SOC 39-3012 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 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 Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $39,660. The 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $44,430. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$39,660

10th percentile
$34,330
25th percentile
$36,440
Median
$39,660
75th percentile
$44,160
90th percentile
$44,430
Mean
$41,440

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners, the published 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $44,430. The difference is $10,100, which is 25.5% 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 $36,440 to the 75th at $44,160, covers $7,720.

The mean annual wage is $41,440, which sits above the median of $39,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $34,980 for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,260, which is 6.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the California median of $44,860.

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 $39,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners at $37,260 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 3 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 $52,140 and employment of 60. That median is 31.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,601, against $37,260 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $38,390 and employment of 1,190. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,308, against $37,260 here.

Employment share

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (70 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,950 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $39,660. The 10th percentile is $34,330 and the 90th percentile is $44,430. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners?

The local median is 13.4% higher than the national median of $34,980.

What is Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 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 $39,660 is $37,260. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $52,140. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.