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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Riverside, CA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $48,900 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,171 a month.

10th percentile
$38,690
25th percentile
$45,010
Median percentile
$48,900
75th percentile
$60,960
90th percentile
$78,610

Based on 400 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,048 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,900
Federal income tax−$3,688
Social Security + Medicare−$3,741
California income tax (approx.)−$3,423
Monthly take-home$3,171
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$45,941Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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