How much do Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners, the published 10th percentile is $38,380 and the 90th percentile is $65,270. The difference is $26,890, which is 57.5% 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 $39,350 to the 75th at $59,760, covers $20,410.

The mean annual wage is $48,840, which sits above the median of $46,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $50,060 for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,930, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% lower than the California median of $51,300.

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 $46,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners at $43,930 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 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. 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 $50,120 and employment of 50. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,795, against $43,930 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $46,580 and employment of 290. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,016, against $43,930 here.