SOC 49-3053 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 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 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $51,070. The 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $77,120. Employment is 370.

Median annual wage

$51,070

10th percentile
$36,860
25th percentile
$43,080
Median
$51,070
75th percentile
$62,300
90th percentile
$77,120
Mean
$54,010

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $77,120. The difference is $40,260, which is 78.8% 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 $43,080 to the 75th at $62,300, covers $19,220.

The mean annual wage is $54,010, which sits above the median of $51,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $47,880 for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,979, which is 0.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the California median of $50,790.

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 $51,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics at $47,979 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 6 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 $45,800 and employment of 250. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,934, against $47,979 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $51,680 and employment of 660. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,507, against $47,979 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $50,850 and employment of 110. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,741, against $47,979 here.

Employment share

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (370 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 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 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $51,070. The 10th percentile is $36,860 and the 90th percentile is $77,120. Employment is 370.

How does that compare with the national median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

The local median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $47,880.

What is Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 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 $51,070 is $47,979. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $45,800. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.