buys what about $45,264 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 12.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Office Clerks, General salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 17th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($61,400).

All Office Clerks, General salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for office clerks, general

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,790).

Office Clerks, General salary by city

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Office Clerks, General salary in Riverside: questions

How much do office clerks, general make an hour in Riverside?

$23.16 an hour on average, and $22.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level office clerks, general salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the office clerks, general take-home pay in Riverside?

About $39,809 a year ($3,317 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,180. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do office clerks, general earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,952).

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 43-9061; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.6%.
  • 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 1.02, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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