Teachers
$112,9631
average salary on the schedule, 2024-25 · 23 reporting school districts
What public jobs pay in Riverside County, California
Teachers, police officers, firefighters, registered nurses, correctional officers, librarians, paramedics and EMTs, 911 dispatchers, social workers and water operators in Riverside County: the county figure for each job and every employer with a page, from official pay records.
How much does each public job pay in Riverside County?
Teachers: average salary on the county's school district schedules. Every other job: average total pay of people who worked the full year, overtime included, across all of the county's employers, where at least 5 worked the full year.
Police officers
$159,6602
average total pay, full year, 2025, 568 worked the full year · 10 police departments
Firefighters
$171,2952
average total pay, full year, 2025, 215 worked the full year · 7 fire departments
- Riverside$173,876
- Corona$182,973
- Palm Springs$150,784
- Hemet$152,234
- Murrieta$202,570
- Cathedral City$175,273
Registered nurses
$150,3662
average total pay, full year, 2025, 1,183 worked the full year · 1 employer
- Riverside County$150,378
Correctional officers
$103,1662
average total pay, full year, 2025, 771 worked the full year · 1 employer
- Riverside County$103,166
Librarians
$106,1652
average total pay, full year, 2025, 64 worked the full year · 8 employers
- University of California, Riverside$114,249
- Riverside$84,144
- Mt. San Jacinto Community College District$136,746
- Rancho MirageNo average
- Beaumont Library DistrictNo average
- Corona$71,530
Paramedics and EMTs
$75,4712
average total pay, full year, 2025, 6 worked the full year · 1 employer
- Cathedral City$75,471
911 dispatchers
$116,8882
average total pay, full year, 2025, 292 worked the full year · 10 employers
- Riverside County$117,136
- Riverside$123,707
- Murrieta$114,457
- Corona$134,148
- Palm Springs$117,131
- Hemet$107,579
Social workers
$87,4272
average total pay, full year, 2025, 479 worked the full year · 1 employer
- Riverside County$87,427
Water operators
$123,9802
average total pay, full year, 2025, 404 worked the full year · 17 employers
- Eastern Municipal Water District$137,400
- Coachella Valley Water District$118,446
- Riverside$112,281
- Corona$146,046
- Rancho California Water District$118,544
- Water Employee Services Authority$133,851
Public pay in the counties next to Riverside County
Questions about public pay in Riverside County
Which public job pays the most in Riverside County?
Of the jobs on this page, firefighters have the highest average total pay in Riverside County: $171,295 for those who worked the full year, overtime included. Police officers average $159,660, registered nurses average $150,366, water operators average $123,980, 911 dispatchers average $116,888, librarians average $106,165, correctional officers average $103,166, social workers average $87,427 and paramedics and EMTs average $75,471. Teachers average $112,963 on the salary schedule, a figure without overtime or extra pay.
How much do teachers make in Riverside County?
$112,963 on average on the salary schedules of Riverside County's 23 reporting school districts (2024-25). Each district's figure is on the Riverside County teacher page.
Sources for the Riverside County figures
Pay figures other than teachers' use only people who worked roughly the full year. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges and wages reported by every city, county and special district, and for nurses, correctional officers and librarians by the University of California, state departments and, for librarians, the California State University and community college districts.