SOC 29-1222 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $143,120. The 10th percentile is $134,770 and the 90th percentile is $172,510. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$143,120
- 10th percentile
- $134,770
- 25th percentile
- $134,770
- Median
- $143,120
- 75th percentile
- $172,510
- 90th percentile
- $172,510
- Mean
- $158,770
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $134,770 and the 90th percentile is $172,510. The difference is $37,740, which is 26.4% 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 $134,770 to the 75th at $172,510, covers $37,740.
The mean annual wage is $158,770, which sits above the median of $143,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 54.2% lower than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,458, which is 57% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 23.2% lower than the California median of $186,300.
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 $143,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $134,458 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 Physicians, Pathologists. 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 $333,330 and employment of 90. That median is 132.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $297,917, against $134,458 here.
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $319,340 and employment of 330. That median is 123.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $281,193, against $134,458 here.
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $384,550 and employment of 30. That median is 168.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $383,725, against $134,458 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, Pathologists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $143,120. The 10th percentile is $134,770 and the 90th percentile is $172,510.
How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, Pathologists?
The local median is 54.2% lower than the national median of $312,400.
What is Physicians, Pathologists 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 $143,120 is $134,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Physicians, Pathologists?
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $333,330. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.