SOC 29-1291 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Acupuncturists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $52,000. The 10th percentile is $37,040 and the 90th percentile is $106,530. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$52,000
- 10th percentile
- $37,040
- 25th percentile
- $37,110
- Median
- $52,000
- 75th percentile
- $73,330
- 90th percentile
- $106,530
- Mean
- $60,400
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Acupuncturists, the published 10th percentile is $37,040 and the 90th percentile is $106,530. The difference is $69,490, which is 133.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,110 to the 75th at $73,330, covers $36,220.
The mean annual wage is $60,400, which sits above the median of $52,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 31.6% lower than the national median of $76,040 for Acupuncturists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,853, which is 35.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 31.2% lower than the California median of $75,530.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Acupuncturists at $48,853 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Acupuncturists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $64,490 and employment of 300. That median is 24% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,639, against $48,853 here.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $86,530. That median is 66.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,194, against $48,853 here.
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 171 miles away, with a median of $70,080 and employment of 50. That median is 34.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,401, against $48,853 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Acupuncturists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Acupuncturists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Acupuncturists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $52,000. The 10th percentile is $37,040 and the 90th percentile is $106,530.
How does that compare with the national median for Acupuncturists?
The local median is 31.6% lower than the national median of $76,040.
What is Acupuncturists pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,000 is $48,853. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Acupuncturists?
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $64,490. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.