Riverside vs. Washington
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 25-3031
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
Riverside's median is 23.5% higher — but after local prices, Riverside still leads by 25.3%.
Riverside's median $60,780 buys $57,100 at national prices (price parity 106.4); Washington's $46,470 buys $42,700 (108.9).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is Washington against Riverside.
| Riverside | Washington | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 15,430 | 15,060 | −2.4% |
| 10th percentile | $47,030 | $35,620 | −24.3% |
| 25th percentile | $54,750 | $41,670 | −23.9% |
| Median | $60,780 | $46,470 | −23.5% |
| 75th percentile | $61,810 | $47,540 | −23.1% |
| 90th percentile | $74,290 | $53,540 | −27.9% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Full pages
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Riverside · Substitute Teachers, Short-Term in Washington
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