SOC 33-9099 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Protective Service Workers, All Other Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for other protective service workers in Riverside, California is $44,070 a year ($21.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,050: half of the 2,400 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,140).

$44,070average per year

$21.19 / hourMedian $43,050Take-home ≈ $36,692

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,400people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 22California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Protective Service Workers, All Other pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,090 or more. The middle half of other protective service workers in Riverside earn between $37,590 and $45,330.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $43KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $56K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,070$3,672$21.19
Median$43,050$3,588$20.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,590$3,132$18.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,330$3,778$21.79

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

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $44,070, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $36,692 a year, or $3,058 a month and $1,411 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 other protective service workers? 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 $44,070 buys what about $41,403 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 13.3 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $44,070 is worth in another city

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 12th of 22 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($55,580).

All Protective Service Workers, All Other salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for other protective service workers

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($76,520).

Protective Service Workers, All Other salary by city

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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Riverside: questions

How much do other protective service workers make an hour in Riverside?

$21.19 an hour on average, and $20.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other protective service workers salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other protective service workers take-home pay in Riverside?

About $36,692 a year ($3,058 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,070. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do other protective service workers earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,140).

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 33-9099; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 2.66, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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