How much do Chemical Engineers make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $88,960 and the 90th percentile is $142,660. The difference is $53,700, which is 50.6% 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 $98,990 to the 75th at $131,230, covers $32,240.

The mean annual wage is $116,630, which sits above the median of $106,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 15.1% lower than the national median of $125,040 for Chemical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,773, which is 20.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $106,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Engineers at $99,773 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Chemical Engineers. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $134,210 and employment of 320. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,178, against $99,773 here.