SOC 43-9061 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Clerks, General 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 Office Clerks, General in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $46,270. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,780. Employment is 27,620.

Median annual wage

$46,270

10th percentile
$34,850
25th percentile
$38,760
Median
$46,270
75th percentile
$54,720
90th percentile
$63,780
Mean
$48,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Clerks, General, the published 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,780. The difference is $28,930, which is 62.5% 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 $38,760 to the 75th at $54,720, covers $15,960.

The mean annual wage is $48,180, which sits above the median of $46,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 2.8% higher than the national median of $45,010 for Office Clerks, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,470, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.5% lower than the California median of $48,460.

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 $46,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Clerks, General at $43,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Clerks, General. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 10 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 $49,920 and employment of 28,470. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,616, against $43,470 here.
  • El Centro, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $44,500 and employment of 1,100. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,756, against $43,470 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $48,100 and employment of 112,270. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,354, against $43,470 here.

Employment share

Office Clerks, General accounts for 1.6% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (27,620 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 1.6% of employment (2,464,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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 Office Clerks, General make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Clerks, General in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $46,270. The 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $63,780. Employment is 27,620.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Clerks, General?

The local median is 2.8% higher than the national median of $45,010.

What is Office Clerks, General 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 $46,270 is $43,470. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Office Clerks, General?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $49,920. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.