SOC 53-6061 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Passenger Attendants Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for passenger attendants in Riverside, California is $38,970 a year ($18.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,750: half of the 150 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 ($39,372).

$38,970average per year

$18.73 / hourMedian $34,750Take-home ≈ $32,798

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 7California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Passenger Attendants pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,530 or more. The middle half of passenger attendants in Riverside earn between $34,320 and $42,740.

  • $34K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$38,970$3,248$18.74
Median$34,750$2,896$16.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,320$2,860$16.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,740$3,562$20.55

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

Passenger Attendants salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $38,970, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $32,798 a year, or $2,733 a month and $1,261 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 passenger attendants? 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 $38,970 buys what about $36,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 15.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Passenger Attendants salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 7th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($56,870).

All Passenger Attendants salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for passenger attendants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,870).

Passenger Attendants salary by city

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Passenger Attendants salary in Riverside: questions

How much do passenger attendants make an hour in Riverside?

$18.73 an hour on average, and $16.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level passenger attendants salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the passenger attendants take-home pay in Riverside?

About $32,798 a year ($2,733 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $38,970. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do passenger attendants earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($39,372).

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 53-6061; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 0.52, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.52).

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