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California · 2025 pay

How much do Riverside County employees make?

$71,367typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$47,055 – $107,014what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Temporary AssistantRegistered Nurse III - Medical Center/Community Health CenterEligibility Technician II

✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$46,911

$71,328

$107,033

$608,296

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $55,162 in 2022 to $71,367 in 2025 (+29%).

What changed since 2024

  • +11.0%Typical pay went up from $64,299 to $71,367.
  • −1,01628,630 people were paid in 2025, compared with 29,646 in 2024.
  • +29%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $55,162 to $71,367, while the number of people paid went up from 28,197 to 28,630.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Riverside County

4years of
official data
2022–2025
Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay$67,112
Overtime$2,554
Extra pay$1,661
Total for the year$71,328

Average of the 1,431 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California), sco.ca.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Temporary Assistant2,129$4,154$2k – $12k▼ 11.4%
Registered Nurse III - Medical Center/Community Health Center957$133,100$108k – $156k▲ 6.0%
Eligibility Technician II871$54,759$51k – $62k▲ 3.8%
Office Assistant III841$47,032$42k – $54k▲ 8.4%
Children's Services Practitioner III626$90,241$78k – $107knew
Correctional Deputy II Os - 84558$96,876$84k – $110k▲ 1.6%
Deputy Sheriff Os - 84509$99,088$78k – $113k▲ 8.9%
Temporary Assistant - Per Diem - Seiu446$51,595$28k – $83k▼ 3.9%
Social Services Practitioner III430$77,687$64k – $90k▲ 2.1%
Behavioral Health Specialist II328$56,510$50k – $65k▲ 11.7%
Temporary Assistant - Per Diem328$33,020$17k – $44k▲ 22.8%
Office Assistant II314$39,078$27k – $44k▲ 5.3%
Deputy Sheriff B308$162,796$144k – $190k▲ 8.6%
Administrative Services Analyst II285$76,007$73k – $83k▲ 8.2%
Medical Assistant280$53,692$42k – $59k▲ 6.9%

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k2,251
  • $10k – $30k2,177
  • $30k – $50k3,497
  • $50k – $70k6,061
  • $70k – $90k4,802
  • $90k – $110k3,079
  • $110k – $150k3,384
  • $150k or more3,379

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

DepartmentPeopleTypical pay
Riverside University Health System5,000$77,758
Department of Public Social Services4,855$66,401
Riverside County Sheriff4,660$101,028
Human Resources3,616$11,193
Behavioral Health2,571$61,338
Public Health1,186$69,889
District Attorney880$90,157
Probation846$78,774
Transportation426$78,354
Information Technology418$113,269
Assessor-clerk Recorder385$74,321
Child Support Services381$70,398

Common questions

How much does a Riverside County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $71,367 in 2025: half of the 28,630 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $47,055 and $107,014.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 2,251 people (7.9%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (89.1% of all pay), overtime (7.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.2%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals