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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Riverside, CA

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $64,550 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,127 a month.

10th percentile
$39,730
25th percentile
$48,270
Median percentile
$64,550
75th percentile
$75,320
90th percentile
$90,760

Based on 980 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

$49,527 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,550
Federal income tax−$5,566
Social Security + Medicare−$4,938
California income tax (approx.)−$4,519
Monthly take-home$4,127
Every two weeks$1,905

Does it go far here?

$60,643Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
45%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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