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Financial Managers salary in Riverside, CA

Financial Managers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $160,230 a year, an average of $175,450. About 4,120 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Financial Managers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$160,230
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$175,450
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$89,080
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$283,940
Top of the range
People employed
4,120
In Riverside metro area
Rent share of median wage
13.6%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Riverside

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,812
per month, in Riverside, CA
Income needed for median rent
$72,500
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median financial managers wage
$160,230
121.0% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
13.6%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$88,575
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Riverside area. Read the Riverside, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Financial Managers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Corpus Christi, TX
-13.8%
Median $138,150
Mean $155,270
Employed 560
Stockton, CA
-5.1%
Median $152,090
Mean $164,480
Employed 790
Orlando, FL
-12.1%
Median $140,850
Mean $163,860
Employed 6,190
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-15.3%
Median $135,760
Mean $153,710
Employed 940
Cincinnati, OH
-4.7%
Median $152,700
Mean $169,840
Employed 6,340
Henderson, NV
-17.2%
Median $132,650
Mean $156,540
Employed 5,560
St. Paul, MN
+3.4%
Median $165,620
Mean $183,030
Employed 12,460
Newark, NJ
+37.9%
Median $221,010
Mean $250,570
Employed 89,960

See financial managers pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.