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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Riverside, CA

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $66,780 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,261 a month.

10th percentile
$45,690
25th percentile
$58,120
Median percentile
$66,780
75th percentile
$97,400
90th percentile
$131,380

Based on 100 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

$51,135 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,780
Federal income tax−$5,862
Social Security + Medicare−$5,109
California income tax (approx.)−$4,675
Monthly take-home$4,261
Every two weeks$1,967

Does it go far here?

$62,738Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
43%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

All news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in California