SOC 41-9022 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Real Estate Sales Agents Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for real estate sales agents in Riverside, California is $57,570 a year ($27.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,790: half of the 2,080 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,510).

$57,570average per year

$27.68 / hourMedian $63,790Take-home ≈ $46,791

  • $36K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,080people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#20 of 21California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Real Estate Sales Agents pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,210 or more. The middle half of real estate sales agents in Riverside earn between $49,470 and $64,210.

  • $36K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,570$4,798$27.68
Median$63,790$5,316$30.67
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,470$4,122$23.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,210$5,351$30.87

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Real Estate Sales Agents pay in Riverside vs. California and the U.S.

Real estate sales agents in Riverside earn 15% less than the California average ($67,570) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($69,510). At the median the gap is +21% against the U.S. median of $52,830.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Riverside$57,570$63,790$35,570$64,2102,080
California$67,570$57,560$40,150$111,32017,500
United States$69,510$52,830$32,970$123,590193,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Real Estate Sales Agents salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $57,570, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $46,791 a year, or $3,899 a month and $1,800 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Riverside a good place for real estate sales agents? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $57,570 buys what about $54,086 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 20th of 21 California metro areas for this job; Oxnard pays the most ($116,500).

All Real Estate Sales Agents salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for real estate sales agents

Midland, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,580).

Real Estate Sales Agents salary by city

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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Riverside: questions

How much do real estate sales agents make an hour in Riverside?

$27.68 an hour on average, and $30.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level real estate sales agents salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the real estate sales agents take-home pay in Riverside?

About $46,791 a year ($3,899 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,570. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do real estate sales agents earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,510).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 41-9022; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.98, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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