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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Riverside, CA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $49,820 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,227 a month.

10th percentile
$38,090
25th percentile
$44,980
Median percentile
$49,820
75th percentile
$61,050
90th percentile
$66,240

Based on 10,530 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

$38,723 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,820
Federal income tax−$3,798
Social Security + Medicare−$3,811
California income tax (approx.)−$3,487
Monthly take-home$3,227
Every two weeks$1,489

Does it go far here?

$46,805Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
57%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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