SOC 49-9096 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Riggers 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 Riggers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $75,130. The 10th percentile is $46,260 and the 90th percentile is $103,380. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$75,130

10th percentile
$46,260
25th percentile
$57,270
Median
$75,130
75th percentile
$77,540
90th percentile
$103,380
Mean
$73,150

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Riggers, the published 10th percentile is $46,260 and the 90th percentile is $103,380. The difference is $57,120, which is 76.0% 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 $57,270 to the 75th at $77,540, covers $20,270.

The mean annual wage is $73,150, which sits below the median of $75,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 19.9% higher than the national median of $62,640 for Riggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,583, which is 12.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% lower than the California median of $85,730.

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 $75,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Riggers at $70,583 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Riggers. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 5 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 $72,030 and employment of 340. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,377, against $70,583 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $96,880 and employment of 1,250. That median is 28.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,307, against $70,583 here.
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $82,130 and employment of 770. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,954, against $70,583 here.

Employment share

Riggers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (130 of 1,716,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Riggers 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 Riggers make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Riggers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $75,130. The 10th percentile is $46,260 and the 90th percentile is $103,380. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Riggers?

The local median is 19.9% higher than the national median of $62,640.

What is Riggers 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 $75,130 is $70,583. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA compare with nearby metros for Riggers?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $72,030. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 4th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.