SOC 25-3021 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Riverside, California is $54,870 a year ($26.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,670: half of the 3,100 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. average for this job ($54,740).

$54,870average per year

$26.38 / hourMedian $46,670Take-home ≈ $44,783

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $92K90th

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

3,100people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#18 of 25California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $92,090 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Riverside earn between $37,230 and $61,550.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $92K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,870$4,572$26.38
Median$46,670$3,889$22.44
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,230$3,102$17.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,550$5,129$29.59

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Self-enrichment teachers in Riverside earn 11% less than the California average ($61,550) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $46,800.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$54,870$46,670$35,430$92,0903,100
California$61,550$49,570$36,850$102,72060,260
United States$54,740$46,800$30,050$92,840332,110

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $54,870, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $44,783 a year, or $3,732 a month and $1,722 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 self-enrichment teachers? 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 $54,870 buys what about $51,549 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 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 18th of 25 California metro areas for this job; El Centro pays the most ($91,220).

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Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Riverside: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Riverside?

$26.38 an hour on average, and $22.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Riverside?

About $44,783 a year ($3,732 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,870. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 25-3021; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 0.85, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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