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Power Plant Operators salary in Riverside, CA

The median power plant operators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $98,060 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,913 a month.

10th percentile
$60,150
25th percentile
$76,760
Median percentile
$98,060
75th percentile
$103,790
90th percentile
$124,580

Based on 270 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

$70,951 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,060
Federal income tax−$12,743
Social Security + Medicare−$7,502
California income tax (approx.)−$6,864
Monthly take-home$5,913
Every two weeks$2,729

Does it go far here?

$92,125Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
31%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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